Frightful Friday: The Immortals by J.T. Ellison

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The book I’m featuring this week is The Immortals by J.T. Ellison

It’s Samhain, known as Halloween to “regular” folk.  Eight teenagers are found dead in their homes, their bodies carved with an occult symbol. Taylor Jackson was only recently reinstated as lieutenant of the homicide squad in Nashville, and with no time to adjust, she’s forced into this grisely set of murders.  Understandably, the families of the victims are upset and devastated so Jackson must find the killer-and fast!

The Immortals is the fifth book in the Taylor Jackson series and it may very well be my favorite.  The author delves quite deftly into the occult, goth & witchcraft cultures.  The parallel storyline involving Jackson’s boyfriend, Baldwin, is quite fascinating as well.  He’s pulled away from Jackson when she needs him most to testify in DC about his former partner-turned serial killer.

One of the many things I love about this series is Taylor Jackson.  A truly compelling character, Jackson is intensely strong, both physically & emotionally, a characteristic I love to see in women of crime fiction.

As mentioned above, this is the fifth book the Taylor Jackson series.  While The Immortals could stand its own ground and serve as a stand-alone, after reading it you’ll want to go back and reread the other books in the series to learn more about Jackson & her past.

It’s obvious that Ellison did her research on the topics of occult, witchcraft, and the goth scene.  She includes a bibliography of sources at the end of the book in the event her readers want to learn more.

I highly recommend this book and the entire Taylor Jackson series!

Note: this book includes graphic scenes of a sexual nature