The second book in this Mandel series continues the adventures of the characters established in book one. The story frames a murder mystery within the same setting. I enjoyed the prose despite the silly paranormal elements.
The narrative introduces more, new occult tropes. Hamilton employs pseudo-science to justify the supernatural phenomena. The explanation for the magic is weakened by the pseudo-scientific logic.
I am normally not great at solving mysteries, but I identified the culprit early. I deduced the motive and the method by a process of elimination.
The science fiction background remains intriguing. I hope these elements dominate the third book. 3/5 Stars.
The narrative introduces more, new occult tropes. Hamilton employs pseudo-science to justify the supernatural phenomena. The explanation for the magic is weakened by the pseudo-scientific logic.
I am normally not great at solving mysteries, but I identified the culprit early. I deduced the motive and the method by a process of elimination.
The science fiction background remains intriguing. I hope these elements dominate the third book. 3/5 Stars.
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