Review: Shifters not to be missed
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 20, 2012
I love the paranormal, I love lycanthropes, vampires, the whole lot.  But my favorite kind of paranormal story is one where the author could take out every bit of paranormal and the book would still stand up.  The storytelling is the important thing, of course, and Jaime Johnesee gets that.  Shifters features a shapeshifter named Sam who turns into a jaguar, due to an attack by an unknown werejaguar.  Sam adapted to her new life by using her highly attuned senses to solve crimes.  Along with her partner, she solves cases by the hundreds and now the FBI calls her in to catch a serial killer who's victimizing lycans.Sam may be the ideal detective to capture Grisly Adams, as the cops have nicknamed this vicious killer, but investigating could put her in grave danger.  Along the way, Sam meets the jaguar who "made" her.  That's a lot to deal with when you're tracking a killer who may be tracking you right back.  But Sam is a  tough cookie and a clever jaguar, and the reader never loses faith in her.This story sets up such an interesting world and establishes Sam as a multi-faceted, engaging character who could easily carry a series, let alone a novel.  For me, this was just a nibble -- it left me hungry for more stories about Sam and her world.