Jinx High: A Diana Tregarde Investigation

By Mercedes Lackey

Book Overview

Fay Harper looks like any other teenage girl--any other Queen Bee, that is. She's blond, and beautiful, and very, very popular--the kind of popular that attracts boys like honey. Fay and her gang take... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812521145
• Release Date: October 1991
• Publisher: Tor Books
• Length: 314 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.0" x 1.0" x 4.3"

Customer Reviews

Sadly, the final Diana Tregarde ... a terrific book, makes you want MORE!

This is the end-cap of the Diana Tregarde trilogy, where Diana has to come to Jenks, OK (a suburb of Tulsa) to teach an honors English class - and try to figure out why her friend Larry Kestrel has been having premonitions of danger about his son. As it turns out, Deke has fallen into the clutches of an ancient sorcerer who has been taking the bodies of her daughters for over 300 years in order to basically make herself young and beautiful forever. Also on the line is Monica, a new arrival to Jenks High, whom Fay (the current incarnation of the sorcerer) has set her sights on as a rival for Deke, and possibly a rival power (since Monica has some minor psi potential). Frustratingly, the ending of the book leaves things open for more Diana Tregarde investigations, but it has been over a decade (almost two) since this final book was written, so I don't think we will be seeing anymore. Grab it if you can - it's a great read.

Fast, bloody, magical, but watch out guys!

A fast-paced novel based in Oklahoma of a ancient witch who steals the bodies of her daughters to live in, then uses them up to breed the next generation. This book demonstrates exactly how hormone-driven young men *can* be if they allow themselves to think with their "little heads" and indulge in substance abuse.Intense magical descriptions, with a fascinating twist at the end that I'd love to see Ms. Lackey follow up on in another book.

I never knew Oklahoma was so interesting.....

Interesting as "May you live in Interesting times" Luved being shown a wee bit more of Ms. Di's past. Found this book #2 of this series, really a fast paced, spooky read. I really enjoyed all the interesting weaving of plots & people. Introduced in this book is a young male(power) that I found later in a "Urban series" When I made the connection I had that wonderful little "bing" of discovery.

A great book and series....

I like Mercedes Lackey's books, but the Diana Tregarde are my favorites. Unfornately, due a few people out of touch with reality, she won't write any more of these. IF you miss these books, an dwonder why whe doesn't continue, check out Firebird arts.

Diana Tregarde, where did you go?

I loved all the Diana Tregarde investigations, but where did she go? Jinx High was published in '94; it's been a while. I'd love to read more about this refreshing heroine.