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Deadly Curiosities Mass Market Paperback – June 24, 2014

by Gail Z. Martin (Author)

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Book 1 of 2 in the Deadly Curiosities Series

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Cassidy Kincaide owns Trifles & Folly, an antique/curio store and high-end pawn shop in Charleston, South Carolina that is more than what it seems. Dangerous magical and supernatural items sometimes find their way into mortal hands or onto the market, and Cassidy is part of a shadowy Alliance of mortals and mages whose job it is to take those deadly curiosities out of circulation.

Welcome to Trifles & Folly, an antique and curio shop with a dark secret. Proprietor Cassidy Kincaide continues a family tradition begun in 1670—acquiring and neutralizing dangerous supernatural items. It’s the perfect job for Cassidy, whose psychic gift lets her touch an object and know its history. Together with her business partner Sorren, a 500 year-old vampire and former jewel thief, Cassidy makes it her business to get infernal objects off the market. When mundane antiques suddenly become magically malicious, it’s time for Cassidy and Sorren to get rid of these Deadly Curiosities before the bodies start piling up.

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Mass Market Paperback: 464 pages
Publisher: Solaris (June 24, 2014)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1781082332
ISBN-13: 978-1781082331
Product Dimensions: 4.2 x 1.1 x 6.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (56 customer reviews)
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #437,337 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #181 in Books > Mystery, Thriller & Suspense > Mystery > Supernatural > Vampires
- #10205 in Books > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Fantasy > Paranormal & Urban
- #52925 in Books > Literature & Fiction > United States

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful

A 5 Star Surprise for Me, Synopsis Did Not Prepare Me For a Book This Good

By Douglas C. Meeks TOP 500 REVIEWER on June 24, 2014

Format: Mass Market Paperback

This is a very multilayered plot and I loved it. Characters that you will like but a couple could have stood to have been fleshed out a wee bit more.

The synopsis is woefully inadequate to describe this book, it is filled with action, intrigue, drama but surprisingly almost no romance (at least not yet, this is book 1).

The villains are delightfully evil, the crimes are horrific and you get pulled into the motivation to find and stop this paranormal killer before things get even worse.

Oddly, even though the vampire Sorren is the big hunk of a hero, his actual participation in this novel is limited a bit, the larger part of this story revolves around Cassidy and her partner Teag. Obviously, when the "big guns" are required Sorren is there along with a couple of other interesting characters pulled in along the way.

So we have haunted objects creating havoc, we have a long thought dead evil sorcerer, throw in a demon and some minions and a good time is to be had by all.

The other thing is that Carrie and Teag both grow in understanding and power by the end of the novel, authors tend to keep their characters as clueless as they started in many books, I like to see normal development.

I am giving this 4.5 Stars (rounded to 5 for Amazon/Goodreads) even though I thought our plucky heroine veered very close to TSTL territory a couple of times. Great reading and can't wait for more (same as with her Ascendant Kingdoms fantasy, I need more books Gail Martin!)

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful

Deadly Curiosities (Deadly Curiosities #1)

By Leeanna Chetsko VINE VOICE on June 24, 2014

Format: Mass Market Paperback

DEADLY CURIOSITIES is the first in a new urban fantasy series set in Charleston, South Carolina. The book features Cassidy Kincaide, a psychometric who owns an antique shop. Trifles and Folly is the perfect cover for Cassidy, her assistant Teag, and her vampire partner Sorren to get dangerous supernatural objects off the market. Because Cassidy can read emotions and memories from objects, she can tell if something is dangerous or not, and take appropriate action.

When she learns that several objects she thought were safe are now causing trouble at a bed and breakfast, it’s just the tip of the iceberg. Soon Cassidy, Teag, and Sorren are up to their eyeballs in objects that are haunted by evil ghosts, an enemy from Sorren’s past, and something even more dangerous than a crazy, half-dead wizard: a demon.

DEADLY CURIOSITIES does a couple of things very well. There are some great ideas in this book, like Cassidy’s psychometric powers which allow her to use magical objects for protection, such as the collar from her favorite dog for a ghostly guardian. Teag has some magic of his own: Weaving, which helps him find tons of information on the normal Internet and the “Darke Web,” the magical version of the information highway. There’s no romance in this book, which I really appreciated — I hate when the paranormal fun takes a backseat to googly eyes and making out. I also really enjoyed the story behind DEADLY CURIOSITIES. It was fun to watch the gang try to solve the mystery. I also liked the history the author created. I mean, you can’t go wrong with pirates and ghosts and tragic history!

But there were a couple of things that didn’t work so well for me. I think the book was just too long. The author’s other books are epic fantasies, clocking in at 600 pages or so.Read more ›

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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful

Light weight, bogged down with details, lacks action.

By Shirley U Jest on July 17, 2014

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how can you make psychic gifts, centuries-old vampires and a demon-raising wizard boring? By focusing endlessly on historical trivia. This author indulges herself with pages and pages of Charleston's history versus several paragraphs of action.

***Spoiler-ish Statements Ahead ****

The lack of emotional connection is the writer's fault. Her heroine, Cassidy, is shallow emotionally: the most she feels about being attacked by ghosts is "tired." She mentions being scared, but that affects nothing. Two sentences later, she's going on about coffee and muffins.

Cassidy also has the stupidest "gift" there is, one that inevitably has her screaming and passing out when touching an object that gives her a vision. She is weak. She needs to be protected and saved by others (ok, men) every single time. Plus she has a prissy side that judges an older woman speaking too excitedly about pirates as "unseemly." Really. You face down evil supernatural stuff for a living but that offended you?

So, if you find a lengthy trip to your local historical society thrilling, you'll love this book. If you enjoy tons of pointless details about clothes, furnishings, hair, food and coffee enthralling, this is for you. And if you love a spineless, delicate heroine who frequently gets the vapors and relies on others to save her bacon, come on down.

I gave the second star solely for having a gay couple in the story and not making a big deal about it. Probably the only worthwhile thing about this book.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful

Charming tale of supernatural shenanigans

By W.M.M. van der Salm-Pallada on July 7, 2014

Format: Mass Market Paperback

I first encountered Gail Z. Martin's Deadly Curiosities world in her short story Buttons in Jonathan Oliver's Magic anthology. I was immediately charmed by the premise and the characters and the consequent announcement of Solaris' acquisition of a full Deadly Curiosities novel was a pleasant surprise. This meant that starting Deadly Curiosities came with certain expectations about its setting, its characters, and its subject matter. And Martin certainly delivered on those expectations with a very entertaining tale of supernatural shenanigans, ancients ghosts returning, and the fight of Cassidy and Teag's life.

The story is set in the historic and atmospheric city of Charleston. It's clear that Martin has true love and great affection for this beautiful town and it makes the streets and buildings truly pop of the page. In Martin's Deadly Curiosities the supernatural is real and ghosts, demons, and immortals all wander the earth. The supernatural elements are present in the world, but most mundane mortals are unaware of their existence and there are organisations that work hard at keeping it so. One of these is the Alliance, a group of supernaturals and magically-gifted individuals that have banded together to contain the more dangerous and evil of their number. The book's protagonist Cassidy Kincaid is such a gifted individual; a psychometric, she can read the history of objects and even places, if the emotional impressions left by their owners or occupiers are strong enough.

Cassidy is a fun main character. She's snarky and spiky with a great sense of humour. She's comfortable in her life as the owner of Trifles & Folly and the occasional remover of spooky items. She's got a great support system in her friends and neighbours, especially in her best friend and assistant Teag.Read more ›

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Learning to use magic in less than optimal conditions

A psychometric and a weaver, both just learning how to use those powers. Team them with a several hundred year old vampire and an alliance that finds and disposes of dangerously... Read more

Published 20 days ago by V. Hartman DiSanto

Vampires and Weavers and Psychometrics, Oh My!

I enjoyed this tale immensely. The interaction of the three leads makes for an interesting team, and their various abilities are not the typical fare. Read more

Published 24 days ago by Darin Kennedy

Fresh twist on a familiar genre: a psychometric antique dealer with...

If you like paranormal stories with vampires and a great setting (Charleston, SC), you're the reader this book is written for. Read more

Published 29 days ago by Carol Kean

Deadly Curiosities

Well written urban fantasy full of ghosts and scary stuff. Enjoyed Sorren, Taeg and Cassidy. The second one coming sounds even greater. Read more

Published 1 month ago by Cheryl Detmer

numbrr 2 please

Where is the next book? Oh my gosh yhis book is amazing. The characters are eell developed, and I love the story line.

Published 4 months ago by Kindle Customer

One of the best starts to a UF series I've read recently.

This is one of the most action-packed stories I've read for a while. The first chapter sees Cassidy and her colleague Teag hearing about a haunted guest house which someone wants... Read more

Published 5 months ago by Ailsa

Five Stars

Another great gift from the incomparable Gail Z. Martin. Can't wait to read more.

Published 5 months ago by Sharyn W.

Can't put this one down!

OMG!! This was one of the best books ever! I was hooked almost from the start.
Cassidy and Teague both have special paranormal gifts. Read more

Published 7 months ago by Amazon Customer

Bravery is not weakness

I hesitated buying this book because one reviewer described Cassidy, the female protagonist, as weak. Read more

Published 8 months ago by R. J. Earnshaw

Magics, Vampires, and Supernatural Creatures...Better Than Charlaine...

Charleston is a city with a rich [and sometimes sordid] history and plenty of ghosts.

Cassidy Kincaid has a psychic ability that allows her to learn of the history of... Read more

Published 9 months ago by J. Marts

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