Synopses & Reviews
In the secret heart of London, under the cover of endless darkness, is the Nightside. But enter at your own risk. The party animals who live here may be as inhuman as their appetites...
My name is John Taylor. The Nightside is my home, and Iandrsquo;ve got a brand new full-time job there (in addition to my private eye work) as Walkerandmdash;the Voice of the Authorities. Iandrsquo;m also marrying the love of my life, Suzie Shooter, the Nightsideandrsquo;s most fearsome bounty-hunter. But nothing comes easy here. Not life. Not death. And for certain, not happily-ever-after.
Before I can say andldquo;I do,andrdquo; I have one more case to solve as a private eyeandmdash;and my first assignment as Walker. Both jobs would be a lot easier to accomplish if I werenandrsquo;t on the run, from friends and enemies alike. And if my bride-to-be werenandrsquo;t out to collect the bounty on my head...
Review
andldquo;Greenandrsquo;s superlative twelfth Nightside novel ratchets up the stakes for series protagonist John Taylor in an intricate and action-filled plot that seamlessly blends crime and the supernaturalandhellip;The pace never flags and the sardonic Chandleresque narration is perfectly suited to the Nightsideandrsquo;s fantastical mean streets.andrdquo;andmdash;
Publishers Weekly
andldquo;There is still the classic Green breakneck pacing, the quirky character twists, the joys of name-drop references (to his other books and pop-culture icons alike), but theyandrsquo;re accompanied by a wonderful narrative sense of melancholy, as if Green hates parting with John as much as we do.andrdquo;andmdash;Tulsa Book Review (online edition)
andldquo;Simon R. Green walks us through his most thoroughly developed setting and its vast assortment of strange, devious, and downright weird charactersandhellip;The Nightside may be shuttered for now, but Green never forsakes his darlings for long; readers may expect to see John Taylor, Shotgun Suzie or other denizens of the Nightside infiltrate his other works in the future. At the very least, theyandrsquo;ve been given a proper sendoff. Recommended.andrdquo;andmdash;SF Revu (online edition)
andldquo;The Bride Wore Black Leather has everything I expect from a Nightside book. Taylor is the Sam Spade for the twenty-first century, willing to stare down an angel, a demon or a god. Nightside has the meanest of the mean streets, and John Taylor is right at home there. Sunnyside? Not bloody likely.andrdquo;andmdash;Fantasy Literature (online edition)
Synopsis
Lady Luck has hired John Taylor to investigate the origins of the Nightside--the dark heart of London where it's always 3 A.M. But when he starts to uncover facts about his long-vanished mother, the Nightside--and all of existence-- could be snuffed out.
Synopsis
John Taylor is the name. I work the Nightside. Only in that dark heart of London where it's always three A.M., where human and inhuman can feed their darkest desires, do I feel at home. Probably because I was born there.
What I do is find things--people, objects--and in this case, the truth about the origins of the Nightside.
That's what Lady Luck has hired me to investigate. But the more I dig, the more I discover, not about the Nightside but about the great question in my life: exactly who--and what--was my long-vanished mother.
Paying jobs are one thing. Personal quests are another. And I've been warned that uncovering the facts about dear old mum could be a very bad thing, not just for the Nightside but for all of existence.
Still I can't stop...I'm John Taylor. Finding things is who I am. It's what I do. Whatever the consequences...
Synopsis
Lady Luck has hired John Taylor to investigate the origins of the Nightside--the dark heart of London where it's always 3 A.M. But when he starts to uncover facts about his long-vanished mother, the Nightside--and all of existence-- could be snuffed out.
About the Author
Simon R. Green is a New York Times bestselling author whose works include Drinking Midnight Wine, Beyond the Blue Moon, Blue Moon Rising, The Adventures of Hawk & Fisher, and the Deathstalker series. A resident of Bradford-on-Avon in England, he is currently working on the next Deathstalker novel.