Death’s Daughter is the first in a series of books following Calliope Reaper-Jones, a low-level assistant navigating Manhattan and, by the way, the heir to Death’s throne.  Someone has kidnapped her father, so she must take up the mantle to find him before she is framed for the kidnapping herself.

The multi-talented Amber Benson strikes out on her own with this series, having previosly teamed up with Christopher Golden on previous works.  Here she crafts a believable, insecure woman thrust into a job she isn’t sure she wants or is ready for.  It did take a few tries before I really got into it, but once I did, I ran through the book at a nice clip.  There are two more books in the series (so far), so I’m sure I’ll be checking back on Calliope’s further adventures soon.