If you are a fan of the Alex Verus series, you should read this entry as some previous storylines come to a head. It is much darker in tone than all previous entries as Alex finally comes to accept the fact that if he wants to survive and protect those closest to him, he can no longer try to straddle the fence between light and dark, and even that fateful turn may not be enough. Definitely sends the series in a new direction, and while I am somewhat sad to see it happen it really was inevitable, and I look forward to see where it leads.

Fallen by Benedict Jacka, another hit by Author. Fallen the next book in the series and does a great job at wrapping up a lot of the disparate storyline arcs. Alex Verus is still trying to figure out how to keep the mess of his life from destroying him and those he cares about.