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Alex Grecian

Author of The Yard

42+ Works 3,136 Members 249 Reviews 4 Favorited

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Series

Works by Alex Grecian

The Yard (2012) 1,304 copies
The Black Country (2013) 593 copies
The Devil's Workshop (2014) 346 copies
The Harvest Man (2015) 217 copies
Red Rabbit (2023) 112 copies
Goatsucker (2008) 52 copies
Rasputin, Vol. 1: The Road to the Winter Palace (2015) — Author — 47 copies
Thunderbirds are Go! (2009) 22 copies
Seven Sons (2006) 18 copies
Proof Volume 4: Julia TP (2010) 17 copies
Proof: Blue Fairies (Bk 5) (2010) 15 copies
Proof Volume 6 TP (2011) 14 copies
Rasputin, Vol. 2: The Road to the White House (2016) — Author — 14 copies
One Eye Open (2022) 6 copies
The Wolf (2018) 6 copies
Proof Endangered #4 (2011) 2 copies
Rasputin #2 — Author — 2 copies
Rasputin #1 — Author — 2 copies
Proof #23 (Image) (2009) 1 copy
Proof #24 (Image) (2009) 1 copy
Rasputin #9 — Author — 1 copy
Rasputin #3 — Author — 1 copy
Rasputin #5 — Author — 1 copy
Rasputin #4 — Author — 1 copy
Rasputin #6 — Author — 1 copy
Rasputin #7 — Author — 1 copy
Rasputin #8 — Author — 1 copy
Rasputin #10 — Author — 1 copy
Proof #27 1 copy
Proof #28 (2009) 1 copy
Proof #1 1 copy

Associated Works

24 Hour Comics (2004) — Contributor — 88 copies

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Legal name
Grecian, Alexander Douglas
Birthdate
1969-08-06
Gender
male
Nationality
USA
Places of residence
Kansas City
Education
University of Kansas
Occupations
graphic novelist
Agent
Seth Fishman

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atmospheric. Conscious attempt to give claustrophobic feel, small town,mines, collapsing into the ground.
bit high of a body count and quite an assortment of killers
 
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cspiwak | 59 other reviews | Mar 6, 2024 |
Quality Historical fiction the second book in the series but could be read as
a standalone story. Totally engaging from first to last page, absorbing clever intelligent mystery, which I thought I had solved before our heroes but I was wrong, following a surprise twist. Called in to a grim freezing snow covered mining village in the midlands to aid in a search for a missing family, our intrepid Officers from the yard find a lot more going on than they anticipated.
Completely recommended.
 
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Gudasnu | 59 other reviews | Feb 22, 2024 |
Well damn. I was NOT expecting this to be so good.

You know how, every once in a while, you read the back cover of the book and think, oh, I MUST read this! ...and then it turns out to be...well, so much less than you expected?

This book, for me, is the exact opposite of that. I read the back cover, thought, "meh" and put it back on the shelf. However, over the next couple of months, two co-workers both read it, and both sang its praises.

So, I figured, maybe I should check this out.

I'm so glad I did.

Going through the other reviews, I've seen complaints over the large cast of characters, some of whom aren't introduced until quite a ways in. And, in one case, an additional complaint that, because of the large cast, no one gets a proper backstory. And I also saw a complaint that the story is male-dominated.

Interesting.

First off, I don't care if the story has a large or small cast, as long as all the characters have a place in the story. That's definitely the case here. As for backstories? Yeah, the ones that require it definitely get it. Grecian provides a masterclass in doling out just enough information to pique a reader's interest in the characters, without doing a monstrous info dump, saving important details for deeper into the story where they have the most impact.

And, as for the male-dominated cast. Um...look at the time period this takes place in...there wasn't a lot of room for women in the male dominated world, however, there were some that absolutely stood out in history. And it's the same here: lots of guys, but the main "villain" is a woman, the most enigmatic lead of the troop is a woman, and then there's the titular Rabbit, who is...yup, a female character. I'd argue the strongest characters in the book were the female ones. So, I don't buy into any of these criticisms.

The story unfolds completely differently from what I expected, which was a minor disappointment until the author threw bomb after bomb of events and plot twists that I just didn't care and settled in for the ride, knowing it was going to be a good one.

Grecian offers a fun story, and lots of human drama, along with characters you can absolutely get behind and cheer for...even the villain.

I loved this book and I have a feeling it's going to be one of my favourites of the entire year.
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TobinElliott | 4 other reviews | Feb 16, 2024 |
Oh man I am worried. This was more like a 2.5 star for me. I hated the Jack the Ripper story line and felt most of the plot ridiculous. I loved the first two books of the series but if this is the way the series is going I might be out. I still love Day and Hammersmith but that was about it.
 
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cdaley | 44 other reviews | Nov 2, 2023 |

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