![]() ![]() “'You'll be up all night finishingthis one.' Richard Morgan 'Fast, fun and furious, worthit for the final joke alone.' THE GUARDIAN 'Witty,deadpan and shudderingly noir. What he gets, good fortune and Castor not being on speaking terms, is a seemingly insignificant 'missing ghost' case that inexorably drags himself and his loved ones into the middle of a horrific plot to raise one of Hell's fiercest demons.Īnd when Satanists, sacrifice farms, stolen spirits and possessed churches all appear on the same police report, the name of Felix Castor can't be too far behind. But his friend, Rafi, is still possessed the succubus, Ajulutsikael (Juliet to her friends), still technically has a contract on him and he's still - let's not beat around the bush - dirt poor.ĭoing some consulting for the local constabulary helps pay the bills, but Castor needs a big, private job to really fill the hole in his overdraft. A wholly engaging blend of the detective and fantasy genres.Felix Castor returns in Mike Carey's second instalment of supernatural noir.Ĭastor has reluctantly returned to exorcism after the case of the Bonnington Archive ghost convinced him that he really can do some good with his abilities ('good', of course, being a relative term when dealing with the undead). ![]() Castor is a remarkably believable character. an ingeniously multilayered tale."- Publishers Weekly (starred review) on The Devil You Know, "The Felix Castor novels are splashed with color and texture, their characters are larger than life (or death), and the stories are, well. everything a paranormal thriller fan could want."- on Dead Men's Boots, " The Devil You Know is a spectacular novel, one of the best supernatural thrillers I've read in years."- Douglas Preston, New York Times bestselling author of The Book of the Dead, "Engrossing. leaves the readers breathless."- Kirkus (starred review) on Dead Men's Boots, " deftly crafted, can't-turn-the-page-fast-enough read."- Kirkus (starred review) on Vicious Circle, "Every bit as good as Jim Butcher, Carey hits his stride." - Publishers Weekly (starred review) on Dead Men's Boots, "Fast-paced. mixes horror and humor in a way that spells good omens for future Castor novels."- Entertainment Weekly on The Devil You Know, "Witty, sardonic. Genre-bending at its best."- Booklist (starred review) on Vicious Circle, "Carey transcends his comic roots in this quirky, dark and imaginative tale that compels reader to keep turning pages long after they should have gotten to sleep."- Kirkus (starred review) on The Devil You Know, "Felix offers a darkly droll take on the circumstances of his world, which is just as familiar, intricate, and morally tangled as our own."- Entertainment Weekly on Vicious Circle, "An imaginative spin on the hard-boiled detective. Castor follows up his excellent debut with this even better sequel. When satanists, stolen spirits, sacrifice farms, and haunted churches all appear on the same police report, the name Felix Castor can't be too far behind. What he gets is a seemingly insignificant "missing ghost" case that inexorably drags him and his loved ones into the middle of a horrific plot to raise one of hell's fiercest demons. Doing some consulting for the local cops helps pay the bills, but Castor needs a big private job to really fill the hole in his bank account. His friend Rafi is still possessed, the succubus Ajulutsikael (Juliet to her friends) still technically has a contract on him, and he's still dirt poor. Felix Castor has reluctantly returned to exorcism after a successful case convinces him that he really can do some good with his abilities - "good," of course, being a relative term when dealing with the undead. ![]() Author of The Girl With All the Gifts Mike Carey presents the second book in his hip supernatural thriller series featuring freelance exorcist Felix Castor. ![]()
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