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Just another judgement day
First published 2009 · 272 pages
A gritty supernatural noir where a cynical detective races to stop an unstoppable, apocalyptic force from cleansing a shadowy city of sin.
What it feels like
Reading this book feels like stepping into a shadowy, rain-slicked metropolis where magic and corruption bleed together. The pace is brisk and urgent, driven by the ticking clock of an unstoppable, apocalyptic threat bearing down on a city built on sin. It delivers a gritty, hardboiled atmosphere steeped in supernatural noir, where the lines between casual indulgence and true evil are violently erased. The prose is punchy and cynical, perfectly matching the perspective of a world-weary private investigator facing down insurmountable, god-like wrath. It will delight readers who crave dark urban fantasy, high-stakes magical showdowns, and the tense, desperate energy of a lone detective trying to save a doomed, shadowy underworld from absolute destruction.
- Mood
- shadowy
- tense
- apocalyptic
- noir-soaked
- Tone
- hardboiled
- cynical
- urgent
- gritty
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- moral ambiguity · unstoppable forces · urban corruption · desperate survival
- The writing
- Punchy and hardboiled, blending the cynical edge of classic noir with the dark spectacle of urban fantasy.
- The arc
- Begins as a gritty underworld investigation and escalates into a desperate, high-stakes confrontation with apocalyptic wrath.
- Who it's for
- Readers who love gritty supernatural noir and cynical detectives facing down god-like, apocalyptic threats.
Content notes
- supernatural violence
- religious themes
- corruption
About the book
There's a new sheriff in town, and he's got the Nightside's rich and powerful quaking in their boots. He's The Walking Man, and it's his mission to exorcise sinners—with extreme prejudice. Problem is, the Nightside was built on sin and corruption, and The Walking Man makes no distinction between evildoers and those simply indulging themselves. He'll leave the place a wasteland unless someone stops him, and P.I. John Taylor has been handed the job. No known magic or science can affect The Walking Man, and if John can't discover his weakness, he'll be facing the very Wrath of God...
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