Another entertaining supernatural noir mystery featuring hard-luck exorcist Felix Castor. Those (like me) who were disappointed at Juliet's near-absence in the last novel, will be happy to find she has a far greater presence this time round.

Three Felix Castor books down, and loving every one of them. Plotlines intriguing and perfectly woven, a marvellously droll sense of humour, and a particularly visual (and occasionally visceral) use of simile that I've mentioned before. Add to this, the best depiction of demons bar none - not only Juliet, sensual and terrifying as ever (and very touching, as her story unfolds) but also the portrayal of Moloch, with very Miltonian echoes.And props to Mike Carey for being the only author I know wh...

LOVE this series. :)

Third installment of Felix Castor series. The blurb advertises it as "three cases in which Castor gets hopelessly tangled even though he should know better". Not very promising... however, the reader should know better than to trust a blurb. The book's main plot, however, focuses on only two of these cases, while the other provides some sort of backstory which looks completely useless. I guess it's needed as a base for future development, since Castor novels are not standalones in their own migh...

~4.5Felix "Fix" Castor, ex-exorcist and provider of "spiritual services" (no, he doesn't know what it means either) is having woman troubles, and not just romantic ones. Sure, after the events of Vicious Circle, Pen, his unrequited love interest, isn't speaking to him, and Juliet, demonic succubus and his unrequited lust interest, has a committed relationship with another woman, but he has far more problems than that. Pen has gotten him embroiled in a nasty court case over his demonically- posse...

This was another terrific book by Mike Carey. It's a pleasure to read a book written by such a talented author. His use of language is just a step above most authors. When he describes a scene, I see it clearly. His descriptions are original and extremely vivid. He uses language in an extraordinary way; unfortunately I can't describe it was well as he does it. I put a few references in my comments, but I'd have to quote almost every page to capture the number of times I was amazed and impressed....

There is something about the way these books are written that I really enjoy. I think it's the slightly twisted occult London where ghosts have come back. It's not as mystical and magical as others and the realism adds to the spookiness. I also really enjoy the writing style. I was a bit disappointed in the 2nd book in the series, there were far too many car chases and shopping malls. This one felt much more like London. For the most part Felix had to rely on public transport. The story involved...

3.5 rounding up. I think I enjoyed the plot of this one the most - there are serious stakes and some interesting tidbits from London's criminal history. Some good wins in this one for our heroes, too.

Good continuation of this series in which Felix finds himself helping the widow of another exorcist, who killed himself. Of course, nothing's as it seems and everything gets much more complicated. I did catch a couple of continuity errors, which I always find distracting.

One of my personal faves in the series.

I can only quote Bilbo Baggins here: ...I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.. Mike Carey crafted this book meticulously. I really wanted to like it, but I found myself working to finish it. In my mind there’s too much mayhem, painstakingly detailed, with no real relevance to the plot. When I got to the end I didn’t recognize the significance of the final courtroom scene, even after it was done. And watching as Felix alienates his allies one by one, then manages to at least s...

This is a solid and unexceptional urban fantasy mystery with ghosts, a succubus and a stoic guy solving crimes in a Russian infantry great coat. When I say it's unexceptional, I'm not trying to be mean. Instead, I mean if that kind of thing is your jam, this is going to scratch an itch exactly right.I think I remember liking the first two a little better than this one, but the mystery is well-built, all the threads tie up satisfyingly, and Felix Castor is a pretty good hero. If you like British

Castor's cases get mixed up again and he and Juliet end up investigating the suicide and subsequent haunting of a fellow exorcist along with a vicious rape and murder by someone who may be more innocent than he appears.I think I'm done with this series. Castor becomes increasingly less likable to me as the series continues, so the stakes keep getting lower. His primary means of interacting with people, including his friends, is by bullying and even he doesn't even particularly like his friends u...

I think this novel deserves a good long run and a mighty jump... the waters might be cold, but it's like Fix says about death. You get used to it real damn quick.This world of mystery continues along its deep mystery roots, including such near caricatures of women that it nearly passes through to the other side, as if through death, to become something utterly strange and familiar. Femme Fatale? Try Femme Demonic, and you'll be on solid, unconsecrated grounds and wishing you'd paid just a little...

Awesome . I really want to know the mechanics of hell and what is The great project

I liked this one better than the previous one, but I still don't like the women in here. I can understand Juliet, she isn't a woman after all, but... What the Hell, Pen?? Are you moron?? And I don't like Felix martyr... Oh... poor me... I'm the cause of everything wrong in the World... No, man, no, the Universe is bigger than you.

A bit too complex and detailed for fluid reading but I do like Felix and his friends and Carey is always a pleasure to read.

I really enjoy the mystery aspect of these books - the mix of mystery, ghosts, zombies, and demons is really fun. I also liked seeing more Juliet this book.

Another solid book in the Felix Castor series.Dry, deadpan, and sarcastic, what more could you want?

This one seemed to drag a bit. The story wasn't bad, but it was just tedious getting there.