By John Meaney
ISBN-10: 0575079541
ISBN-13: 9780575079540
Hailed as “the first very important new SF author of the twenty first century,” John Meaney promises a darkly luminous new mystery that blends futuristic noir with gothic myth. the following, in a urban of the useless the place wish is particularly a lot alive and homicide a excitement for connoisseurs, a decent cop needs to face his personal darkest impulses simply to have a prayer.
There were 4 sufferers already. Famed for his or her attractiveness and special creative presents, they have been murdered within the so much stunning methods that you can think of and their corpses stolen. Now the famed diva Maria daLivnova is arriving in Tristopolis—a urban actually powered by way of the big necroflux turbines that technique the dead—and it's as much as Lieutenant Donal Riordan to ensure she ends her constrained engagement alive.
But Riordan isn’t the one one observing deLivnova. For the Diva is being via different mystery “protectors”: Commander Laura Steele—who’s made a roughly winning transition to para-life—and her associate, the invisible free-wraith Xalia. they're a part of the necropolis’s monstrous underground community and they’ve mobilized opposed to an unseen enemy for a conflict of epic proportions. For a perverse dying cult with robust individuals in each stratum of society has discovered tips to distill from the bones in their sacrificed sufferers the last word thrill—a nectar that, as soon as tasted, is irresistible. And the extra valuable the existence, the better the excitement it truly is to take it away.
Soon Riordan will locate himself within the unlikeliest of alliances as he trips via a global of corruption—both aboveground and below—among gargoyles and zombies, spirit slaves and assassins, technology and sorcery, looking for an enemy even the lifeless have each cause to fear….
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Nothing," Dawn said. It was the first time she ever smiled at him. "Thanks, Mister Boggs. Thanks for not busting me and taking my baby away. " When she opened the door, the garden patio down below was dark and quiet. Even though there were eighty-three units in the building there was seldom any foot traffic after ten at night. Only the walk lights were on. Letch stood on the second floor with his hand on the railing, facing the waiflike hooker. "I was you, Dawn," he said, "I'd go into treatment.
And the cops promised they'd keep her mom's address a secret. That's where she was going temporarily. Then she was going to get a job and clean herself up. She'd told that to the vice cops. They'd said sure. And they said when she got her own apartment she should check in with her mother twice every day in case her subpoena arrived. Dawn had asked the vice cops, What do you take me for? I'll be going there every day to check up on the baby! The vice cops said, Sure. Most of Dawn's belongings were boxed and ready to go even if she wasn't.
Him? I can't stand the cocky bastard! " "You can say that again," she said. " he asked. " "It's just part-time. " "Yeah? " Simon scooted closer and she hid a wince when a plume of stale sweat hit her. "Well, my boss wouldn't mind if I learned a few of the Kiwis' secrets. You know, about their keel and tactics? Stuff like that. " His grin exposed a row of small brown teeth. " "Not a spy," she said. " he said. "If there's anything I can do to help, you can count on me. I'd love to see the Kiwis get beat so my sister'd stop crowing about how her husband's team's gonna kick ass and take names.
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