This novel was the best one out of the most recent batch. It was "hard-boiled", dirty, nitty gritty, rough and tough. It was very well written, with a refreshing style all it's own. Think dark, extremely violent, modern-urban, sarcastic, cynical, supernatural, bounty hunter/spaghetti western, mystery, horror and action all rolled into one.
The protagonist James Stark survives as a hitman in Hell for eleven years. Somehow he escapes Hell and returns to Earth for revenge against some very nasty old "friends". He can take some serious beatings and come back for more, over, and over, and over again. How and why he's survived so far is a total mystery to everyone in Heaven, Hell and on Earth, including himself.
Turns out he's a nephilim - half angel, half human. He's got special powers all his own and he uses them to dish out mighty a** whompings of all evil creatures that get in his way, demon, vampire etc. In the end he manages to stop the apocalypse and save everyone. Hoo Ra! Did I say I liked this one? Well, I did. Three Talons. A percher, but not a keeper.
Ok. Now I can return all my overdue novels, pay my fines and get out some more books.
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