Their break up wasn’t necessarily the end of a relationship it was more the end of a “co-workers with benefits” arrangement that came about because Keith was carrying some really heavy baggage, and Gunther was keeping a fairly significant secret.

Keith Curry and Gunther Heartman are former lovers who are teamed up on a case involving culinary crimes-really disgusting culinary crimes, actually. I think it’s really important to read everything in sequence, not only because some characters overlap, but also because, well, this is really a fine story. If you buy this book and are at all tempted to read the stories out of order, don’t. Her story, Cherries Worth Getting, does a great job of setting up the premise and the world building for the entire novella. Starting things off is the one author in the collection with whom I was unfamiliar, Nicole Kimberling. 'synopsis' may belong to another edition of this title.It took me a while to decide, but I think I can honestly say I’ve never read an anthology quite like Irregulars, four novellas from four talented authors who’ve woven each of their stories together to create an Urban Fantasy/Urban Fairy Tale world where goblins, vampires, brownies, fairies, pixies, demons, witches, and all other manner of extra-human creatures reside to tell the story of the NIAD, the NATO Irregular Affairs Division, the agency that regulates and manages mythical artifacts and all things magical. Is your security clearance high enough to read on? These agents-Irregulars, as they are known to the few who know them at all-are drawn to the work for their own reasons and close cases in their own unique ways.Īgent Henry Falk-an undead tramp brought back for a mission that might finally put him into a grave he can't climb back out of.Īgent Keith Curry-a former carnivore chef turned vegetarian currently dealing with a goblin problem.Īgent Rake-a tough and ambitious guy with a penchant for easy living and dangerous games.Īgent Silas August-an uncompromising jerk with a dead partner and an assignment babysitting an assassin.įour adventures from four award-winning authors, all set in one amazing world. Its agents police relations between the earthly realm and those beyond this world, protecting us from terrible dangers as well as enthralling temptations. NATO's Irregulars Affairs Division is a secret organization operating in thousands of cities around the globe.

Irregulars by Nicole Kimberling