Review: Terrific noir urban fantasy
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 13, 2014
I picked this up on a whim, while skimming through my recommendations from Amazon. I'm so glad I did!I've read a good number of works from self-published authors, and authors working with very small indie companies.  The quality varies wildly. Most are mediocre, some are dreadful, a very few are really good. Most are horribly edited and proofread.This is one of the rare standouts!  Good, taut prose, a lively and well plotted tale, deftly-drawn characters, and brisk pacing make this a delight.  The protagonist is perhaps predictable, but nevertheless likable.  The Vegas backdrop has a suitably gritty-tacky glamor.  And the whole is well-copyedited and reads like a product of one of the major established publishing houses.Fans of Jim Butcher's work - or any of the other authors currently exploring the urban-fantasy detective trope - will absolutely enjoy this worthy addition to the genre. Personally, I'm about to start the sequel - and I'm hoping for a lot more.