I am never disappointed when I pick up the next installment of the Nightside series. Noir detective meets the supernatural, with so many different characters and backstories you never get bored.

Once again, John Taylor is on the case, this time he has been asked to find a DVD which provides proof of an afterlife. This time he has a plucky sidekick - an investigative reporter (who happens to be part succubus). If you've read all the previous Nightside novels, this is another good read to add to the shelf. ( )

Pretty good. ( )

I enjoy hard-boiled detective novels. I enjoy alternate realities. I enjoy a wry sense of humor. So naturally I am a huge fan of Randall Garrett (Lord Darcy), Glen Cook (anything) and Jim Butcher (Dresden Files). I can now add Simon Green to the list of ohboys. I just finished the 8thof the Nightside series of books. Even though I hadn't read the first seven, this one stood on its own merit. It was a quick read, and thoroughly enjoyable. The sense of humor made the "dark" aspect actually enjoyable. I definitely recommend John Taylor if you ever need a person to find something you've lost and then take care of the situation it causes (and do it much better than Sam Spade could have)! ( )

While not my favorite Nightside book, this is still a better than average read by Simon Green. John Taylor is hired by the Nightside's most infamous gossip rag to locate the man who sold them a recording from the afterlife and then disappeared. He's unwillingly partnered with half-demon reporter Bettie. The ending of the central mystery is actually very satisfying,and there's the usual treat of truly odd characters and places that makes Green's Nightside special, but John seems to be having too easy of a time of it. He's grown so powerful that there's almost no suspense, just curiosity for how he'll get himself out of whatever he's gotten himself into. I think the central drama was supposed to be the temptation Bettie posed to his hands-off love affair with Shotgun Suzie, but Bettie was too annoying to make it convincing. With no real danger, either to John's life or his heart, I found this episode lacked the usual page-turning quality of the other Nightside books. ( )

Nothing new same old tricks and weak plot ( )