Have I mentioned I love Robert McCammon? Oh wait, only all the time.

It’s 1934 America, the depression era is…. Well, depressing. Racism is at an ugly high and confidence tricksters are looking to up their score and kidnapping seems to be the way forward.

This is a depression era crime thriller at its core but, like a lot of McCammons works, peppers in a little bit of the supernatural to add a little extra to the story.
The fact that probably 2/3 of this book is from the perspective of the villains is also a great shake up to the standard formula.

While I don’t think this is his best work, I did really enjoy it and it’s a relatively short but action packed story. The work gone into making it feel real to the period was great and it definitely felt accurate. The racism was of course uncomfortable to read, but again was sadly real for the period. Knowing that it’s put across as a negative definitely makes it easier.

With a moderately small cast it was able to fully flesh out everyone and add those layers to draw you in. Writing as expected was wonderful and the pacing was perfect too.

Another great McCammon.