Dead men's boots : a Felix Castor novel. Vol. 3

You might think that helping a friend's widow to stop a lawyer from stealing her husband's corpse would be the strangest thing on your To Do list. But life is rarely that simple for Felix Castor. A brutal murder in King's Cross bears all the hallmarks of a long-dead American serial killer, and it takes more good sense than Castor possesses not to get involved. He's also fighting a legal battle over the body - if not the soul - of his possessed friend, Rafi, and can't shake the feeling that his three problems might be related. With the help of the succubus Juliet and paranoid zombie data-fence Nicky Heath, Castor just might have a chance of fitting the pieces together before someone drops him down a lift shaft or rips his throat out. Or not. . .

Dead Men's Boots is the third entry in the critically acclaimed supernatural noir series featuring wisecracking, hardboiled exorcist Felix Castor.

Publishers Weekly

Every bit as good as the better-known Jim Butcher, Carey hits his stride with his third hard-boiled supernatural thriller (after Vicious Circle). Felix Fix Castor,A a London-based exorcist who uses music to fight evil spirits and other paranormal creatures, faces two major challenges. The burial of Fix's friend John Gittings is disrupted by a lawyer with a court order mandating that the corpse be cremated; Gittings's widow retains Fix to prevent the body's exhumation. Meanwhile, a woman asks Fix to clear her husband of rape and murder charges by proving that Myriam Seaforth Kale, a gangster who's been dead for 40 years, is actually responsible. While looking into how Kale has come back from the dead to resume killing people, Fix finds links to a larger threat from the dark side. Carey has a way with words (a character dresses like someone who'd taken The Matrix a little too seriously) as well as a gift for creating a plausible alternate reality. (July)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Before He Died, Castor's Fellow Exorcist John Gittings Made Several Calls Asking For Help And If Castor Had Answered Them, John Might Still Be Alive. So When A Smooth-talking Lawyer Comes Out Of Nowhere To Claim The Remains, Castor Owes It To John's Unhappy Ghost And Even More Unhappy Widow To Help Out. If Only Life Were That Simple. A Brutal Murder In King's Cross Bears All The Hallmarks Of An American Serial Killer Supposedly Forty Years Dead, And It Takes More Good Sense Than Castor Possesses Not To Get Involved. He's Also Fighting A Legal Battle Over The Body - If Not The Soul - Of His Possessed Friend, Rafi, And Can't Shake The Feeling That His Three Problems Are Related. With The Help Of The Succubus Juliet, Paranoid Zombie Data-fence Nicky Heath And A Little Judicious Digging, Castor Just Might Have A Chance Of Fitting The Pieces Together Before Someone Drops Him Down A Lift Shaft Or Rips His Throat Out. Or Not. . . Castor's fellow exorcist John Gittings made several calls asking for help before his untimely demise, and if Castor had answered them, his friend might still be alive. So when a smooth-talking lawyer comes out of nowhere to claim the corpse, Castor owes it to John's unhappy ghost and even more miserable widow to help out. But life is rarely that simply for Felix Castor.--From publisher's description