Amaranth Gardener is bright, breezy and incredibly vain (as she would say “what else would you expect from a succubus”). She is also a mathematician (with a PhD), a 7000 year old rock chick and her sidekick is a were gecko. A were gecko!!! Eat your hearts out, werewolves, unlike you this one can lick his eyeballs. One cannot expect morality (in its narrowest definition) from a succubus but she certainly delivers justice that is satisfyingly red in tooth and claw. Lawyers are being murdered with cryptic clues left at the scenes of crime and Amaranth is roped into helping the police due to her mathematical skills. Although this book is a hugely fun read, it also addresses the darker issues of prostitution, privilege, corruption and the shortfalls of the legal system. I don’t want to add any spoilers but if you like light hearted fantasy thrillers with thick streaks of darkness I recommend it. However if you are hoping for sweaty sex scenes then it is not for you.