Richard Kadrey: The getaway god (2014)
387 pages
English language
Published Jan. 29, 2014
"It's not easy being a half-human, half-angel nephilim with a bad rep and a worse attitude who also has to learn to be human again after 11 years in Hell and a brief stint as Lucifer (yep). But that's the least of James Stark/Sandman Slim's worries. For the old gods, the Angra Om Ya, are poised to invade. LA is descending into chaos. And the Wildfire Ripper is stalking the city. No ordinary killer, he takes Stark deep into a conspiracy that stretches from Earth, to Heaven and Hell. The Ripper might be only person alive who knows how to save the world, but he's also Stark's worst enemy, the only man in existence Stark would happily kill twice"--
I missed reviewing this one. The series continues to deliver great fun reads with a barb that always makes you think. The denouement on this one had a note of pathos that has stuck with me even though this mini review is over a month since I finished it. The series remains recommended.
