Published by Podium Audio on December 19, 2023
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The hunt for a serial killer leads a vampire agent to uncover a terrifying conspiracy in this dark urban fantasy by the author of the Hellequin Chronicles.
Vampires and humans live side by side thanks to an uneasy peace maintained by the Assembly. As an Arbiter for the powerful organization, Miles Watson is authorized to act as judge, jury, and executioner for anyone—living or undead—who breaks the law. But now Miles is up against a threat more sinister than anything he’s seen in his centuries as a vampire.
A criminal network in London is offering wealthy humans the chance to become vampires without the Assembly’s consent. When the process goes disastrously wrong, the Boss wants to eliminate any trace of the fiasco. But a rogue enforcer refuses to play along, and trouble quickly escalates out of anyone’s control.
As Miles sets off searching for the illegal vampires, he finds himself on the trail of a monstrous serial killer. The twisty investigation takes him from London’s deadly underworld to the rural backwaters of the Pacific Northwest—where an even more devious criminal enterprise threatens all of vampire-kind . . .
Known for his terrifying tales of urban fantasy, author Steve McHugh goes even deeper into the shadows with this noirish vampire thriller, which masterfully combines suspenseful plotting and intricate world-building.
What a book! What a big chunka lunk book! I WANT MORE!!! This book is awesome! I love Miles and his dog, his rather large dog, Church!
There has to be more! This world that Steve has created, is epic. It’s vast and there has to be more. Especially with the ending! This book has so much potential to be an awesome series.
Don’t let the page count put you off, it’s large. Not going to lie, but boy it’s worth every single page. The detail of the Houses, the desolate, and how humans and vampires live together, it’s immense and so well done.
I fell in love with Church the second I met her. She is a fierce and loyal sidekick. Miles, well he is just awesome, quite frankly! He is clever, and doesn’t take the crap and he gets stuff done. Just wanting a peaceful life. He’s everything I wanted and more in an MC.
God! I LOVED this book! It may have taken me a long time to get through with my current mojo but it’s a book that has made me fall back in love with reading. I could talk about it all day. But no spoilers here.
Every character and situation had a purpose and there was a particular emotional moment for a character. A character who doesn’t feature much but was still really sad. That’s a testament to the writing because I really cared about them.
The audiobook for this is coming out soon and I am so tempted to get it, and listen to the mega tale as I think it will be epic!!
I am so excited by this book and if you love vampires, action, detective work, and a little bit of gore…then this is for you!!
Until the next time xxx
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