It's dark, it's raining, and Myfanwy Thomas is surrounded by dead bodies -- and that's just the beginning The Rook by Daniel O’Malley Back Bay Books Myfanwy Thomas comes to consciousness in a park, at night, surrounded by dead bodies. She has no memories. She is guided to relative safety by notes she finds in her pockets and then has to make a choice that will change the trajectory of her life’s path. She finds out she is a high-level agent in a secret agency that tries to manage the supernatural events that pop up in the world, and as she attempts to learn on the fly without anyone the wiser about her memory loss, she also is attempting to ferret out the secrets that are getting agents killed, and she only has her intuition and burgeoning courage to rely on as she makes crucial decisions on who to trust. The Rook is original and action packed. The world is fully and expertly developed with imagination and the added benefit of well-wrought humo...
