Ballistic Kiss: A Sandman Slim thriller from the New York Times bestselling master of supernatural noir (Sandman Slim, Book 11)

Sandman Slim is back in Los Angeles and kicking more supernatural ass in this inventive, high-octane page-turner—the next to last volume in the popular and acclaimed fantasy adventure series from New York Times bestselling author Richard Kadrey. As the battle between warring angels continues, James Stark is focused on seemingly simpler matters now that he’s resurfaced on earth: an invasion of ghosts. L.A.’s Little Cairo neighborhood has suddenly been overrun by violent spirits, and Thomas Abbott knows if anyone can figure out why they’ve appeared – and how to get rid of them – it’s Stark. Armed with the Room of Thirteen Doors, Stark quickly learns that the answer may reach back to the 1970s and the unsolved murder of small-time actor Chris Stein. As he begins to dig into the cold case, another area of Stark’s life takes an unexpected turn when he becomes entangled with Janet, a woman he saved during the High Plains Drifter zombie attack. Janet’s brush with the living dead hasn’t quenched her thirst for danger. She’s an adrenaline junkie and a member of The Zero Lodge – a club that promises ‘there’s zero chance you’ll get out alive’. The Lodge attracts thrill seekers who flock to perilous events such as night walks through the L.A. Zoo – with its deadliest animals uncaged. Joining the lodge to be with Janet, Stark makes a pair of crucial discoveries that could decide the fate of L.A. and Heaven itself. To prevent the Little Cairo haunting from consuming the city, Stark must piece together the connections between the Lodge and a missing angel last seen in a Hollywood porn palace. But while he may dispatch the ghosts, Stark knows that without his help, the bloody war in Heaven could rage forever. In this dark, urban fiction, Stark's action-packed journey takes him through the underbelly of contemporary L.A., where the paranormal is the norm and danger lurks at every corner. His relentless pursuit of truth, fueled by his top-notch investigative skills, leads him to unearth secrets that could alter the course of Heaven and Earth. For fans of Benedict Jacka (An Inheritance of Magic), Ben Aaronovitch (Lies Sleeping), Jim Butcher (Warriorborn), Luke Arnold (One Foot in the Fade), and Charles Stross (Dead Lies Dreaming).