in an alternate Victorian London where demons exist, two petty criminals. Spencer and Bart decide to go straight by starting The great Big Demon Hunting Agency. Turns out they’re pretty good at it which leads to a bounty on their heads by other demons as well as bringing them to the attention of a crime boss who wants his share of any earnings they might make...or else and that or else includes some very nasty possibilities including, but not limited to, death.

Tessie’s husband, never a nice guy, has lately been even worse since he started hanging out with a man who seems wrong somehow although Tessie isn’t sure how. She suspects something bad is happening but, since she can’t trust anybody she knows, she turns to Bart and Spencer to find out what her husband is up to. Eventually this brings the duo to the Thaumaturgical and Paranormal Research Centre and suddenly facing vengeful demons and murderous crime bosses seem like much better safer options

When I saw The Great Big Demon Hunting Agency by Peter Oxley on Netgalley, it looked like it would be a whole lot of fun and, happily, it lived up to my expectations. Bart and Spencer made for very likeable characters and the bad guys, both human and nonhuman, are uncompromisingly and compellingly evil. The story moves at a brisk pace and kept me engaged throughout. Overall, a wickedly entertaining read, one I hope is the beginning of a series because I’d love to read more of the adventures of Bart and Spencer.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review. ( )

The Great Demon Hunting Agency
By Peter Oxley

Based in an alternate Victorian age, there are demons that somehow are loose upon the world physically. Two guys that never had a legitimate job before has only one option left and that's to go straight! No killing, robbing, or cracking heads. They are best friends and do everything together so they decide to start a Demon Hunting business. This is where everything starts to go really wrong! They are too good at their job!

Tessie is married to an ultimate jerk and treated like a prisoner. Her husband has a friend that comes around that is frightening just with his dark stare. She knows her husband and this scary man has bad intentions for her, but what? She hires the Demon Hunters to investigate because she doesn't know anyone else. Things were wrong before, now they get a lot worse!

The characters are wonderfully good or evil. The narration is perfect. The world building is so terrific I wanted to wash my hands in a few parts when they were in the filthy streets. This book is delightfully fun, exciting, with suspense, magic, paranormal, monsters, evil, and hearts of gold found in the filth of Victorian London!

I want to thank the publisher and NetGalley for letting me enjoy this fabulous book! This is such a fantastic book! ( )