Deep Down Out in Paperback
Deep Down, the second book in my three book contemporary fantasy series set in western South Dakota, came out in trade paperback on February 11th.
About the story:
All that changes when she gets a call asking her to help an elderly neighbor who is being stalked by black dogs, creatures from the underworld that are harbingers of death. When a black dog appears, Hallie learns, a reaper is sure to follow. And if the dark visions she’s suddenly receiving are any indication, it looks like the reaper is now following her.
Meanwhile, strange events herald the arrival of ghosts from Boyd’s past, ghosts the young deputy isn’t ready to face. Refusing Hallie’s help, Boyd takes off to deal with the problem on his own, only to find that he’s facing something much larger and more frightening than he’d imagined.
Stalked by a reaper and plagued by dark visions, Hallie finds she must face her fears and travel into Death’s own realm to save those she most loves.
What other people say:
From The Gazette:
This may sound like a fantasy thriller — and it is — but it’s also a story about the sense of community and steadfastness present in the Midwest. When Hallie finds herself caught in a riddle, she turns to a neighbor. When she’s facing down an angry ghost, the county sheriff stands by her, even though he has no idea what’s happening. In times of trouble, we turn to one another and show our true (and hopefully best) selves. Coates captures this beautifully.
From Publisher’s Weekly:
Supernatural-sensitive Hallie Michaels returns for a thrill-packed adventure in this solid follow-up to Wide Open.
From tor.com
With Hallie Michaels, Coates has given us an interesting character with a compelling voice. The friendship between her and Boyd Davies—the developing relationship—feels real, honest, textured. Nuanced, the way real relationships are. Her interaction with the supernatural is a combination of eerie and well, shit matter-of-fact. I particularly enjoyed the fact that one of the black dogs just decides to follow Hallie around. Because it thinks she’s interesting.
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YAY! I'm excited about book 3 coming out too :)No tour I'm afraid. Working on the next book, which I hope will be a bit different, but still a good read (I hope!)
Thanks for posting!
You're welcome! What's the next book like? I love the prose in your first two books. I've read reviewers call it a sense of place, I think of it as more of a perfectly fitted character voice that happens to be from and rooted in a place with a slightly different style of language use from generic/mainstream/media US English. I've never been to South Dakota and have no idea what they talk like there, but I love the sense of depth in Hallie's voice. The black dogs are awesome too. *grins*
Coincidentally enough I grew up in Albany and went to college in Grinnell. (I work in a bookstore in Albany now - if you ever just sort of happen by, feel free to let us know a couple weeks ahead and we'll set up a reading/signing for you.)
Er, so I guess I don't necessarily know personally that the place the language is rooted in is South Dakota. But it's somewhere, even if the somewhere is nonexistent. That's what counts, you know?
You aren't doing a tour, are you?