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Mercy Thompson: Book 4

Bone Crossed (2009) (edit title/settings)

by Patricia Briggs (Author) (edit contributors)

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New in the #1 New York Times bestselling urban fantasy series.

In a world where “witches, vampires, werewolves, and shape-shifters live beside ordinary people” ( Booklist ), it takes a very unusual woman to call it home. By day, Mercy Thompson is a car mechanic in Eastern Washington.... read more

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As a shapeshifter with some unique talents, ace car mechanic Mercy Thompson has had to maintain a tenuous harmony between the human and the not so human within the Tri-Cities of Eastern Washington on more than one occasion. But this time she may be in over her head.

Marsilia, the local... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

As a shapeshifter with some unique talents, ace car mechanic Mercy Thompson has had to maintain a tenuous harmony between the human and the not so human within the Tri-Cities of Eastern Washington on more than one occasion. But this time she may be in over her head.

Marsilia, the local Vampire Queen, has learned that Mercy crossed her by slaying a member of her clan. Now she's out for blood. But since Mercy is protected from the vampire's direct reprisal by the werewolf pack - and her close relationship with its sexy Alpha - it's not Mercy's blood Marcilia is after...

It's her friends'.

Characters edit see section history

  • Mercedes (Mercy) Thompson: A walker who can turn into a coyote. She is a VW mechanic.
  • Adam Hauptman: The Columbia Basin werewolf pack's alpha. Mercy's neighbor. Jesse's father.
  • Jessica (Jesse) Hauptman: Adam's daughter.
  • Stefan Uccello: Vampire. Used to be a mercenary. Vampires call him the Soldier.
  • Bran Cornick: Alpha werewolf of all the Alphas called the Marrok. Samuel's father.
  • Samuel Cornick: Lone werewolf. He is Bran's firstborn and a doctor. Mercy's roommate.
  • Siebold (Zee) Adelbertsmiter: A self-named Gremlin, a fae who can work metal. Mercy's friend and former owner of Mercy's mechanic shop. The Dark Smith of Drontheim.
  • John: Vampire created by James.
  • Catherine: One that made James into a vampire.
  • Donnell Greenleaf: Fae (oakman), James's prisoner.
  • Estelle: Vampire from the Vampire seethe in the Tri-Cities.
  • Bernard: Vampire from the Vampire seethe in the Tri-Cities.
  • Chad Wharton: Amber's son, a really nice kid.
  • Corban Wharton: Amber's husband.
  • Tony Montenegro: Mercy's friend, a cop very good at working undercover.
  • Amber Wharton: Old college nemesis of Mercy's.
  • James Blackwood: Only vampire in Spokane. AKA The Monster
  • Ymir: Snow elf.
  • Wulfe: Old vampire, nicknamed "The Wizard".
  • Elizaveta Arkadyevna Vyshnevetskaya: Very powerful witch. works with Adam's pack
  • Uncle Mike: Fae. Owner of fae bar "Uncle Mike's". AKA Green Man
  • Signora Marsilia: Leader of the Vampire seethe in the Tri-Cities.
  • Margi: Mercy's mother.
  • Ben: Originally from the U.K. he is now a member of the Columbia Basin pack.
  • Warren: Werewolf. Kyle's boyfriend. Adam's third in chain of command.
  • Darryl: Werewolf. Adam's second in command.
  • Kyle Brooks: Warren's lover; he works as a divorce attorney.
  • Curt: Margi's husband.
  • Gabriel Sandoval: Mercy's employee. Oldest child and only boy of a single mother, who is a local police dispatcher.
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Quotes edit see section history

  • “Consider yourself yelled at.”
    Adam
  • “Don't you have something more important to do?" I asked him, flipping on the light. "Like ruling the world or something?”
    Mercy
  • “Want to explain the kid that I'm more a Spike than a Buffy?”
    Stefan
  • “Adam is old enough to know better than to draw his mate into the pack at the same time as he seals your mate bond. Sort of like someone teaching a baby to swim in the ocean. During a tsunami.”
    Sam
  • “I straightened my shirt and took a quick look at myself to make sure there wasn't anything that said,"Hey, I have a vampire in my house."”
    Mercy
  • “Vampire with shotgun-it seemed a little like Jaws with a chainsaw, too much of a good thing.”
    Mercy
  • “Adam was the Alpha werewolf in charge of the local pack. He was tough. He could be mean when he had to—and he wouldn’t stand a chance against my mom.”
    Mercy
  • “I did it because of you, coyote. Do you know how much chaos you have caused? The Morrigan says that is your gift. Rash, quick, and lucky, just like Coyote himself. But that old Trickster dies in his adventures—but you won’t be able to put yourself back together with the dawn.”
  • “The trunks were locked. But the look of disappointment on Chad’s face had me digging out my pocketknife. A little wiggling, a little jiggling with the otherwise-useless toothpick, and the slimmest of the blades had the first trunk open before you could sing three verses of “Ninety-nine Bottles of Beer.” I know because I hum when I pick locks— it’s a bad habit. Since I have no desire to become a professional thief, though, I haven’t bothered to try to break myself of it.”
    Mercy
  • “How can he think Dragon Ball Z is better than Scooby-Doo? This generation has no appreciation for the classics.”
    Stefan
  • “Only you could go to Spokane and get bitten by the one vampire in the whole city.”
    Adam to Mercy
  • “I grabbed my full glass of juice and tossed it on them, putting out a forest fire with a thimbleful of cranberry juice. They were standing almost nose to nose, so I got them both. The rage in their eyes as they turned to me would have caused a lesser person to run. I knew better.”
    Mercy
  • “Bernard stood on the bank, the gun held with obvious familiarity with the barrel pointed at yours truly. Vampire with shotgun—it seemed a little like Jaws with a chain saw, too much of a good thing.”
    Mercy
  • “Don’t laugh at me.” “I wouldn’t dream of it. I’ve heard stories about what happens to people who laugh at you. I like my coffee without salt, please.”
    Mercy and Adam
  • “I spy with my little eye something that begins with the letter A.” “I’ll spy your little eye and squish it.”
    Adam and Mercy
  • “Who do you call about something like this? It doesn’t look good. Blackwood is missing; Amber is dead—probably buried in the backyard. I’m a lawyer, and if I were my own client, I’d advise myself to avoid trial, plead guilty, and do reduced time if I could get it.”
    Corban
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  • One of the oddest things about being grown-up was looking back at something you thought you knew and finding out the truth of it was completely different from what you had always believed.
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  • “Fear is a good thing,” he said at last. “It teaches you not to make the same mistake twice. You counter it with knowledge.
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  • Historically, war has often been used as a distraction for problems at home.
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  • Vampire with shotgun—it seemed a little like Jaws with a chain saw, too much of a good thing.
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  • Rash, quick, and lucky, just like Coyote himself. But that old Trickster dies in his adventures—but you won’t be able to put yourself back together with the dawn.”
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  • The theory had the benefit of conforming to the KISS principle—Keep It Simple, Stupid.
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First Sentence edit see section history

I stared at my reflection in the mirror.

Table of Contents edit see section history

Chapters 1 - 13

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 4 of 7 in Mercy Thompson. (standard series)

Preceded by Iron Kissed, and followed by Silver Borne.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Patricia Briggs (Author)

Other Contributors:

  1. Daniel Dos Santos (artist) (Cover Artist)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Ace Books
Country: New York, NY., USA
Publication Date: February 3, 2009
ISBN: 9780441016761
Page Count: 309

Awards edit see section history

Classification edit see section history

  • Library of Congress: PS3602.R53165 B66 2009
  • Dewey: 813.6

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Reading Level: Adults

Suitable for a young adult audience.

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More Books Like This edit see section history

   
  • Wolfsbane and Mistletoe
  • Alpha & Omega
  • Cry Wolf
  • Strange Brew
  • Hunting Ground
  • Arched Wing

Books with Additional Background Information edit see section history

   
  • Moon Called
  • Blood Bound
  • Iron Kissed

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