Maggie for Hire: Maggie MacKay Magical Tracker Book One - A Free Snarky Sassy Urban Fantasy Adventure about Punching Vampires

Maggie MacKay: Magical Tracker Book 1 · Kate Danley
4.5
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"A shot glass full of awesomesauce." -Dark Side of the Covers Reviews

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When monsters appear in Los Angeles, Maggie MacKay is on the job. No one is better at hauling the creepy crawlies back where they belong. No one, that is, except her dad, who disappeared without a trace in the middle of an assignment.

But an elf named Killian has shown up with a gig. Seems Maggie's uncle is working with the forces of dark to turn Earth into a vampire convenience store, serving bottomless refills on humans.

The only hope for survival lies in tracking down two magical objects and a secret that vanished with Maggie's father.

Come along with Maggie and Killian for a snarky, sassy urban fantasy adventure in this USA Today bestseller by Kate Danley!

WARNING: This book contains cussing, brawling, and unladylike behavior. Proceed with caution.



tracker, contemporary fantasy, werewolves, vampires, paranormal, women sleuths, strong female, Humor, funny, female detective, bounty hunter, fantasy, Los Angeles, urban fantasy, no romance, no alphas

Ratings and reviews

4.5
947 reviews
Grace Morado
April 7, 2023
This was such an enjoyable read and I'm kinda surprised that I've never come across this series before. I love bounty hunter/ PI sort of female leads and this one, fits the bill of being a badass leading lady. Having an elf as a sidekick is cool too but what's surprising is how the elves are not featured here as all-powerful, almost invincible creatures ( the sidekick got injured and got out-of-commission in a couple fights). The heroine is a sassy, punny, and competent lady and I'm all over that. I totally recommend this book!
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Midge Odonnell
September 22, 2019
3.5 Stars As an Urban Fantasy this just about works, although for me it was more outright Fantasy with the tale taking place both in modern day LA and then a parallel LA than can be reached if only you know how to open, or access, a portal. There is also a lot of ambiguity about a lot of the characters we meet, particularly in the "real LA" - are they genuinely of this time and place or are they voyagers from the parallel world? This ambiguity did spoil things for me as I would spend time wondering about a minor character (who has no actual bearing on this story) and find myself 3 or 4 paragraphs further on and having to backtrack and re-read. The base story is actually pretty straight forward, it is just gussied up with a supernatural element to Maggie's bounty hunting. Then rather than some covert para-military group causing issues it is a breakaway vampire sect. Of course Maggie has to have a sidekick - don't all battlers of evil / vaguely detective types? In this case it is an Elf, to be honest he does fit the moderately useless but pretty sidekick trope rather well. The world building is fairly pedestrian and we never really learn too much about the "real LA" Maggie inhabits or it's counterpoint, just general overviews of each. Fortunately, Maggie is smart and snarky and doesn't seem to think that she is invincible. In fact, she is nicely aware of her human vulnerability - especially against vampires. The writing itself is enthusiastic and peps along through the story at quite a pace. Unfortunately, it does kind of mask the shortcomings of the plot and that the bare bones of the world are only partially fleshed. That said, whilst reading the story I did find myself enjoying it and whilst not breathlessly turning pages I was fairly well immersed and, therefore, interested in how things were going for Maggie and Killian. Not the best of the genre but a long way from the worst. Not too sure I am invested enough to check out the rest of the series though.
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Mayur N.
March 10, 2021
I find it so good. But something is missing, maybe some romance!! I have read the choice book "The Wizard's Choice", you can find it on Play Store. Found it so deep. God, it was a fantastic magical journey. Though I appreciate the writer's thoughts when writing this book caz it has its feeling when reading. I loved it! 💕
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About the author

 Kate Danley began her writing career as an indie author in 2010. Since then, she spent five weeks on the USA Today bestseller list, has been honored with various awards, including the Garcia Award for Best Fiction Book of the Year, and her Maggie MacKay series has been optioned for film and television development. Her plays have been produced in London, New York, Seattle, Baltimore, and Los Angeles. She has over 300+ film, television, and theatre credits to her name, and specializes in sketch, improv, and Shakespeare. She wrote sketch for a weekly show in Hollywood and has performed her original stand-up at various clubs in LA. She learned on-camera puppetry from Mr. Snuffleupagus and played the head of a 20-foot dinosaur on an NBC pilot. She lost on Hollywood Squares.


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