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The Man Who Walked in the Dark
All things found. All things fixed.
Jude Demarco will take any job in the station-city of Nicodemia, so long as it doesn't involve religion or art. People care too much about religion and art, and where there's passion, life gets messy.
Then Charlotte Beck walks into his life with a lit cigarette and a lousy deal. She needs him to track down a stolen painting--one sought by art collectors, criminal masterminds, and the Catholic Church. To find it, she needs to locate the men who stole it.
She won't take no for an answer.
In a city where crime lords are saints and good deeds are a commodity, Demarco soon discovers that if he wants the truth about his own dangerous past, then he's going to need to bend a few rules.
And life is going to get messy.
Jude Demarco will take any job in the station-city of Nicodemia, so long as it doesn't involve religion or art. People care too much about religion and art, and where there's passion, life gets messy.
Then Charlotte Beck walks into his life with a lit cigarette and a lousy deal. She needs him to track down a stolen painting--one sought by art collectors, criminal masterminds, and the Catholic Church. To find it, she needs to locate the men who stole it.
She won't take no for an answer.
In a city where crime lords are saints and good deeds are a commodity, Demarco soon discovers that if he wants the truth about his own dangerous past, then he's going to need to bend a few rules.
And life is going to get messy.
409 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 11, 2024
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Anthony W. Eichenlaub
33 books46 followersAnthony W. Eichenlaub’s stories appear in Little Blue Marble, A Punk Rock Future, and the anthology Fell Beasts and Fair. When the ground isn’t frozen solid, he enjoys gardening, camping, and long walks with a lazy dog. When it is, he would rather be indoors. He can be found at anthonyeichenlaub.com.
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January 19, 2024
This book has everything: a noir detective, a sexy, mysterious, lethal woman and an artificial world stratified by class and different worlds within the larger world. The way the world and the people were gradually revealed as the search for mystries kept going was compelling.
The character and the world will stick in my mind for a long while. I had to think about who really is the villain and how many times do we make choices for our own reasons that might impact others. That's the deeper side.
The fun piece is the whole roller coaster read that kept me up way too late. This book is great! I received a free advance reading copy, and I'm so glad I did.
The character and the world will stick in my mind for a long while. I had to think about who really is the villain and how many times do we make choices for our own reasons that might impact others. That's the deeper side.
The fun piece is the whole roller coaster read that kept me up way too late. This book is great! I received a free advance reading copy, and I'm so glad I did.
August 9, 2025
I enjoyed THE MAN WHO WALKED IN THE DARK. The world creation is amazing! The main character, Jude DeMarco, is a fascinating mix of strength, weakness, stubbornness, kindness, and compassion. I did have some trouble with the mystery plot, though. It’s so complex and obscure that I couldn’t see where DeMarco was making any progress at all until 80% into the story which was - frustrating. The bombshell reveal conclusion was quite satisfying!
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