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Average rating3.8
Say hello to Mike Lucifer, Spiritual Consultant. He’s back in town to take care of business. Unfortunately, when business is good, things must be very, very bad. After two years trying to run away from his past, Mike Lucifer’s back in his office less than ten minutes when a persistent young woman shows up asking for help: her boyfriend’s been possessed by a demon. That’s exactly the kind of mess that drove him from his hometown of Boston to a sunny beach—and the bottom of a bottle—in the first place. But there are some problems that even booze can’t drown, and while Lucifer may be no hero, his dwindling bank account provides a thousand reasons to take the case. No sooner is he back in the game then the complications and corpses start to add up. The boyfriend’s not possessed—he’s dead. The tech company where he worked is looking shadier by the second. And Lucifer’s client definitely knows more than she should...about everything. The deeper Lucifer digs, the more he wonders if whatever sinister entity lurks behind this case wants him to be the last to die... Praise for ALL SOULS LOST “Mike Lucifer is one hell of a private eye, and his story makes for a fun bump in the night ride that zigs and zags in delightfully unexpected ways.” —Simon R. Green, New York Times bestselling author “In ALL SOULS LOST, Moren summons up a potent blend of wit, noir, and the supernatural for a devilish hardboiled read.” —Eric Scott Fischl, author of Dr. Potter’s Medicine Show “ALL SOULS LOST is a crackling modern mystery infused with vintage noir vibes. It's the very best and coolest of old and new, but don't loan it out. You'll never get it back.” —Cherie Priest, author of Grave Reservations and Flight Risk
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In this book Dan Moren takes a break from his far future spec-ops series (The Galactic Cold War), and gives us a very good urban fantasy. There is some pretty grim stuff in this story, but there is also quite a bit of understated humor mixed in. In addition to a twisty plot, we get a noir mystery, we get oddball characters, we get things that go bump in the night. What's not to like?
All in all, I quite enjoyed this story. Solid 4 stars.
I was really let down by All Souls Lost. It started out promising and went downhill fast. This is perfect for people who would love The Dresden Files, but who haven't actually read The Dresden Files (if that makes sense). Basically, it hits all of the same notes, but to a much less satisfying degree. If you haven't read Dresden but think it sounds interesting, read this (or just read Dresden because it's much better). If you loved Dresden, you will be disappointed.