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In Razor Valentine you enter 1947 during Carnival where the natural laws don’t exist and where death is a dark and dangerous beauty. In this world, unlikely people struggle to live and love. Death is always imminent and confusion is queen.
Many characters return from previous stories to weave their way into this newest surreal adventure. And there are some new, but extraordinary characters based on real life celebrities of the 40s. Yeomans captures their essence in this bizarre tale. Caesar Rome ...more
Many characters return from previous stories to weave their way into this newest surreal adventure. And there are some new, but extraordinary characters based on real life celebrities of the 40s. Yeomans captures their essence in this bizarre tale. Caesar Rome ...more
When I dove into this one, I wasn't really sure what to expect...but whatever it was, this story was much better.
The author creates a dark but beautiful and enticing atmosphere in the French Quarter. The setting is placed on the first day of the Carnival in 1947, where reality, death and magic interplay and form a wondrous world. Nuestra Señora de la Santa Muerte is portrayed with an exquisite, dark elegance as she leaves a trail of death in her wake. But that's only the beginning.
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The author creates a dark but beautiful and enticing atmosphere in the French Quarter. The setting is placed on the first day of the Carnival in 1947, where reality, death and magic interplay and form a wondrous world. Nuestra Señora de la Santa Muerte is portrayed with an exquisite, dark elegance as she leaves a trail of death in her wake. But that's only the beginning.
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Razor Valentine is a vivid and well crafted tale set in 1947, New Orleans.
The author skillfully pulls the reader into the story from the very start. Set against the stunning backdrop of the Carnival, the darkness and mystery ooze from every word. The well-crafted characters race against time to stop a string of murders, despite danger lingering around every corner.
The action is surprising and fast paced and the author skillfully weaves the scenes in between with breath-taking attention to detail ...more
The author skillfully pulls the reader into the story from the very start. Set against the stunning backdrop of the Carnival, the darkness and mystery ooze from every word. The well-crafted characters race against time to stop a string of murders, despite danger lingering around every corner.
The action is surprising and fast paced and the author skillfully weaves the scenes in between with breath-taking attention to detail ...more
‘Ingrid patted his arm. “I am afraid not. New Orleans is more dangerous than the tourists know.” Irene smiled a demon’s grin. “Which explains why so many go missing every Mardi Gras. Who knows the face lurking behind all those lurid masks?” Cesar’s eyebrow rose slowly as he continued to stare at me, and I sighed, “The occult world exists. No one knows all the rules, just the one: stay as far away from it as you can.”’ Love that! It says so much about the themes of the book.
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Roland Yeomans writes action packed scenes set in 1940's New Orleans. He pulls in characters who were stars at the time mixed with his own creations and a bit of the supernatural. More of a tale of spirits, the undead come back to wreak havoc. While not my normal genre, I found the narration fast-paced and the characters interesting. I especially liked the photos and quotes at the beginning of each chapter. I follow Roland's blog, Writing in the Crosshairs, and enjoy his posts. Give his supernat
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Mar 14, 2019
Juneta Key
marked it as to-read
