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Seven Demons #2
Sept Démons
Après Allez tous vous faire foutre , le grand retour d'Aidan Truhen.
Après quelques années passées dans la vente de cocaïne, Jack Price a pris la tête d'un groupe d'assassins internationaux sans foi ni loi : les Sept Démons. Quand un client anonyme le sollicite pour dévaliser une banque suisse réputée inviolable, il accepte de mettre sa bande impitoyable de psychopathes sur le coup. Mais bien entendu, rien ne va se passer comme prévu...
Vous aimez le cosy crime et ses petites histoires réconfortantes d'héroïnes un peu fofolles enquêtant à l'heure du thé sur des meurtres de village ? Passez votre chemin. Avec ces badass , tout est fureur, provocation et bestialité. On n'avait rien lu d'aussi sauvage et désopilant depuis les aventures du Bourbon Kid. Vous ne pourrez pas dire qu'on ne vous avait pas prévenus...
Après quelques années passées dans la vente de cocaïne, Jack Price a pris la tête d'un groupe d'assassins internationaux sans foi ni loi : les Sept Démons. Quand un client anonyme le sollicite pour dévaliser une banque suisse réputée inviolable, il accepte de mettre sa bande impitoyable de psychopathes sur le coup. Mais bien entendu, rien ne va se passer comme prévu...
Vous aimez le cosy crime et ses petites histoires réconfortantes d'héroïnes un peu fofolles enquêtant à l'heure du thé sur des meurtres de village ? Passez votre chemin. Avec ces badass , tout est fureur, provocation et bestialité. On n'avait rien lu d'aussi sauvage et désopilant depuis les aventures du Bourbon Kid. Vous ne pourrez pas dire qu'on ne vous avait pas prévenus...
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First published May 4, 2021
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March 21, 2021
Jack Price is back in this sequel to “The Price You Pay”. This time he is the head of the group of international criminals called the Seven Demons. They have been hired by an anonymous client to rob an unrobbable bank buried in a Swiss mountain. The bank is accessible only by cable car, and is protected by (among other things) water that will freeze or crush you. At around the 50% point of the book the robbery morphs an intricate revenge plan.
I loved “The Price You Pay” and was hoping for a sequel, however this book disappointed me. The quirky writing that pleased me in the first book was too constant and over the top for me here. This time I think the author is trying too hard with his style, but every once in a while he still makes me laugh. There is also eccentric punctuation. I think it would work better if he just sprinkled in the gonzo rather than going full tilt all the time. I tried to find representative quotes, but it is hard to find anything that I wouldn’t have to heavily censor. Jack and the other Demons have a unique, and often profane, way of speaking. However, these are a few examples:
“...okay I have been off my game that thing with the lady whose car we stole is well she is not alive and obviously there was the unfortunate business with Mr. Sharkey’s exploding face but—but when —let’s say when I am in control of the environment I do not wish to make people die that is not my thing.”
“... what is Fascism coming to, millennial Nazis have no standards they probably eat avocados like the Socialists and then where are we and la la la.”
“I am not watching the golfs I am murderizing people in futurity. The sort of murderizing this requires is not improvisational it is process -driven it is downstream complexity made simple by stages.”
I loved the plot but the writing was tough going at times. Despite my disappointment with this book I still liked it enough to want to read the next one. I just hope the author tones the crazy down a little. 3.5 stars
I received a free copy of this book from the publisher.
I loved “The Price You Pay” and was hoping for a sequel, however this book disappointed me. The quirky writing that pleased me in the first book was too constant and over the top for me here. This time I think the author is trying too hard with his style, but every once in a while he still makes me laugh. There is also eccentric punctuation. I think it would work better if he just sprinkled in the gonzo rather than going full tilt all the time. I tried to find representative quotes, but it is hard to find anything that I wouldn’t have to heavily censor. Jack and the other Demons have a unique, and often profane, way of speaking. However, these are a few examples:
“...okay I have been off my game that thing with the lady whose car we stole is well she is not alive and obviously there was the unfortunate business with Mr. Sharkey’s exploding face but—but when —let’s say when I am in control of the environment I do not wish to make people die that is not my thing.”
“... what is Fascism coming to, millennial Nazis have no standards they probably eat avocados like the Socialists and then where are we and la la la.”
“I am not watching the golfs I am murderizing people in futurity. The sort of murderizing this requires is not improvisational it is process -driven it is downstream complexity made simple by stages.”
I loved the plot but the writing was tough going at times. Despite my disappointment with this book I still liked it enough to want to read the next one. I just hope the author tones the crazy down a little. 3.5 stars
I received a free copy of this book from the publisher.
October 21, 2021
Is this book like the first book?
Well yes, its violent, irreverent, sarcastic but it is also the story evolving going in new directions, exploring new connections, checking out the layers.
It might border on the absurd but if you look at it with the same glasses so is going through the news so eagerly fed to us day and night.
If Aidan Truhen was to ask me if I want more, I'd say yes please in a jiffy with a dorky smile on my face.
Aidan Truhen and Nick Haraway discuss the morality of fiction, the descent of the world, and the Addams family.
Well yes, its violent, irreverent, sarcastic but it is also the story evolving going in new directions, exploring new connections, checking out the layers.
It might border on the absurd but if you look at it with the same glasses so is going through the news so eagerly fed to us day and night.
If Aidan Truhen was to ask me if I want more, I'd say yes please in a jiffy with a dorky smile on my face.
Aidan Truhen and Nick Haraway discuss the morality of fiction, the descent of the world, and the Addams family.
July 8, 2021
I haven’t had this much fun reading a book in forever! Not silly fun, or shallow fun, but the kind of fun you have when you’re into a book that’s nonstop, brilliantly plotted action, has unforgettable characters, and is often hilarious to boot.
I loved it, and have been recommending it to anyone who will listen to me.
I loved it, and have been recommending it to anyone who will listen to me.
December 18, 2021
Much like the first book but with a little more punctuation - that is to say thoroughly enjoyable. If I could make one recommendation to future readers, if at all possible try to read it all in one go. It’s a fast paced book and seeing all the pieces slide into place over one sitting would be the best way to read this book.
August 11, 2021
Insane caper for insane times
This book has more punctuation that it's predecessor, for better or worse. No holds barred, no thoughts about plausibility or common sense hinder its greatness.
Glorious.
This book has more punctuation that it's predecessor, for better or worse. No holds barred, no thoughts about plausibility or common sense hinder its greatness.
Glorious.
May 14, 2021
I loved this book so fucking hard. Monster review coming soon.
March 26, 2021
I was a huge fan of Mr. Truhen’s first book, The Price You Pay, so when I found out he was writing a sequel, I raced over to NetGalley with fingers, toes, and other assorted body parts crossed and nearly choked to death on my own spit when I saw they had it. I won’t tell you what I did when I found out they gave me a copy to review. Suffice it to say, there were a lot of bodily fluids involved.
Jack Price is a professional. Just ask him. He’ll tell you. He started out running a low-key, respectable cocaine enterprise. He kept his head under the radar. Everything was cool. But then bad things happened, and he was forced into life of crime. Well, harder crime than he was already involved in. He leaves a trail of body parts and spent casings wherever he roams. Sometimes that trail also includes friends, which is the heart of his conflict in Seven Demons.
The story begins when a lederhosen-clad kid stabs him in the femoral artery with an oyster knife. Things only ramp up from there. Jack accepts A Job That Cannot Be Done: rob an impenetrable bank made of meters-thick battleship steel, embedded into a mountain 711 meters high with only one way to get up it (cable car, natch), armed to the nines with water and magnet traps, biological weapons, and doors that incinerate anything that comes into contact with them. Oh, and the whole thing is surrounded by a gazillion goons with guns. With the help of the Seven Demons (including his evil scientist girlfriend and a host of other deviants, each with a special, deadly skill), he plans to pull off this heist using the most insane, over the top, improvised tactics anyone has ever dreamed of. Oh, and he’s also going into this high-octane thrill ride with a new name and new personality: Banjo Telemark. That guy. What a card!
That’s just the tip of the iceberg, but you don’t need a summary. So, let me share my feelings in a way Jack Price never would.
I loved this book. Not as much as The Price You Pay, but I loved it. The author’s unique style (Commas? Quotation marks? Periods? Who needs ’em?) takes a little getting used to, but man, can he paint a beautiful, bloody masterpiece with words.
I got confused a few times along the way. I lost track of the plot more than once. A few of the scenes didn’t seem all that relevant. I didn’t like Agent Hannah’s … effect on Jack. These minor peeves may be why I didn’t like Seven Demons as much as the first book. But, at the same time, I can put up with a lot of extraneous BS if the writing is good and the main character’s voice is strong. Truhen’s writing is F’ing amazeballs (Such colorful fluids! Body parts galore! Glorious murderizing!), and Jack Price has one of the strongest voices I’ve ever read, so there’s that.
When I finished, my initial impulse was to give Seven Demons four stars because it didn’t burn as brightly as The Price You Pay for me. But then I thought some more and realized that, compared to most of the books I read, this “four-star” book by Aidan Truhen is actually a five-star book wearing a Christmas-light G-string and supernova pasties, and The Price You Pay is just so good, it burns up all the stars I try to feed it. 100. 1,000. ONE MILLION STARS.
So, it’s five stars for you, Seven Demons. Sorry, it’s the best I can do.
Read this book. Read The Price You Pay first, but read this book. Your ticklebox will thank me for it later.
* I received this ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Jack Price is a professional. Just ask him. He’ll tell you. He started out running a low-key, respectable cocaine enterprise. He kept his head under the radar. Everything was cool. But then bad things happened, and he was forced into life of crime. Well, harder crime than he was already involved in. He leaves a trail of body parts and spent casings wherever he roams. Sometimes that trail also includes friends, which is the heart of his conflict in Seven Demons.
The story begins when a lederhosen-clad kid stabs him in the femoral artery with an oyster knife. Things only ramp up from there. Jack accepts A Job That Cannot Be Done: rob an impenetrable bank made of meters-thick battleship steel, embedded into a mountain 711 meters high with only one way to get up it (cable car, natch), armed to the nines with water and magnet traps, biological weapons, and doors that incinerate anything that comes into contact with them. Oh, and the whole thing is surrounded by a gazillion goons with guns. With the help of the Seven Demons (including his evil scientist girlfriend and a host of other deviants, each with a special, deadly skill), he plans to pull off this heist using the most insane, over the top, improvised tactics anyone has ever dreamed of. Oh, and he’s also going into this high-octane thrill ride with a new name and new personality: Banjo Telemark. That guy. What a card!
That’s just the tip of the iceberg, but you don’t need a summary. So, let me share my feelings in a way Jack Price never would.
I loved this book. Not as much as The Price You Pay, but I loved it. The author’s unique style (Commas? Quotation marks? Periods? Who needs ’em?) takes a little getting used to, but man, can he paint a beautiful, bloody masterpiece with words.
I got confused a few times along the way. I lost track of the plot more than once. A few of the scenes didn’t seem all that relevant. I didn’t like Agent Hannah’s … effect on Jack. These minor peeves may be why I didn’t like Seven Demons as much as the first book. But, at the same time, I can put up with a lot of extraneous BS if the writing is good and the main character’s voice is strong. Truhen’s writing is F’ing amazeballs (Such colorful fluids! Body parts galore! Glorious murderizing!), and Jack Price has one of the strongest voices I’ve ever read, so there’s that.
When I finished, my initial impulse was to give Seven Demons four stars because it didn’t burn as brightly as The Price You Pay for me. But then I thought some more and realized that, compared to most of the books I read, this “four-star” book by Aidan Truhen is actually a five-star book wearing a Christmas-light G-string and supernova pasties, and The Price You Pay is just so good, it burns up all the stars I try to feed it. 100. 1,000. ONE MILLION STARS.
So, it’s five stars for you, Seven Demons. Sorry, it’s the best I can do.
Read this book. Read The Price You Pay first, but read this book. Your ticklebox will thank me for it later.
* I received this ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
October 8, 2021
A fitting, excellent sequel to Truhen’s first book, The Price You Pay. It keeps up the frenetic, author-sounds-kinda-strung out-on-way-too-much-coffee-but-in-a-good-way style, as well as the humor and stylized ultraviolence, and I enjoyed it all just as much as I did in the first book.
With a fresh crew of Demons, our author needs to give them something to do, and he opts for an over-the-top heist. This gives him a structure for both the plot and all sorts of targets for entertaining subplots; my favorite was the mockery of the art world and art speak, which admittedly I always love. I know it’s an easy target, but it’s so satisfying when done well, as it was here. How could I not love the phrase “bespoke bewilderment”?
And, as our narrator explains: “It is not hard to speak art mostly it is body language and occasionally you have to say something is fraught or unachieved or if you are feeling really nasty you can say it is ludic. No one knows what ludic means so they will either panic and agree or use another word such as composed and then you can discuss whether composed is really the right word until they go away.”
I wonder, if I ever get to meet Mr. Truhen, if I should admit that not only do I know what “ludic” means, I once read a whole book with that word in the title. For fun.
With a fresh crew of Demons, our author needs to give them something to do, and he opts for an over-the-top heist. This gives him a structure for both the plot and all sorts of targets for entertaining subplots; my favorite was the mockery of the art world and art speak, which admittedly I always love. I know it’s an easy target, but it’s so satisfying when done well, as it was here. How could I not love the phrase “bespoke bewilderment”?
And, as our narrator explains: “It is not hard to speak art mostly it is body language and occasionally you have to say something is fraught or unachieved or if you are feeling really nasty you can say it is ludic. No one knows what ludic means so they will either panic and agree or use another word such as composed and then you can discuss whether composed is really the right word until they go away.”
I wonder, if I ever get to meet Mr. Truhen, if I should admit that not only do I know what “ludic” means, I once read a whole book with that word in the title. For fun.
January 9, 2022
To say that this is an interesting book would be an understatement. There’s a lot going on at all time, and that’s mostly because the narrator is unhinged and perhaps the most infamous fictional criminal mastermind. The writing takes a bit getting used to, it’s very non-sequential and you’re often bouncing around between many different streams of thought at once, sometimes making it difficult to parse out what’s happening in real life. That being said, it’s a really funny book with a really interesting cast of characters, including but not limited to, a sex crazed genius doctor and an evil little child training to be a mercenary.
I had originally read about 80 pages of this book then decided to drop it, but I came back to it and am glad I did. The scenarios Aidan Truhen creates is absurdity at its best. There are also some pretty funny jabs at the swiss, germans and italians which are always appreciated.
To be honest I don’t think I would recommend this book to many people. Not because I didn’t have a fun time reading it but rather it’s a bit abrasive in its content matter (a lot of references to sex, murder and other profane topics). All of which I think greatly enhanced the book and added to the world of the criminal underworld the ‘Seven Demons’ inhabit. Although these factors were really enjoyable, I can also see why it would detract from most readers experience.
TLDR: funny book, unhinged stream of consciousness and a lot of profane topics and imagery. 8.5/10
I had originally read about 80 pages of this book then decided to drop it, but I came back to it and am glad I did. The scenarios Aidan Truhen creates is absurdity at its best. There are also some pretty funny jabs at the swiss, germans and italians which are always appreciated.
To be honest I don’t think I would recommend this book to many people. Not because I didn’t have a fun time reading it but rather it’s a bit abrasive in its content matter (a lot of references to sex, murder and other profane topics). All of which I think greatly enhanced the book and added to the world of the criminal underworld the ‘Seven Demons’ inhabit. Although these factors were really enjoyable, I can also see why it would detract from most readers experience.
TLDR: funny book, unhinged stream of consciousness and a lot of profane topics and imagery. 8.5/10
May 5, 2024
Just as much fun as The Price You Pay. I really admire characters who know how to do some fast talk. It occurs to me that Jack Price is a more violent version of Moist Von Lipwig.
It expands on Jack’s story as a leader of the newly reformed Demons but doesn’t really add anything more astonishing than we got from the first book. It does not have a deep, heartfelt message, but some thinking is required to stay on top of the plot, especially as delivered through Jack’s hyperkinetic communication style.
If I had a wish for another book in the series, it would hopefully add a little more depth to the demons. They are brilliantly weird, as seen through Jack’s eyes, but they still remain opaque. This applies even to The Doctor, the Demon that Jack knows best.
It expands on Jack’s story as a leader of the newly reformed Demons but doesn’t really add anything more astonishing than we got from the first book. It does not have a deep, heartfelt message, but some thinking is required to stay on top of the plot, especially as delivered through Jack’s hyperkinetic communication style.
If I had a wish for another book in the series, it would hopefully add a little more depth to the demons. They are brilliantly weird, as seen through Jack’s eyes, but they still remain opaque. This applies even to The Doctor, the Demon that Jack knows best.
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June 15, 2023goofy len deighton, which somehow doesn't end up being a contradiction in terms!
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March 19, 2022Dnfed, not interesting
September 11, 2021
Sadly, the sequel lacks almost all the magic of "The Price You Pay." It is a bit too over the top, more satirical, and it never shocks or surprises.
> Agent Hannah rattatatas and Agent Hannah’s flunkies ratatatatatatat and then up on the bridge more people ratatatatata down at us and this is very fucking un-Swiss and it should not be allowed.
> Agent Hannah rattatatas and Agent Hannah’s flunkies ratatatatatatat and then up on the bridge more people ratatatatata down at us and this is very fucking un-Swiss and it should not be allowed.
October 4, 2024
Somehow I needed a while to get into it - and I have to say I liked the first instalment a bit better. This is still hi-octane entertainment, but somehow it's obvious why Jack Price never came for part three, the fun isn't all that effortless.
July 27, 2021
Annoying and meh.
The problem with this book is that it shouldn't exist. It never made sense that that Price, the lone wolf who enjoyed building his invisible empire, would give all that up just to run the Seven Demons. It doesn't fit with his character, and aside from Doc who was a former Demon, it makes no sense for any of the other characters, and no motivation for doing it was ever given. In addition, the characters aren't three-dimensional enough to stand on their own, and the author simply can't handle that many of them. They're put off to the side until they're needed again. The frenetic writing doesn't spackle over these problems.
In this book, the author introduces a new form of giving up on writing dialog by inserting
"..."
"..."
I suspect he left a bunch of TKs to fill in later, and then as the submission deadline loomed ever closer he decided to just blow it off.
The unlimited amounts of money Price wields has become a boring form of magic. "I need something. I'll just bribe someone with millions of dollars and it happens." In the previous book things weren't that simple, which made you wonder how Price was going to get out of his situation. In this book he can walk away at any time, but doesn't, so there's no urgency moving the plot forward. In the last book it was a man fighting for survival, but in this case it's a bored billionaire looking for trouble and then seeking revenge when someone gives him what he wants.
The problem with this book is that it shouldn't exist. It never made sense that that Price, the lone wolf who enjoyed building his invisible empire, would give all that up just to run the Seven Demons. It doesn't fit with his character, and aside from Doc who was a former Demon, it makes no sense for any of the other characters, and no motivation for doing it was ever given. In addition, the characters aren't three-dimensional enough to stand on their own, and the author simply can't handle that many of them. They're put off to the side until they're needed again. The frenetic writing doesn't spackle over these problems.
In this book, the author introduces a new form of giving up on writing dialog by inserting
"..."
"..."
I suspect he left a bunch of TKs to fill in later, and then as the submission deadline loomed ever closer he decided to just blow it off.
The unlimited amounts of money Price wields has become a boring form of magic. "I need something. I'll just bribe someone with millions of dollars and it happens." In the previous book things weren't that simple, which made you wonder how Price was going to get out of his situation. In this book he can walk away at any time, but doesn't, so there's no urgency moving the plot forward. In the last book it was a man fighting for survival, but in this case it's a bored billionaire looking for trouble and then seeking revenge when someone gives him what he wants.
June 1, 2021
Hi hello yes I must write a quick review hi.
So. After reading both books in this duology (?), I have to say I understand why it was decided that a pen name should (must?) be used. Intricate plotting, with a very unique plot is a constant theme, but, these stories may not be for you even if you like the author's other works.
The Seven Demons books are like early, violent and foul mouthed Tarantino got hold of Westlake's Dortmunder books. Maybe a little of Charlie Huston's Hank Thompson trilogy thrown in for a violent, yet likeable anti-hero protagonist. With some near stream of consciousness narration thrown in.
If those are in your wheelhouse, these books will be a treat.
O yes also hi it is not fair for an author to have two very different but very engaging narrative voices supporting two print author names in one brain no it isn't not one bit.
So. After reading both books in this duology (?), I have to say I understand why it was decided that a pen name should (must?) be used. Intricate plotting, with a very unique plot is a constant theme, but, these stories may not be for you even if you like the author's other works.
The Seven Demons books are like early, violent and foul mouthed Tarantino got hold of Westlake's Dortmunder books. Maybe a little of Charlie Huston's Hank Thompson trilogy thrown in for a violent, yet likeable anti-hero protagonist. With some near stream of consciousness narration thrown in.
If those are in your wheelhouse, these books will be a treat.
O yes also hi it is not fair for an author to have two very different but very engaging narrative voices supporting two print author names in one brain no it isn't not one bit.
June 24, 2021
This book was available through my local library in audio format. I throughly found this a refreshing listen as it truly breaks the "bank heist crime drama," and "demons behaving badly and/or true to form." There were no Contracts Upon Death, Soul Stealing, Demon Double Talk, Lucifer showing up with Or Else Ultimatums etc. The entire cast of characters were hilarious and original; yet, the Swiss were still Swiss. I can literally imagine a Fish-Fish for bored, rich people. I recommend this for anyone looking for something new and imaginative and tired of Strong Female Protagonists that distressingly need saving and always whining on the inside; and also sick of strong romantic undertones and every single book follows the same cookiecutter plot. (I personally detest romance novels).
February 3, 2022
Different but entertaining and not for everyone that’s for sure. Well written, and a pretty good story but, quite frankly, it’s just kind of hard work to read this—and even follow it at times. I don’t think I’ll read another of this series. I am curious though about his other books written under the name Nick Harkaway.
May 11, 2021
Continuing the roller-coaster ride. Ridiculous be hysterical.
June 1, 2021
Crazy fucking fun.
June 3, 2021
Fast paced, fun, and a good sequel to The Price You Pay. A little harder to follow in places, as is fitting for a heist sequel.
July 20, 2021
Jack Price is always three steps ahead while acting four steps behind. Another twisted caper for the seven demons and Truhen cranks the volume to eleven in this one.
September 13, 2021
Nick Harkaway doing his usual amazing fun things!
October 25, 2024
Aidan Truhen aka Nick Harkaway aka Nicholas Cornwell hits all of my favorite buttons. Although this is only the second book of his that I have read, the other being, Angelmaker, I love them both. I don't know why I haven't read more of his work. I will have to remedy that. Your mileage my vary but if this books sounds like something you will like, then I think you will love it.
October 10, 2024
This is a completely over-the-top book in every way. Lots of mayhem, crazy characters, crazy situations. Deep as a puddle, but lots of fun if you turn your brain off.
For those who care about language, be warned that there's an expletive in about every other sentence.
For those who care about language, be warned that there's an expletive in about every other sentence.
January 18, 2022
The Price You Pay is the most gloriously unrestrained ridiculously entertaining book I think I’ve ever read. And this sequel Seven Demons is at least equally as good. The stream of consciousness continuously bullshitting narrative of the protagonist Jack is something you have to read to believe.
I mean, if you just want a book that runs by like a freight train with the wind blowing your coat open and taking your hat away and you have to grab on and get torn off your feet and just laugh in both joy and terror while the train takes you wherever it wants to and leaves you breathless and wide-eyed and just a little nauseous, these are the books for you.
I mean, if you just want a book that runs by like a freight train with the wind blowing your coat open and taking your hat away and you have to grab on and get torn off your feet and just laugh in both joy and terror while the train takes you wherever it wants to and leaves you breathless and wide-eyed and just a little nauseous, these are the books for you.
October 1, 2025
I was already sold with "Nick Harkaway has a new pen-name" and knew it would be really good when my wife kept laughing while she was reading it - you'd think I'd be prepared since that's not typical for her.
This is the funniest crime novel I have ever read, the writing is amazing. It is however a sequel so if you don't want to be spoiled on events in "The Price You Pay" you may want to read that first. While that is a good novel on its own, Seven Demons has the better writing and is the one I keep coming back to.
This is the funniest crime novel I have ever read, the writing is amazing. It is however a sequel so if you don't want to be spoiled on events in "The Price You Pay" you may want to read that first. While that is a good novel on its own, Seven Demons has the better writing and is the one I keep coming back to.
November 21, 2021
I always treat sequels to books with caution because sometimes they cannot possibly match up to it. And with "Seven Demons," I was very hesitant. "The Price You Pay" was an insane book that had an energy that I've never found in any other book or any other author...until "Seven Demons." Truhen understood that they needed to make the sequel as batshit crazy as the first book, and it was delivered. Beyond delivered. It was like next-day shipping, how crazy-good this book is.
March 6, 2021
I usually like Vintage Crime/Black Lizard publications but unfortunately I gave up on this one half way through. Too speedy, too convoluted and a story that really didn't grab me at all. I kept looking for something heavy to crush the Seven Demons into oblivion....
Many thanks to Netgalley for the opportunity to try. It just wasn't my cup of tea
Many thanks to Netgalley for the opportunity to try. It just wasn't my cup of tea
January 18, 2024
Truly unbelievable
This is the most amoral and yet somehow uplifting thing I've ever read. James Joyce and Hunter Thompson curb-stomping every action thriller ever written while doing whippets with a gang of rodeo clowns. I've never laughed as much while reading a book. And I've read the bible. Aidan Truhen should be ashamed of himself. I hope we writes more...
This is the most amoral and yet somehow uplifting thing I've ever read. James Joyce and Hunter Thompson curb-stomping every action thriller ever written while doing whippets with a gang of rodeo clowns. I've never laughed as much while reading a book. And I've read the bible. Aidan Truhen should be ashamed of himself. I hope we writes more...
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