'[An] engrossing dark fantasy debut ... The resolution of this ingeniously multilayered tale will satisfy fans of both fantasy and detective fiction... Castor's wisecracking cleverness in the face of weird nemeses makes him the perfect hardboiled hero for a new supernatural noir series.' PUBLISHERS WEEKLY (starred review) 'You'll be up all night finishing this one.' - Richard Morgan 'Fast, fun and furious, worth it for the final joke alone.' - THE GUARDIAN 'Witty, deadpan and shudderingly noir ... Carey drives this thriller like Chandler at the wheel of a runaway hearse' - DAILY EXPRESS 'Entertaining, well-paced, intelligently plotted and full of memorable characters' - THE TIMES 'A stunning supernatural thriller ... here, I guarantee, is one of the best books you'll read this year!' - SF REVU.COM 'Simply brilliant novels ... One of the best books series around right now' - Forbidden Planet International

Mike Carey is the acclaimed writer of Lucifer and Hellblazer (now filmed as Constantine). He is the current writer on Marvel's X-Men and Ultimate Fantastic Four, and has also written the screenplay for a movie, Frost Flowers, soon to be produced by Hadaly Films and Bluestar Pictures.