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Known Devil (2014)

by Justin Gustainis(Favorite Author)

3.87 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0857661663 (ISBN13: 9780857661661)

languge

English

genre

Paranormal Fantasy

publisher

Angry Robot

series

Occult Crimes Unit Investigation

review 1: In Scranton, USA, fangsters are killing each other, Stephen King is a “true-crime writer,” and not selling blood in a bar doesn’t mean you're prejudiced against “supes”; it might just be “some kind of religious thing.” Still, the undead daughter will warm her cup in the microwave while Dad eats breakfast before joining the night shift at the precinct.You could start this series anywhere and still get hooked. Backstory is minimal and informative, told in the laconic, self-deprecating voice of a wonderful protagonist, Stan Markowski. And the front story’s full of twists and turns as terrorism raises its ugly head in a small town, perfection proves hard to attain, and unknown assailants are sometimes thwarted by equally unknown assistants, while blood flows in... more the streets.Dark times forge dark alliances, and create strange challenges. But the solutions flow with a convincing paranormal logic. The grisly dark is lightened with strings of puns. The humor is pleasingly noir. And the author continues to do for Scranton what Jim Butcher’s done for Chicago and Kat Richardson for Seattle. It’s a great series!Disclosure: I was given a free ecopy and I offer my honest review.
review 2: I received an ebook copy of this book from the author in exchange for a review.That being said, this was a great continuation as the third novel in the Occult Crimes Unit series by J. Gustainis, and I find myself wanting more. The world he has created filled with supernaturals of many types, and how it runs seemingly parallel to ours is amazing. I always picture Det. Markowski as a 'Sam Spade' type, with so much dry wit and sarcasm, I find myself chuckling quite a bit throughout the story. If you like urban fantasy and crime stories, you will love this series! I hope to see more in the future!! less

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