From corrupt cops and drug dealers to innocent civilians, the characters in "Desperate Souls" add flavor to the mix, with a complex protagonist, Jake Helman, at the forefront. The novel offers a raw and edgy addition to the genre, blending film noir elements with a modern-day New York City setting and a unique twist on a zombie tale.
Peopled with intriguing supporting characters on both sides of the law, "Desperate Souls" is a page-turner that defies categorization, keeping readers eagerly anticipating the next installment in The Jake Helman Files. The plot revolves around Jake's investigation into machete murders linked to a new street drug, Black Magic, which turns users into subhuman scarecrows and sellers into zombies, creating a breakneck pace filled with questions and surprises.
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There are significant content warnings for violence, murder, and themes of addiction.
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In this action-packed novel, Jake Helman, the ex-cop and zombie killer, has set up shop as a private investigator in lower Manhattan. When a woman hires Jake to prove that her dead grandson is dealing a deadly new drug called Black Magic on a Brooklyn street corner, Jake uncovers a plot by a vicious drug lord to use voodoo to seize the streets of New York City. Gun-wielding zombie assassins, hallucinations, and betrayal confront Jake at every corner, but voodoo creates more terror than zombies, and Jake finds himself poised on the edge of insanity as he fights to restore the soul of the one person he trusts. A combination of hard-core horror and hard-boiled crime fiction, this thriller is gripping and suspenseful.
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