Just finished reading Volume One of The Damned, Three Days Dead.
Set in the Prohibition Era, the plot is like any other involving two warring crime families each wanting the bulk of the profits. But in this tale gambling, prostitution, and drinking are only the backdrop to the real currency-souls. The rival families are headed up by demons and when their attempt to make peace is thwarted after their go-between is kidnapped, they need a special human to go find him. So, they bring him back from the dead.
The story involves violence, tawdry women, bad men, a femme fatale, and our protagonist who isn't quite all back from the land of the dead. In fact, he keeps popping back for visits. An exciting tale that fills in enough gaps to keep the reader from being lost, but leaves enough unanswered questions to make the next volume in the series much anticipated.
Available in stores and online March 8, 2017
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