Hell to Pay
Nightside Book 7
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- €3.99
Publisher Description
Private eye John Taylor has survived war in the Nightside, but it has left a power vacuum . . . one just begging to be filled.
Welcome to the Nightside, the hidden netherworld in the heart of London, where the human and inhuman go to get their kicks, provided they're willing to pay the price in whatever currency the seller demands.
The recent war has come to an end, but now there is no one in charge, and plenty of ruthless people who will go to absurd lengths to grab that power.
Jeremiah Griffin, one of the last immortal humans, is one, but his plans are obstructed when his granddaughter disappears. It's no surprise when he calls on John Taylor to find her - after all, finding people is what he does - but the job is not as simple as it appears.
And to make matters worse, someone - or some Thing - is blocking Taylor's supernatural gift, so he'll have to work the old-fashioned way . . . and quickly.
Hell to Pay is the seventh title in Simon R. Green's New York Times bestselling Nightside series.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Lady Damnation, Old Father Time, a world weary Count Dracula and the hard-drinking storybook character Bruin Bear are only a few of the beings that Green produces for his seventh novel set in the sinister and psychedelic world of Nightside. None, however, are more powerful than "the Griffin," an immortal who built his empire on the carcasses of foes, who has now summoned paranormal PI John Taylor to find his granddaughter. Taylor specializes in locating lost things; his Sight which allows him to see into other dimensions should be ideal for the task. But when an entity in the Griffin's mansion blocks his abilities, Taylor must investigate the old-fashioned way: questioning the Griffin's family members one by one. Taylor's q&a sessions are less than thrilling, and the numerous references to the family's fearsome reputation grow tiresome. Fortunately, Green throws in a number of left-field surprises, spicing things up with an attack of fanatical nuns (called the Salvation Army Sisterhood), a bloodthirsty gangster and a DNA-stealing Charnel Chimera. Indeed, the most entertaining aspect lies not in Taylor's investigation but in anticipating what Green's twisted imagination will conjure next.
