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The Thirteen Hallows combines mystery and folklore with romance and destiny in an age-old good-vs-evil story.drey’s thoughts:The Thirteen Hallows has everything you’d look for in a murder-mystery with magical objects at its heart – action, plot, and history. The magical objects number thirteen in all, and perform a function in keeping the demons locked away from humanity. The Guardians number thirteen as well – although they’re being systematically destroyed, so the count’s a few short. And one of them manages to escape certain death when a stranger comes to her rescue in a street mugging…Sarah Miller has absolutely no idea what she’s stepped into. And when the body count piles up, she has no idea where to turn to for help, either. But when she goes to confront the old lady she helped, she finds her dying – and cannot turn down her last request.So now we have a heroine. We will soon have a hero. And the two of them muddle through what clues they can gather, to try to figure out how to get out of this jam they’re in. Because somebody wants them very, very dead.The plot is tight, the storytelling fluid. But the story itself is predictable and the characters more so. I thought that The Thirteen Hollows was a bit rushed to its conclusion, and everything was tied off quickly – surgically so. Still, it’s a pretty enjoyable read if you like your fantasy the good-vs-evil type.drey’s rating: Pick it up!