![]() The secret deal they've struck with the rebel angels is darker than anything Stark has encountered. When one of Stark's closest friends is poisoned with the black liquid, Stark and Candy have to go to the only place where they might find a cure: Hell.īut standing in their way are the damned souls who, even after death, still work for Wormwood. ![]() Stark's plans change when he meets a dying angel who gives him a vial of a mysterious black liquid that could be a secret weapon in the ongoing war between angels who want to allow human souls into Heaven and rebel angels willing to die to keep them out. He needs a little action, and now Abbott wants Stark and Candy to investigate the disappearance of a young boy-and help uncover council members who might be tied to Wormwood's power brokers. For a man who's most recently met Death-and death's killer-a few months of normal life is more than he can handle. ![]() The request from Thomas Abbot, the Augur of the Sub Rosa council, couldn't come at a better time for James Stark, aka Sandman Slim. ![]() Sandman Slim returns in a stunning, high-octane thriller filled with the intense kick-ass action and inventive fantasy that are the hallmarks of New York Times bestselling author Richard Kadrey. ![]()
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