A review by urthwild_darknessbeckons
The Curse Merchant by J.P. Sloan
4.0
ARC received from the publisher for an honest review.
This novel is written in pulp fiction style, no not the film.
Whilst I would hazard a guess that J P Sloan is a fan of the television show Supernatural. I think a few reviewers have seen a likeness between the world of ‘The Curse Merchant’, and ‘the Dresden Files’ and I must wholeheartedly concur. Dorian Lake is a man who sells hexes, and charms, sound familiar?
In this story, Dorian Lake has to get his ex, Carmen out of a sticky situation, and she is in it, soul deep.
Lake would fit very neatly into that highly stylised universe of the 1930's-1950’s dark noir, the world weary private detective.
J P Sloan has crafted a great story with engaging, if not all likeable characters, a believable world and a great cool plot.
This novel is written in pulp fiction style, no not the film.
Whilst I would hazard a guess that J P Sloan is a fan of the television show Supernatural. I think a few reviewers have seen a likeness between the world of ‘The Curse Merchant’, and ‘the Dresden Files’ and I must wholeheartedly concur. Dorian Lake is a man who sells hexes, and charms, sound familiar?
In this story, Dorian Lake has to get his ex, Carmen out of a sticky situation, and she is in it, soul deep.
Lake would fit very neatly into that highly stylised universe of the 1930's-1950’s dark noir, the world weary private detective.
J P Sloan has crafted a great story with engaging, if not all likeable characters, a believable world and a great cool plot.