I've just finished reading "Thicker Than Water" by Mike Carey. I've just got to comment on how brilliant it was. The novel is the latest featuring Felix Castor, a freelance exorcist who's rather like Raymond Chandler's Phillip Marlow, not to mention John Constantine (unsurprisingly as Carey was the resident writer on 'Hellblazer' for a few years). Carey has a gift for gripping, enthralling plots, effortlessly blending gritty realism with fantastic supernatural stories. His vivid prose nicely conveys the cynical, worldweary perspective of the central character.
"Thicker Than Water" ends with a fantastic cliff-hanger that leaves the reader gagging for the next book. I have to say that I've thoughly enjoyed the series so far and can't wait for the next novel "The Naming Of The Beasts" which is due out in September.
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