Review: Mythology, Romance, and Murder...
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 9, 2013
Anyone familiar with Greek mythology is aware of the story of Hades and Persephone. Hades assumed Seph was agreeable to the deal so he's suitably floored when his wife serves him with divorce papers...asks for the palace and keeps his dog, three-headed Cerberus.That how Pluto becomes Aiden Pluton, his own version of the Dark Knight with River Styx ferryman Charon as his Alfred....and that's how he meets Ti, a street person who may or may not be witness to a group of serial killings.An entertaining story, as well as a fun read.  Author Martinez always writes a good book and she's taken her skill to a new level in this tale. Hades is handsome, supernaturally charged in his determination to give the downtrodden justice...and generally completely out of it to the popular references both Charon and Ti make.Ti is aimless, lost, and a lost cause, having given up all hope.  Finding himself taken in by a man admitting he's the God of the Underworld takes some getting used to. Becoming that god's lover takes a little more.Charon is dry-witted, acid-tongued, and makes perfect foils of both the mortal and the immortal in his care.The mystery definitely takes a back seat to the real story, which is how god and mortal learn to relate and accept each other, but it does get solved.  Eventually.This novel was supplied by the author and no remuneration was involved in the writing of this review. This is an excerpt from the original review as posted at the TwoLips Reviews website.