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2.67 of 5 stars
In the dark tradition of Los Angeles noir, The Cleaners is the story of a ragtag team of for-hire trauma-scene cleaners led by ex-surgeon Robert Be... read full description

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Nov 15, 2011
Jerry rated it: 3 of 5 stars
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Nov 20, 2010
Mark rated it: 3 of 5 stars
A team of expert crime scene cleaners -- curiously identical in appearance -- have a knowledge about blood and its behavior that is rather beyond the normal medical trade. They seem very happy with their gruesome job too, until all hell breaks loose, resulting in a very thirsty kid. Among other things.

Rough going on first read -- especially with so many characters looking so similar (I'm guessing there's a reason for this) -- but very rewarding the second time around. Artist Rahsan Eke More...
Sep 05, 2011
Mike rated it: 5 of 5 stars
Wow, that was actually...disturbing. I found it hard to make sense of what was really going on in the deeper plot through most of this book - mostly it was just a bit chilling to see the awful things being done by the 'villain' juxtaposed next to the harsh reality of our 'heroes'.

I thought I was going to enjoy this more - get a hit of the usual smug superiority that most of the CSI-type shows give me when they show just how much smarter the police techs/science geeks are than the crimi More...
Feb 02, 2010
Alan rated it: 4 of 5 stars
The rating might be a bit high, but I really enjoyed, and was slightly disturbed by this tale of crime scene cleaners. Former Dr. Robert Bellarmine seems to have some secrets in his past, as do his cleaner crew, and one of those secrets seems to be Bellarmine's search for something else besides the best and safest way to clean grisly crime scenes. A little horror is tossed into the story, and overall I was pleasantly surprised with how much I enjoyed the story. I would probably read more.
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Oct 17, 2010
Nevertaken rated it: 3 of 5 stars
If there was more I'd definitely continue to read it, so that should say something. I really don't think I'd recommend it to anyone I know personally, as just a 120 page story though. The entire time I was reading it I wanted to know what would happen, so that's a definite plus. I knew nothing about it before, just gave it a shot based on the publisher and cover and overall I was pleased.
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Jun 13, 2010
Desiree rated it: 3 of 5 stars
I must say that I really enjoyed the full-color artwork here! The story started out great and then got a bit weird... not sure if I even understand what happened! Guess I will have to wait for the next volume...

Definitely NOT just about cleaning u crime scenes.... mildly recommended...
Jun 11, 2010
Sonic rated it: 2 of 5 stars
Can I say 2 and a half? I mostly liked this,... I would probably pick up and read a vol. 2 (at the library) if it happens, and since alot went unexplained I suspect there will be a second one,... it started with a cool premise and then it went kind predictable , ... the art was mostly o.k., ...
May 10, 2011
J. rated it: 3 of 5 stars
Interesting, dark story, but sort of hampered by the art--the blood and guts scenes were good, but the characters were a little hard to distinguish. Also, some plotlines were certainly left hanging, and as far as I know, there's no mention of a volume 2 to resolve them.
Mar 25, 2011
Wendy rated it: 2 of 5 stars
Maybe every male character was supposed to look exactly alike... Maybe if I read it another three or four more times I'd get why things happened and who did them.

But I'm not.
Feb 06, 2012
Jonathan H. rated it: 3 of 5 stars
Found this one at the library. Creepy, something between sci-fi and fantasy, sort of like a CSI: Vampires. Pretty interesting story, but quite gruesome.
Dec 14, 2010
alana (eHawk) rated it: 3 of 5 stars
Pretty good, like the lingering around former crime scenes, but the additional jump into the supernatural.

Think the likes of Dexter or CSI meets X-files.
Aug 08, 2010
Jacobi rated it: 1 of 5 stars
There was a neat germ of an idea in this trade, but ultimately it didn't work for me at all. The art was hard to follow, and the story was pretty choppy.
Nov 13, 2009
Tone rated it: 1 of 5 stars
Forensics vs Vampires.
I couldn't tell most of the human cast apart and so I lost interest.
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Nov 14, 2011
Kathy marked it as to-read
Oct 26, 2011
Rob rated it: 3 of 5 stars
Oct 03, 2011
Dana * marked it as to-read
Sep 28, 2011
Jase rated it: 2 of 5 stars
Sep 18, 2011
Brian rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Sep 15, 2011
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Aug 27, 2011
Erica rated it: 1 of 5 stars
Aug 05, 2011
Crimson rated it: 5 of 5 stars
Aug 06, 2011
Cosmo rated it: 2 of 5 stars
Jul 28, 2011
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Jul 25, 2011
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Jul 24, 2011
Kristy rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Oct 15, 2011
Berna rated it: 2 of 5 stars
Jun 22, 2011
Tom rated it: 2 of 5 stars
May 13, 2011
Joe rated it: 3 of 5 stars
May 10, 2011
Doreen marked it as to-read