Kitty Takes a Holiday by Carrie Vaughn. Vaughn's Kitty books have always carried a strong balance of mystery, relationship and humor – an important mix in the paranormal genre. Kitty Takes a Holiday is a bit darker than the first two series, but no less compelling. Following the backlash from the events in Kitty Goes to Washington, Kitty's holed up in a cabin in the woods. As might be expected, peace and tranquillity don't stay for long, and she's soon dealing with her lawyer's transformation into a were, a local curse aimed at her, and an evil and unnatural skinwalker wolf. Vaughn does a good job of integrating another culture's taking on werewolves with a relationship heavy murder-mystery; I'll look forward to reading the next Kitty book.