Blood Moon

Blood Moon is the second book in the Kyra Moray series by Deanna Lee. I liked the first book, Still Waters, but wanted a bit more emphasis on the romance. Blood Moon gave me just what I wanted in that regard: 4.5 out of 5.

Kyra Moray is a New Orleans police inspector in 2162. In the first book, she started seeing nightclub owner Alex Waters. Blood Moon starts with the discovery of three bodies in a building that used to be a police safe house. Once the time of death is determined, it's clear they were murdered when the building was owned by police. This puts Kyra in the uncomfortable position of investigating others in the department.

I enjoyed Blood Moon very much. While Alex was off-page for long sections of Still Waters, there was a nice balance here between the mystery and Kyra's relationship with Alex. He's a wonderful hero, and the relationship between the two is developing in interesting ways.

The mystery is quite good, and I liked seeing Kyra work. It would have been nice if there was more explanation about this world's technology, nanobots in particular. I had forgotten that from the first book, so I felt a little like I was playing catch up.

Kyra's partner, Ana, finds a love interest in this story. Spoiler ahead (click on the beginning of the white part, and scroll down if you want to read it): Ana becomes involved with Desi Marcos, a doctor she often works with. This relationship had some nicely depicted moments; however, it felt a little rushed. They went from being interested to committed in a few conversations. It would have been nice to see it unfold more slowly, but I'm interested to see what Lee will do with it in future installments.

There will be more books in this series. However, Lee is working on several projects for Kensington, so the next installment won't be out until sometime next year. It's going to be a long wait.