Kill the Dead
Ratings75
Average rating3.9
"I guess the rich really are different. Most of us come from monkeys, but you're giving off a whiff of rattlesnake."
I read the first book in this series FOUR YEARS AGO. I meant to return to this series much sooner, but whoops, kind of forgot to. It's a shame, because this series really hits all my wants in a dark urban fantasy/paranormal book. Lots of humor, lots of mystery, lots of noir vibes, and a premise that sounds stereotypical but manages to not be.
In this go-around, Stark is back in LA, trying to make ends meet by working for the Golden Vigil. They don't much like working with him there, but he gets results, so they don't complain too much. When a job to take down a new vampire turns bloody fast, it launches Stark on a new path where he's trying to work both sides, heaven and hell, while not getting killed by either. Undead are the name of the game in this book, and Stark has to figure out who's behind a potential zombie disaster in the heart of LA before it's too late.
This book is basically more of the same of the first book, which was fine by me. There's still dark humor, still edge, still sarcasm aplenty, interspersed with Stark's musings on who the good guys really are when you're working for both angels and demons. The author is fantastic at infusing a lot of meaning, atmosphere, and edge into every line, despite the sentences being short and choppy. There's just flair everywhere, and I love it.
If you liked the first book, you'll like this one, I guess is what I'm trying to say.
"I guess the rich really are different. Most of us come from monkeys, but you're giving off a whiff of rattlesnake."
I read the first book in this series FOUR YEARS AGO. I meant to return to this series much sooner, but whoops, kind of forgot to. It's a shame, because this series really hits all my wants in a dark urban fantasy/paranormal book. Lots of humor, lots of mystery, lots of noir vibes, and a premise that sounds stereotypical but manages to not be.
In this go-around, Stark is back in LA, trying to make ends meet by working for the Golden Vigil. They don't much like working with him there, but he gets results, so they don't complain too much. When a job to take down a new vampire turns bloody fast, it launches Stark on a new path where he's trying to work both sides, heaven and hell, while not getting killed by either. Undead are the name of the game in this book, and Stark has to figure out who's behind a potential zombie disaster in the heart of LA before it's too late.
This book is basically more of the same of the first book, which was fine by me. There's still dark humor, still edge, still sarcasm aplenty, interspersed with Stark's musings on who the good guys really are when you're working for both angels and demons. The author is fantastic at infusing a lot of meaning, atmosphere, and edge into every line, despite the sentences being short and choppy. There's just flair everywhere, and I love it.
If you liked the first book, you'll like this one, I guess is what I'm trying to say.
Answered a promptWhat are your favorite books of all time?
