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)
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
My name is John Taylor. I’m a PI for hire in the Nightside, the dark and corrupt city within the city of London. Where the sun never shines and where pleasure and horror are always on sale—for the right price.
Not a nice place to visit or a nice place to live. So you wouldn’t think I would care that it was about to be destroyed, by none other than my very own long-missing, not-quite-human mom.
But I do. I was born here, I live here, and I got friends here. They might not all be acceptable in polite company, but they’re my friends, nonetheless.
I know that I’m the only one who can stop her. The trick is, how to do it without fulfilling this prophecy that says whatever action I take, not only is the Nightside doomed, but the rest of the world will soon follow…
Synopsis
John Taylor, the PI with a knack for finding things, gets a visit from Walker-the powerful, never-to-be-trusted agent who runs the Nightside on behalf of The Authorities. He tells John he's dying, and wants to offer him an important job:
His....
Synopsis
John Taylor is not a private detective per se, but he has a knack for finding lost things. That's why he's been hired to descend into the Nightside, an otherworldly realm in the center of London where fantasy and reality share renting space and the sun never shines
Synopsis
Just another success from the New York Times bestselling author
God's own enforcer, the righteous engine of destruction known as the Walking Man, has come to the Nightside. His sole purpose is the elimination of the wicked and the guilty, which means no one will be left in the Nightside once he gets started. So the Authorities have hired P.I. John Taylor to stop him. Legend has it that he can't be killed. Taylor is very much hoping that the legend isn't true.
Synopsis
John Taylor, P.I., has come into possession of the legendary Excalibur. To find out why, he'll have to consult the Last Defenders of Camelot, a group of knights who dwell in a place more frightening than the Nightside: London. John has been there in years-and there are good reasons for that...
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
In the wake of the war that left the Nightside leaderless, Jeremiah Griffin-one of the last of the immortal human families-plans to fill the power vacuum. But his granddaughter has disappeared, and he wants John Taylor to use his special abilities to find her. Except someone-or something-is blocking Taylor's abilities.
Synopsis
The publisher of
The Unnatural Inquirer?the Nightside?s most notorious rag?has offered John Taylor one million pounds to find a man who claims to have evidence of the afterlife stored on a DVD.
The Inquirer made the guy a sweet deal. Then he and the disc vanished. And if Taylor?s not careful, he may be next.
Synopsis
John Taylor is not a private detective per se, but he has a knack for finding lost things. That's why he's been hired to descend into the Nightside, an otherworldly realm in the center of London where fantasy and reality share renting space and the sun never shines
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.