Snyper: A Matter of Caliber

by J. Merideth Harmon

These days, the gods are like mob bosses. They won't dirty their hands anymore, zapping you with lightning bolts or opening the earth to swallow you up. Instead they have Eros, the alcoholic, divorced god of romance whose ability to go anywhere and magic bullets of love and hate make him the perfect contract killer. When a high-profile assignment ends in disaster, the disgruntled deity quits Mount Olympus for the island of Manhattan, trading his toga for a pair of gumshoes and a new life as Phil Bowman, private eye. But the gods will stop at nothing to get their hitman back—-even if it means a trip to the Lower East Side.

Part noir thriller, part tragic love story, "Snyper" clips Cupid’s wings and dumps him in a back alley for a darkly humorous take on love, death and destruction. After all, if you want someone dead, you arrange a bad accident. But if you want them to really suffer, you arrange a bad relationship. Emotions are the weapon of choice. And when you’re a god with a gun, the difference between love and hate is just a matter of caliber.

Genres: Urban Fantasy, Fantasy

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First published August 1, 2012

Reviews

[Erika · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is a very fascinating take on the Greek mythology. Harmon takes what is known about the various figures and twist them, keeping them familiar but separating them from the characters that are shown in the myths. He is creating a world separate but connected to the one we live in, making the story believable and outrageous in equal parts.
Quite honestly, this was one of the most entrancing things I have read in a while that kept me interested from page one and not just the fourth or fifth chapter. I would recommended this to anyone who love Greek mythology and want to see a new take on that.

[Eileen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fun read. Mystery, romance, gods, conspiracy. What more do you need?

[Gary Coester · Rating 4 out of 5]

Simply put, when is the next?

[Kenya | Reviews May Vary · Rating 4 out of 5]

I bought this book from the author at a convention of some kind. He was super nice. This was a story about Cupid as a hitman. What's not to love? Nothing.