They say the road to Hell is paved with good intentions, but if you ask Castor he'll tell you there's quite a bit of arrogance and reckless stupidity lining the streets as well. And he should know. There are only so many times you can play both sides against the middle and get away with it. Now, the inevitable moment of crisis has arrived, and it's left Castor with blood on his hands. Well, not his hands, you understand; it's always someone else who pays the bill: friends, acquaintances, bystanders.
So Castor drowns his guilt in cheap whisky, while an innocent woman lies dead and her daughter comatose, his few remaining friends fear for their lives and there's a demon loose on the streets. But not just any demon - this one rides shotgun on his best friend's soul and can't be expelled without killing him. Looks like Felix Castor's got some tough choices to make, because expel the demon he must or all Hell will break loose. Literally....
©2012 Mike Carey (P)2012 Audible Ltd
"Strange but compelling tale"
An unusual story about the afterlife and the undead. The language is a little expletive at times, but in character with an exorcist/detective. Well paced and humorous with enough plot twist to keep you listening. Definitely not a children's book but excellent for everyone else.
"great book"
i love all the Felix Castor novels and this one is no exeption great caricters intreaging story well told, i must admid i preferd Michael Kramer as the narrator and there is some spill from a conversation being had in the control room on to the recording that really shouldn't be there, however this does not impact on the story narration it is just in the back ground (i am a sound engineer so i know that this could have been fixed) that is why the book only gets 4 stars