Deadworld
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4.0 • 9 Ratings
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- $2.99
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Publisher Description
She's as tough as anything haunting Chicago's streets. But to deal with an inhuman power that won't stay buried, this FBI agent needs help that comes at an immortal price. . .
Jackie Rutledge has seen her share of supernatural killers. But her latest murder case is what recurring nightmares are made of. Brutally exsanguinated human victims, vanishing-into-the-ether evidence, and a city on the edge of panic mean that she and her psychic partner, Laurel, are going to need more than just backup . . .
So Jackie is fine with any help rugged P.I. Nick Anderson can give--even if that includes the impish ghost and sexy vampire who make up his team. But Nick is hiding secrets of his own. And Jackie's investigation has plunged them both into a vengeful game reaching back centuries--and up against a malevolent force hungry for more than just victory. . .
"Bloody, delicious, twisted." --Lilith Saintcrow, New York Times bestselling author of the Jill Kismet, Hunter series
"A very impressive debut. . .the earthly and the unearthly mingle horrifyingly in this brand new twist on vampire mythology." –John Russo, author of Undead
"Duncan's deftly subtle debut creeps up on you like a ghost in the night." --Mark Henry, author of Happy Hour of the Damned
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Duncan debuts in a crowded subgenre, employing the now-requisite urban fantasy trappings of kickbutt heroine, vampires evil and redeemed, sardonic cat, and heart-of-gold sidekicks. Jackie Rutledge, an FBI agent and ugly drunk with the requisite traumatized past, has a penchant for rough sex and crude language. She also has a knack for stumbling into cases with a supernatural tinge, courtesy of her psychic partner Laurel. Nick Anderson is a 176-year-old vampire PI being stalked by a particularly twisted enemy who periodically reenacts the decades-old murders of Nick's wife and children. The two enter into an uneasy alliance that rapidly becomes personal in ways both exhilarating and horrifying. Jackie's collection of personal eccentricities does not ring especially true, making her a difficult heroine to sympathize with, but the investigative details are competently woven. It's a workmanlike effort, efficiently deploying the tropes and meeting reader expectations with a few minor twists to keep things interesting.
