from cdhtenn2k10

A very interesting book. I thought at first that I was going to be reading a crime novel with a supernatural twist, and that's what I got, after a fashion. Just calling this a supernatural story doesn't quite fit. There is a crime story element, but it is not a crime novel. Which is kind of a sha...

from blakefraina

If you enjoy the work of Neil Gaiman, you'll probably find much to like in YA author Darren Shan's first foray into adult speculative fiction. It follows the story of Capac Raimi, a young man without a past who travels to the big city to work with his uncle, a small time hood. This unnamed city i...

from cdhtenn2k10

A very interesting book. I thought at first that I was going to be reading a crime novel with a supernatural twist, and that's what I got, after a fashion. Just calling this a supernatural story doesn't quite fit. There is a crime story element, but it is not a crime novel. Which is kind of a sha...

from eenerd

An interesting premise, although at times long-winded and predictable. Capac Raimi came to the city to become a gangster, and through luck (or divine intervention?) he does so spectacularly. However when his best friend and driver disappears, and no one-even his 'sister'-remembers he ever existed...

from tockenboom

Hadn't read Shan's YA series although I'd heard of them. Picked this up mainly because of the interesting setup and what I thought might possibly be some ties to Incan mythology. The latter never really makes an appearance. However, I was rather pleasantly surprised by an intriguing crime noir se...