Watcher of the Dark: A Jeremiah Hunt Supernatural Thriller (Jeremiah Hunt Chronicle)
A cross between John Constantine and Robert Langdon, wisecracking Harvard classics professor Jeremiah Hunt lost his sight in Eyes to See, when a powerful entity known only as the Preacher endowed him with a different kind of vision: ghostsight, the ability to see the hidden spirits, creatures, and otherworldly beings walking among us. After exploits in Boston and New Orleans, Jeremiah’s third adventure finds him in Los Angeles, working for the bad guys. Specifically, the city’s supernatural boss, the Magister, who kidnaps and blackmails him into joining a crew of “Gifted” drifters: a sorcerer, half-demon, thief, and human dowsing rod. If they succeed in finding an ancient artifact, the Magister will hold the key to the Gates of Hell, putting Jeremiah in a paranormal catch-22. Fans of urban fantasy will delight in the unique brand of hard-boiled chutzpah that Jeremiah Hunt brings to the genre as a brusque antihero, as well as Nassise’s accessible, episodic plot, especially when it intersects with Los Angeles’ real-life mythology. --Adam Morgan