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Hollywood Dead (Sandman Slim)
368 pages
A gritty, ticking-clock supernatural thriller where a half-dead antihero races through a shadowy Los Angeles to pay off a demonic debt.
What it feels like
Reading this book feels like a breathless, neon-drenched sprint through the supernatural underbelly of Los Angeles. Driven by a relentless ticking clock and a gritty, do-or-die urgency, the narrative plunges the reader into a world of demonic debts and reanimated antiheroes. The tone is sharp and cynical, matching the hardboiled desperation of a protagonist living on borrowed time. As the pace accelerates, the atmosphere thickens with occult dread and the shadowy danger of evil power brokers. It is a propulsive, action-heavy experience that balances the grim reality of mortality with the thrill of reluctant alliances. This dark, supernatural thriller will delight readers who crave gritty urban fantasy, high-stakes survival, and a cynical protagonist fighting his way out of Hell.
- Mood
- shadowy
- neon-drenched
- dread-soaked
- tense
- Tone
- gritty
- cynical
- urgent
- hardboiled
- Pace
- propulsive
- Themes
- borrowed time · supernatural debts · reluctant alliances · mortality and survival
- The writing
- Gritty, fast-paced, and steeped in the cynical edge of supernatural noir.
- The arc
- A desperate, ticking-clock race for survival that builds from a grim resurrection to a high-stakes, do-or-die confrontation.
- Who it's for
- Readers who crave relentless, gritty urban fantasy and supernatural thrillers featuring cynical antiheroes on borrowed time.
Content notes
- supernatural violence
- death and dying
- demonic themes
- zombies
About the book
"James Stark is back from Hell, trailing more trouble in his wake. To return to L.A., he had to make a deal with the evil power brokers, Wormwood--an arrangement that came with a catch. While he may be home, Stark isn't quite himself... because he's only partially alive. There's a time limit on his reanimated body, and unless Stark can find the people targeting Wormwood, he will die again--and this time there will be no coming back. Even though he's armed with the Room of Thirteen Doors, Stark knows he can't find Wormwood's enemies alone. To succeed he's got to enlist the help of new friends--plus a few unexpected old faces. Stark has been in dangerous situations before--you don't get named Sandman Slim for nothing. But with a mysterious enemy on the loose, a debt to pay, and a clock ticking down, this may truly be the beginning of his end..."--Amazon.com.
Description from Open Library.
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