Once again, Robinson transcends the usual limits of the genre in this dazzling novel about the obsessive power of vengeance.
"It's 1985 and things in Ethan's life are going pretty well ... until a missing woman shows up in the background of an old B-movie, and Ethan is drawn into Hollywood's secret occult underbelly as he hunts for her among the wreckage of the ...
Toss Dracula into a blender, throw in a shot of hard-boiled detective fiction, splash in a couple drops of Stranger Things, and pour yourself a nice tall glass of Friend of the Devil.
As Banks and Annie dig into the past to uncover connections in two cases, they find themselves dealing with the emotional baggage and personal demons of their own relationship.
Dale had insisted , consequently , that Evan transplant his smokables to the Devil's Vale . The Devil's Vale was a dark , overgrown hollow on the east side of the island , so named because Alderhut had burned people there .
It's 1990, and some critics believe that America's most celebrated chef, Joseph Soderini di Avenzano, cut a deal with the Devil to achieve fame and fortune.