I was lucky enough to be given an ARC of this:



It's due for release on 4th November 2008, and here's the link to pre-order at Amazon... which I strongly recommend you do. The blurb from Jordan's website (where there's also an excerpt) says:

War is brewing in a near-future world where murder is all but unheard of and the existence of creatures known as the Others has yet to be proven. In the end, one woman will face her fears to stand and fight.

Gina Santiago is a member of an elite tactical team in charge of protecting the world. She’s devoted her life to apprehending the most heinous criminals that prey on society—and now she’s after the worst one yet.

On her own, with no backup, the trail takes her to a dusty, tight-knit town on the fringes of society, where everyone’s a suspect. Even the sexy sheriff, Morgan Hunter, isn’t telling her everything.

The closer Gina comes to finding out the secret of this sleepy little town and its big, bad sheriff, the more scared she gets—because she’s beginning to realize that she has a secret, too. A secret that will change her life…and make her the killer’s next prey.

We all know I don't do too well with review-writing, but I enjoyed this book enough to at least point you guys in its direction! :) It's a shape-shifter book with a difference. Several differences, in fact. Not only is it set in a well-drawn futuristic post-apocalyptic world, the main narrative is interspersed with first-person sections from the shape-shifter killer's POV. These passages were... disturbing. To put it mildly. Incredibly dark and visceral, I was fascinated to see how well Jordan Summers managed to get into the mind of an otherworldly killer. *shudders*

Gina (or Red, as she's known by her team) is an interesting main character - gutsy, determined and complex - and as Red is the first in a trilogy, with the next two books to follow in 2009, I'll definitely be reading them to find out how 'The Dead World' series shapes up.