- Paperback: 268 pages
- Publisher: Del Rey Books (31 Jan 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 034547824X
- ISBN-13: 978-0345478245
- Product Dimensions: 14 x 1.5 x 20.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,455,404 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'Huston does an irresistible and fiendishly original take on the vampire myth' Publishers Weekly 'The terse, hard-boiled prose and characters contain shades of Raymond Chandler, Hunter S. Thompson, and Quentin Tarantino, but are wholly original' Washingt
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Quentin Tarantino meets Buffy - a razor-sharp thriller combining explosive action and nerve-shattering tension.
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is profane and very nasty (as are his non vampire books)but Charlie Huston is a bit special, I think. He writes stories that are very exciting. It's a case of just when you thought things couldn't get any worse, they just did. And he does it at a pace and with a wit that has me gasping at the outrageous talent of the man. I discard a lot of books half read out of sheer bordom but this author keeps me on the edge of my seat, hyper-ventilating and ripping over the pages as fast I can. Even if some of those pages have me wincing with the nastiness of it all. I can only imagine that Charlie Huston is going to sink into obscuriy because there aren't enough readers who can take the horror or he's going to be a superstar.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I thought this book was great, Joe Pitt is a Vampyre. A proper one. Not one that has long flowing hair with a french accent, who spends alot of time hypnotizing women into sleeping with him and then he turns them or lets them go on their way..... Nope. Joe has the vyrus and he didn't get that from just falling in love with the wrong woman. He needs blood to survive and has no problem in taking it when he needs it, whether they are evil doers or not. I like that. He is deep in trouble left right and center but he doesn't conform to the various societys and politics surrounding him. He can handle himself but at the same time Joe isn't some all powerful vamp, he gets his ass kicked but still manages to come out with smart alec comments whilst getting his head pounded in.
The book can be violent but it also has a lot of dark humour - the scenes with Terry and his Society just cracked me up.
I can't say much more about the story - the other reviewers have done a great job for me. All I can say is the book had be guessing and I whipped through it in no time.
The book can be violent but it also has a lot of dark humour - the scenes with Terry and his Society just cracked me up.
I can't say much more about the story - the other reviewers have done a great job for me. All I can say is the book had be guessing and I whipped through it in no time.
Format:Paperback
I bought this book after being recommended by a friend, and finished it two days after it arrived. It is a very good book, interesting and a nice new take on Vampirism, without them becoming pathetic, shiny, two dimensional characters for tweens.
It might be a little hard to get into the different dialogue style, but it works well, the action is well written and its simply a very engaging story throughout. I have book two ordered already :)
It might be a little hard to get into the different dialogue style, but it works well, the action is well written and its simply a very engaging story throughout. I have book two ordered already :)
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Hard-Boiled Bloodsuckers for the Win
If more vampire fiction was this good, I'd read more of it. Charlie Huston is the king of the land of morally ambiguous characters, but not necessarily unlikable ones. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Bridget McKenna
3 stars
If you like the movie Maltese Falcon with Humphrey Bogart I think you will like this book. It is a Sam Spade type of detective story where Joe is a great hero and is trying to deal... Read more
Published 23 months ago by Rebecca
Disappointing
I love to get into urban fantasy series and am always looking to get into another one and so I was excited to read this book as it looked vaguely original and had good reviews. Read more
Published on 19 Mar 2010 by G. Jones
Amazing contribution to the Vampire genre
You need to buy this book right now. This is something special and new. This book blazes with fire, storytelling bravura and crackling Tarantino-esque dialogue. Read more
Published on 22 April 2008 by Rachel
Suckingly good.
There are writers you slip into and writer you have to work at and Charlie Huston is as smooth as warm butter. I was hooked from the opening line, `I smell them before I see them'. Read more
Published on 20 Sep 2007 by Gavin
already dead
When I started this book it took a little while to get into it . I'm glad i persevered it's brilliant. Joe Pitt vampire come detective with a heart to do the right thing. Read more
Published on 19 Aug 2007 by M. Smith
I only finished it cos I paid for it...
.....otherwise I wouldn't have bothered. It was boring - nothing special, nothing different - in fact a downright disappointment. Read more
Published on 11 Jun 2007 by Skargasm
dead good !
I wasnt sure what to think of this book at First, as i haddent heard of Hustons work. however it proved to be a noir detective novel ( with a twist ) worthy of Raymond chandler. Read more
Published on 6 April 2007 by Colonel Sebastian Moran
Already Dead
Having read the review already posted, I had great hopes of this. They were not met. On one level the idea of a vampire-PI hold a lot of attraction. Read more
Published on 21 Feb 2007 by varanger
Hard-boiled horror
Joe Pitts isn't your usual kind of Private Investigator, but the case he has been assigned is a familiar one. Read more
Published on 10 Dec 2006 by Keris Nine
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