|
[ Home ]
[ About | Reviews | Search | Submit ]
In this alternate world, Mick Oberon is the fae version of Sam Spade, only with a pretty wicked sense of humor, at least most of the time. It's tested quite a bit in HALLOW POINT; a debt he owes is called in and if he doesn't honor his word, he's basically in deep doo-doo with just about any and everyone in the world of the Fae. Boss Eudeach, head of most of the Chicago Unseelie, wants Mick to bring her The Spear of Lugh, one of the four hallows from the ancient world. There is, of course, amazing power in this spear and Mick really does not want to hand it to Eudeach. And, to make life even more interesting, he's not the only one looking for it.
As he tries to track down the spear, which should by all rights be leaving trails of power behind it, he is also trying to avoid all the other Fae who are trying to find it. And work a case for a sweet young thing who has him totally wrapped. In and around all of this are his dealings with various members of the local police. Some are glad to work with him and others, as one might suppose, are pretty unhappy that he's anywhere near anything they are working on. Can't please everyone, apparently.
Marmell recreates the Chicago of Frank Nitti, Al Capone, and The Outfit. He translates that Chicago into another world, the world of the Fae, which has (in this construct) all the parts of Chicago, even the bad parts. It's amazing, in part because it seems so effortless. It's one of the aspects of this series that makes it so enjoyable. Another is the characters Marmell creates. When I checked some of the other Fae-types to see if they were part of the traditional mythos or something created for this series, those I checked are part of the mythos. Good research, good utilization of what's already out there. The story moves right along, even when it seems that Mick is going down some garden path or tangent. The twist at the end (of course there is a twist) was one I didn't see coming, and that happens less and less the longer I read. Well done.
§ P.J. Coldren lives in northern lower Michigan where she reads and reviews widely across the mystery genre when she isn't working in her local hospital pharmacy.
Reviewed by PJ Coldren, February 2016
[ Top ]
QUICK SEARCH:
Contact: Yvonne Klein (ymk@reviewingtheevidence.com)
[ About | Reviews | Search | Submit ]
[ Home ]
|
