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''For other uses of the name [[Lilith]], see [[Lilith (disambiguation)]].''
''For other uses of the name [[Lilith]], see [[Lilith (disambiguation)]].''




[[Image:Tdd.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Cover of Tall, Dark & Dead, by Tate Hallaway.]]
'''Tall, Dark & Dead''' is a novel written by Tate Hallaway. It is the first work in the ''Garnet Lacey'' series by this author. In this series, the main character Garnet Lacey carries the spirit of the Goddess Lilith within her.
'''Tall, Dark & Dead''' is a book written by Tate Hallaway. This is the first book in the ''Garnet Lacey'' series by this author. Other novels in the series are: ''[[Dead Sexy]]'', ''[[Romancing the Dead]]'', ''[[Dead If I Do]]'' and ''[[Honeymoon of the Dead]]''. In this series, the main character Garnet Lacey, carries the spirit of the Goddess Lilith within her.




 
== Overview ==
== Book Details ==
*Title: Tall, Dark & Dead
*Title: Tall, Dark & Dead
*Author: Tate Hallaway
*Author: Tate Hallaway
*Format: Paperback
*Published By: Berkley
*Pages: 304
*Length: 304 Pages
*Publisher: Berkley Trade; 1st Thus. edition
*Format: Hardcover, Paperbark & eBook
*Language: English
*ASIN: B000Q360FA
*ISBN-10: 0425209725
*ISBN-10: 0425209725 <small>(Paperback)</small>
*ISBN-13: 978-0425209721
*ISBN-13: 978-0425209721 <small>(Paperback)</small>
*Release Date: May 2, 2006
*Publishing Date: May 2, 2006
 
 


== Book Synopsis ==
Garnet Lacey vowed never to do magic again. Not after that scene with the Vatican assassins in Minneapolis where she called on the Goddess Lilith, who left a swath of destruction so huge Garnet had to leave town. Eight months later, and several hundred miles away, she’s now the manager of Mercury Crossing, Madison, Wisconsin’s premier occult bookstore and herb emporium where the employees are prime examples of witches without a clue.


One day, just as she’s closing the bookstore, in walks trouble, with a capital T for Tall, Tough, and Tasty. She might have blown him off, except for one thing: his aura. He doesn’t have one.
==Other Works in this Series on SuccuWiki==
 
That would make him dead. And a mystery to unravel. Unfortunately, the assassins Garnet has worked so hard to avoid are after her mystery man, and now she finds herself facing her own brutal past.
 
==Other Books in this series in the SuccuWiki==
*[[Dead Sexy]]
*[[Dead Sexy]]
*[[Romancing the Dead]]
*[[Romancing the Dead]]
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== Plot Summary ==
Garnet Lacey vowed never to do magic again. Not after that scene with the Vatican assassins in Minneapolis where she called on the Goddess Lilith, who left a swath of destruction so huge Garnet had to leave town. Eight months later, and several hundred miles away, she’s now the manager of Mercury Crossing, Madison, Wisconsin’s premier occult bookstore and herb emporium where the employees are prime examples of witches without a clue.


== Book Review ==
One day, just as she’s closing the bookstore, in walks trouble, with a capital T for Tall, Tough, and Tasty. She might have blown him off, except for one thing: his aura. He doesn’t have one.
''The following review can be found at the Amazon.com link in the External Links Below''
 
*3 out of 5 stars
*Strong and weak points
*Reviewed On: March 26, 2007
*Reviewed By: Tom Knapp


This review is from: Tall, Dark & Dead (Garnet Lacey, Book 1) (Paperback)
That would make him dead. And a mystery to unravel. Unfortunately, the assassins Garnet has worked so hard to avoid are after her mystery man, and now she finds herself facing her own brutal past.
Garnet Lacey is a good witch who hosts the goddess Lilith in her womb after calling down the dark powers a while back to defeat the team of witch killers that slaughtered her coven. Single, she has a thing for vampires, who are apparently quite rare although they have a large following among goth circles in Madison, Wisconsin. She's got her sexy vampire ex, Parrish, who is a dependable rock when it comes to hiding bodies and has recently come drifting back into her life. And she's got blood-sucking Sebastian, a daywalker who recently visited her shop in search of a vital ingredient for his life-sustaining magicks.


And Garnet is madly, passionately, devotedly in love with whichever vampire happens to be with her at the time. She trusts the one she's with, mistrusts the one she's not and has sex with whomever's closest.
''Tall, Dark & Dead'' has a few problems, and Garnet's fickle heart is least among them. One is the overall presentation of witchcraft. Garnet pretends to be a new-agey witch poseur to throw pursuers off her track, and yet the actual performance of her craft is drawn from those very same neopagan sources.
The story obviously needs a villain, and author Tate Hallaway (a.k.a. Lyda Morehouse) demonizes the Catholic Church to provide one. Perhaps it's just me, but when her protagonist is a member of a religion that prioritizes religious tolerance, it seems unwise to slam another faith so blatantly. In this case, the church employs psychics to hunt and murder witches, and is considering creating an army of Catholic vampires to strengthen the hunt.
Problems aside, I enjoyed ''Tall, Dark & Dead'' much more than I expected. Even the problems mentioned above were amusing in a good-natured but exasperating kind of way. Hallaway is a graceful writer who knows her way around a sentence, and she's building a strong supporting frame for Garnet Lacey's world. I hope the coming sequel, ''Dead Sexy'', works out the kinks and focuses on Hallaway's strong points.


== Book Review ==
''At the time of this article's entry in the SuccuWiki, no review was available. Tera has this work on her reading list and will review it shortly.''




== External Links ==
== External Links ==
*[http://www.amazon.com/Tall-Dark-Dead-Garnet-Lacey/dp/0425209725/ This book at Amazon.com]
*[http://www.amazon.com/Tall-Dark-Dead-GARNET-LACEY-ebook/dp/B000Q360FA/ This work in Kindle Format at Amazon.com]
*[http://www.amazon.com/Tall-Dark-Dead-Garnet-Lacey/dp/0425209725/ This work in Paperback Format at Amazon.com]
*[http://www.amazon.com/Tall-Dark-Dead-Tate-Hallaway/dp/0739467751/ This work in Hardcover Format at Amazon.com]
*[http://www.mninter.net/~sprounds/Tate_main.html The website of the author Tate Hallaway]
*[http://www.mninter.net/~sprounds/Tate_main.html The website of the author Tate Hallaway]

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Tall, Dark & Dead
Tall, Dark & Dead Book Cover, written by Tate Hallaway
Tall, Dark & Dead Book Cover, written by Tate Hallaway
Author(s) Tate Hallaway
Series Garnet Lacey
Publisher Berkley
Publication date May 2, 2006
Media type Hardcover
Paperbark
eBook
Length 304 Pages
ISBN 978-0425209721
ASIN B000Q360FA
Followed by Dead Sexy

For other uses of the name Lilith, see Lilith (disambiguation).


Tall, Dark & Dead is a novel written by Tate Hallaway. It is the first work in the Garnet Lacey series by this author. In this series, the main character Garnet Lacey carries the spirit of the Goddess Lilith within her.


Overview

  • Title: Tall, Dark & Dead
  • Author: Tate Hallaway
  • Published By: Berkley
  • Length: 304 Pages
  • Format: Hardcover, Paperbark & eBook
  • ASIN: B000Q360FA
  • ISBN-10: 0425209725 (Paperback)
  • ISBN-13: 978-0425209721 (Paperback)
  • Publishing Date: May 2, 2006


Other Works in this Series on SuccuWiki


Plot Summary

Garnet Lacey vowed never to do magic again. Not after that scene with the Vatican assassins in Minneapolis where she called on the Goddess Lilith, who left a swath of destruction so huge Garnet had to leave town. Eight months later, and several hundred miles away, she’s now the manager of Mercury Crossing, Madison, Wisconsin’s premier occult bookstore and herb emporium where the employees are prime examples of witches without a clue.

One day, just as she’s closing the bookstore, in walks trouble, with a capital T for Tall, Tough, and Tasty. She might have blown him off, except for one thing: his aura. He doesn’t have one.

That would make him dead. And a mystery to unravel. Unfortunately, the assassins Garnet has worked so hard to avoid are after her mystery man, and now she finds herself facing her own brutal past.


Book Review

At the time of this article's entry in the SuccuWiki, no review was available. Tera has this work on her reading list and will review it shortly.


External Links