What is the story about?
In a tangled and sinister part of the Maine woods, a plane has crashed. Within the wreckage lies a list, containing the names of people who have traded their souls to the devil. A desperate hunt for the list ensues, the forces of good and those of evil racing to get to the prize first.
Is it awesome?
Hells yes! I give it a deserved 9/10.
The story is dark and atmospheric and wildly compelling, John Connolly at his best. Sure, this novel could be read as a standalone, but why would you want to? A nearly full cast of characters from books past make appearances, including Angel and Louis, the rabbi Epstein, the lawyer Eldritch and his sinister serial killer client the Collector.
Favourite quotes / paragraphs
The Fulcis were almost as wide as they were tall, had cornered the market in polyester clothing that always looked a size too small for them, and were medicated to prevent excessive mood swings, which meant only that any damage caused by nonexcessive mood swings would probably be limited to property and not people.
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Some revelations only came with the sound of dirt falling on a coffin: the ones that mattered, the ones that made for regrets.
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... the boy wore an expression that was simultaneously blank and malevolent, the way Grady had always imagined concentration camp executioners looked after their victims grew too many to count.
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