Moon Called is the first installment of the The Mercedes Thompson Series by Patricia Briggs.  This series is an interesting mix of Native American and European folklore and fairytales set in the modern age.  This series covers topics like foster care, who an adopted kid’s parents are, gay rights, faith in God, racism, identity, hate crimes, kinds of love, murder, rape, self-loathing, child abuse, the death penalty, and when something is justifiable and when something is not justifiable all in an Urban Fantasy package.  The amazing thing is that Briggs manages to do this through her characters, not Other than who the series is about, I have a soft spot…