Hera’s Curse: Book One of the American Noir Trilogy by Shaun Griffin
Description
A cell phone number triggers a deadly chain of events which pits assassins Matt and John against the enigmatic Anastasiya. She is a vampire who has lived in the shadows for two hundred years and is not about to allow the extermination of her kind by mere mortals.
When a desperate young woman named Faith joins the men, she becomes the key to Anastasiya finding them. The vigilante priest, the ruthless crime boss, the disillusioned PI, the unfaithful trophy wife — each has their part to play as Anastasiya’s hunt moves towards the inevitable deadly showdown.
Hera’s Curse is a blend of crime noir and deconstructed vampire myth unlike anything you will read.
Publication Date 27/5/2024
My Review
This is definitely not your typical vampire story. A pretty good plot. Good characters and twists that will keep you reading until the last page.
Matt and John are assassins, guns for hire. On the lookout for a target they’ve been assigned. One looks forward to the chase and killing, the other not so much. They’ve been friends for a while, but a rift is beginning to form…..
Faith made one bad choice and now she’s paying for it! But when a lifeline is thrown to her, Faith has to quickly decide to stay where she is (if she does then she won’t be around for much longer 💀) or to go with Matt and John her new heroes and help them find the guy she’s with. (I personally would go with option two.) Deciding on the second option, Faith hopes it doesn’t lead her down an even more dangerous path!!
And Anastasiya our villain of the story, but is she? Being persecuted by humans who feel threatened by her has Anastasiya on edge. Being hunted because of one silly mistake made by one of her progeny, Anastasiya will hunt them. And Faith maybe the key to finding the two killers…..
It has stories coming together from all the different characters, we get to see how they come to this point in their lives, why they are here, and how it’s all going to end!
The ending, although I vaguely saw coming, still surprised me.
But I’m going to be honest, I really struggled getting into the book and it keeping my attention. I usually inhale vampire stories. But this one…. I can’t put my finger on it, it just didn’t flow like the books I usually read.
But that’s not to say it’s a bad book, no it’s not. It’s written well, thought out pretty good, and executed nicely.
The characters felt just a little out of sync with each other and the book. But I could easily distinguish one from another.
A good read if you like a thriller with a noir feeling.
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