The Dirty Streets of Heaven
by:
Tad Williams (author)
Bobby Dollar is an angel—a real one. He knows a lot about sin, and not just in his professional capacity as an advocate for souls caught between Heaven and Hell. Bobby’s wrestling with a few deadly sins of his own—pride, anger, even lust. But his problems aren’t all his fault. Bobby can’t...
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Bobby Dollar is an angel—a real one. He knows a lot about sin, and not just in his professional capacity as an advocate for souls caught between Heaven and Hell. Bobby’s wrestling with a few deadly sins of his own—pride, anger, even lust. But his problems aren’t all his fault. Bobby can’t entirely trust his heavenly superiors, and he’s not too sure about any of his fellow earthbound angels either, especially the new kid that Heaven has dropped into their midst, a trainee angel who asks too many questions. And he sure as hell doesn’t trust the achingly gorgeous Countess of Cold Hands, a mysterious she-demon who seems to be the only one willing to tell him the truth. When the souls of the recently departed start disappearing, catching both Heaven and Hell by surprise, things get bad very quickly for Bobby D. End-of-the-world bad. Beast of Revelations bad. Caught between the angry forces of Hell, the dangerous strategies of his own side, and a monstrous undead avenger that wants to rip his head off and suck out his soul, Bobby’s going to need all the friends he can get—in Heaven, on Earth, or anywhere else he can find them. You’ve never met an angel like Bobby Dollar. And you’ve never read anything like The Dirty Streets of Heaven. Brace yourself—the afterlife is weirder than you ever believed.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780756407681 (0756407680)
Publish date: September 4th 2012
Publisher: DAW Hardcover
Pages no: 406
Edition language: English
Series: Bobby Dollar (#1)
Entertaining. Not his best work though.
My only real complaint about this book is that it didn't give me the want to stay up all night reading it feeling that I would give 5 stars to. I don't know why either. It was fantastic. The main character, Bobby Dollar, was endearing in that bad boy you just have to love kind of way. The supporting...
This book was so good! I loved that it had the feel of an old black and white crime movie. I guess kind of a pulp feel would be the way to put it. The angel stuff was awesome. The idea that there is a trial for your soul was very interesting and I would love to see more about that.
“If the road to Hell is paved in good intentions, a friend of mine used to say, the road to Heaven is paved with bullshit and busy work.” ~~Moved from GR~~ The Dirty Streets of Heaven by Tad Williams Recommended to Carly by: the title. What a title. Recommended for: readers looking for gritty, ha...