Hard Spell (Occult Crimes Unit Investigation #1)
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780857661142 (0857661140)
Publish date: July 1st 2011
Publisher: Angry Robot
Pages no: 347
Edition language: English
Series: Occult Crimes Unit Investigation (#1)
"My name’s Markowski, a Detective Sergeant on the Scranton PD’s Supernatural Crimes Investigation Unit. I carry a badge. Also, a crucifix, some wooden stakes, a big vial of holy water, and a 9mm Beretta loaded with silver bullets." - Markowski, Hard Spell Death is when the monsters get you. - Ste...
"Hard Spell" was a great introduction to "new to me" author, Justin Gustainis.Gustainis' detective, Stan Markowski, operates in a world where vampires, ghouls, trolls and werewolves are common place. Markowski's job on the Scranton Police Department's Supernatural Crimes Investigation Unit has him i...
3.5
This is the city--Scranton, Pennsylvania.It’s a good place to live and raise a family--apart from vampires, werewolves, ghouls, wizards, and the occasional demon. Scranton’s got a “live and let unlive” relationship with the supernatural, just like everyplace else. But when a vamp puts the bit on an...
So I'm perusing the shelves of the half-price bookstore and happen to find Hard Spell, which I was pretty sure was on my TBR list under a special category for some reason. Unfortunately, I couldn't remember why. Was it because the author was a troll? Because a librarian said it kicked butt? Because ...