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Urban Shaman

The Walker Papers, Book 1

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Urban Shaman

By: C. E. Murphy
Narrated by: Christine Carroll
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Joanne Walker has three days to learn to use her shamanic powers and save the world from the unleashed Wild Hunt.

No worries. No pressure. Never mind the lack of sleep, the perplexing new talent for healing herself from fatal wounds, or the cryptic, talking coyote who appears in her dreams.

And if all that's not bad enough, in the three years Joanne's been a cop, she's never seen a dead body, but she's just come across her second in three days.

It's been a bitch of a week. And it isn't over yet.

©2005 C.E. Murphy (P)2006 Audible, Inc.
 Contemporary Fantasy Paranormal Paranormal & Urban Romance Romantic Suspense Fiction Suspense

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"A swift pace, a good mystery, a likeable protagonist, magic, danger, Urban Shaman has them in spades." (Jim Butcher, author of the best-selling series The Dresden Files)

Engaging Fantasy • Interesting Premise • Distinct Character Voices • Strong Female Protagonist • Witty Dialogue
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Love the way this story is read and the reader makes the story! She reads with so much feeling and character. You do not want to stop listening. There is not a slow moment.

Awsome Story

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I gave it 3 stars the first time due to the characters smart mouths approach and language . it didn't keep my attention . I did enjoy the 3rd and 4th book , so I gave it another try. This time I saw where the characters were going and even lol.

Soooooo much better the second time!

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This book slugs along trying to make it interesting by throwing multiple story lines at it. The end result is confusing and boring. It has little to do with Native American Shamans, regardless of the title and more to do with obscure mythology and implausible scenarios. The narrator is quite good though.

Narrator saved the story.

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I was a little confused because I thought it was a romance that I had selected but it was fun, quirky with enough light suspense to keep me listening.

fun quirky story line

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****** SPOILER ALERT ******

My tastes must run more to sci-fi than fantasy. Too easy to pull a solution out of your magic wand in a book like this. Maybe it will get better once the rules of the universe are better defined.
Also, while I usually complain about heroines being too wimpy, this one struck me as overbearing. 3 days and everyone including the police department is looking to you for guidance??!! That is over-the-top magic right there!
Finally, and I will be the first to admit that this is knit-picky, the narrator kept slipping in extra "r"s, e.g. Drawing => Drawring. For me, this kept interrupting what little willing suspension of disbelief I was able to muster. I kept finding myself wondering why someone from Seattle would speak like someone from the northeast.
All that whining aside, you'll probably enjoy it if you like paranormal fantasy stuff.

Good book, just too much fantasy for me.

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I listened to the meeting of Joanne and Jane before this and have totally enjoyed this, the first of The Walker Papers. I'm looking forward to Book 2.

Shades of Jane Yellowrock

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Good character and storyline development. Decent plot. Story is definitely a character builder along the way, which causes the story to move along slower than anticipated.

Just ok

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This is well worth listening to. The heroine is half American Indian/half Irish. For years she has pretended to be plain old 'Joann Walker,' but now her true heritage & name catch up with her and turn her life (and the Seattle police) upside down. Very entertaining. Now I want to get the second book in the series to find out what happens next!

Fun and exciting

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I need the next one in this set. I have already bought another series. Really like this Author. Keep it up Murphy you have a fan that talks to friends & relatives about how great your are... jd

Great or maybe even better than that.

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I love this series and was happy to see it available in audio. I liked the narration except for Morrison's voice.

good

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