5 Stars


Tim Marquitz writes his novels while keeping in mind the most important things…Sex, drugs, humor, and major ass kicking. Frank “Trigg” is definitely a hero with many vices which is suiting seeing as he is the nephew of Lucifer himself, and a former number one pick to be the “Anti-Christ”. Man, I love biblical horror/ urban fantasy… Throw God, Angels, and Demons into any story line, and watch me be sucked right in. The Demon Squad series plays along many of the lines that Kadrey’s Sandman Slim series while at the same time each spin the same major players in many different directions.


Book two of the Demon Squad series is actually better than book one, a book that I also loved and gave full marks. Without going into details of book one, this one picks up right where that left off. Frank continues to push his luck with his friends, his employers, his enemies, and of course with the women of his life. Frank can really take a great punch which is awesome when everyone that you know always wants to punch you or worse. The world is in jeopardy again in this one first by the onslaught of everyone’s favorite, Zombies. Later we learn the truth behind them and find that a resurrection is the real worry of this book…Great stuff!


I love the adult oriented satire and humor that Marquitz fills these pages with:


A conversation with a hooker:


““We both understood it was a business transaction. We weren’t looking for love. I was just renting a good time from a woman who wouldn’t bat an eyelid when I broke out the vat of Jell-o and a snorkel. She didn’t care about my broken heart or want to hear how my day went. She wasn’t looking to be the next Mrs. Trigg. All she cared about was the big, hard bulge pressed tight against her sweaty little hand.
My wallet.”


An interesting sequence of events and takw with his exwife and also his …


“She turned to go, then stopped cold. She cast a glance back at me over her shoulder. “Are we all right?” Her voice sounded quiet, shaky almost.
I met her gaze. “No.” Her chin drooped, her eyes drifting down. A twinge of times past rattled my heart, no doubt spurred on by my dick. “Maybe we will be… someday.” I swear the little guy is a ventriloquist.”





And then Frank found a new friend… What a cool addition to the cast!


“Taking advantage of that, I dug at the dirt just outside the hole I’d made and shoveled it in underneath me and behind, always mindful of the air hole. I had Chatterbox—my pet zombie head—bite down on my shirt, near my shoulders so he could ride out with me, but I wouldn’t have to worry about him being buried. After he was situated, I tucked my gun into the back of my waistband and made my move.”


…Frank later even comments that Chatterbox is the best head that he ever received! HA!


This is a super-fast page turner that will leave you wanting more…Thank god there are more. The ending although neat and tidy is also a cliff hanger …


The urban fantasy elements are all done with a light touch, and that works just fine by me. Like the Dresden series, every type of monster, creature, and deity that you would find in any main stream urban fantasy are also here but they are treated with Marquitz’s, dark and witty humor and vulgarity. This means that I actually like a vampire…Katon kicks ass!!


I love this genre and wish that there was more for me. Thankfully I have only read the first two books and thanks to the ease of my Kindle will be going on to book three immediately. Highly recommended series to Urban Fantasy lovers that can handle vulgarity, dark humor, and a whole lot of ass kicking!!!