Unnatural Acts by Kevin J. AndersonMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Zombie PI Dan Chambeaux returns for his second adventure in the novel "Unnatural Acts" along with his lawyer partner Robin Deyer and all round girl friday Sheyenne (girlfriend and ghost) plus Officer Toby McGoohan his BHF (Best Human Friend). The plea of an escaped Golem brings to light the exploitation of Golems who have been slaving away to produce cheap knick knacks, this in turns reveals a concerted attempt to gentrify areas of the Quarter with big business and organised crime hiding in the shadows. Even worse is Senator Rupert Balfour who is quite happy to stoke up resentment and hatred for all non-humans upto the point of inciting violence and using the confusion and hysteria to get a bill past which can ultimately strip all non-humans of any rights.
Throw in the always complicated aspect of prostitution in the form of the Full Moon Brothel and the ghost of a famous bank robber not to mention the ghost of Harvey Jekyll then Dan and his friends have a lot on their plate none of it as yummy as is served in the 24 hour Ghoul’s Diner.
I'm really beginning to enjoy this series, Dan is a noir character in a setting which is very well constructed and the almost overabundant "monsters" let alone all shades of human will allow for many a tale to be told.
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