Vicious Circle (Felix Castor) Free Audiobook

Mike Carey
Read by Michael Kramer

This follow-up to Carey’s The Devil You Know (Grand Central, 2007) returns readers to a modern-day London where ghosts and zombies have become part of daily life. The novel revisits the lives of many characters introduced in the first book, including the protagonist, Felix Castor, but it stands alone. Castor has returned to his life as an exorcist and quickly becomes involved in a “missing ghost” case that isn’t as open-and-shut as it first appears. Similar in style and subject matter to Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child’s Brimstone (Grand Central, 2005), the book combines the detective thriller with supernatural elements to create a plot filled with suspense, ghoulish apparitions, and the Catholic Church. The narration provides a nice mix of dialogue and action, with humorous undertones sprinkled throughout, as Castor must rely on the help of zombies, werewolves, and a succubus to solve the mystery. Although the story begins slowly, it quickly picks up and comes to a satisfying end, finishing Castor’s current adventure with a few subplots that are likely to be tied up in the next novel in the series.