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Untouchable (Saul Imbierowicz Trilogy Book 2) Kindle Edition
Saul Imbierowicz led an unremarkable life, until Al Capone murdered him, and he was reborn as a vampire. Now Saul works for Eliot Ness, trying to take down Chicago' s most notorious gangster. Being a vampire has its ups and downs and Saul has a million questions about his new “ life” . Al Capone offers to answer Saul' s questions, but for a price that Saul is unwilling to pay. When the mysterious Mr. Brown returns, Saul learns that a vampire war is brewing. As Saul struggles to keep himself from becoming a monster like Capone, he must work with Agent Christian Wright, a task which is easier said than done. Christian would rather stake Saul than work with him, but Christian knows that a vampire war would be disastrous. This fledgling partnership must succeed, or Chicago will pay the price.
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherShadow Dragon Press
- Publication dateMarch 2, 2020
- File size2574 KB
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"An inherently fascinating and impressively original fantasy novel that melds together a world of vampires and mobsters, Untouchable by the writing team Geoff Habiger and Coy Kissee is a simply compelling and exceptionally entertaining read from cover to cover." —Midwest Book Review
"There isn’t a lot of pizzazz in Habiger and Kissee’s serviceable second Saul Imbierowicz historical urban fantasy (following Unremarkable), despite the fun premise of Saul and his boss, Eliot Ness, attempting to apprehend vampire gangster Al Capone. Saul has recently become a vampire himself, making him stronger and faster than his human partner, Agent Christian Wright, who both loathes Saul and is the only member of the team other than Ness to know of his transformation. Despite the animosity between them, Saul turns to Christian for help when he learns that a vampire war may be brewing in Chicago between Capone and a mystery vampire. Throughout this tale, Saul constantly imagines his Jewish family commenting on his actions (“If you’d rather drink this gentile’s blood and disappoint your mother, then go ahead”) as a way of coping with the knowledge that they believe him to be dead. This conceit is often amusing but occasionally becomes distracting, as when Saul’s imagined parents and sister interrupt his fight scenes. The abrupt, cliff-hanger ending creates an unfinished feel that will frustrate new readers. Still, Saul’s arresting narrative voice and the inclusion of real historical events will please series fans." —Publishers Weekly
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Product details
- ASIN : B081SQ9QD8
- Publisher : Shadow Dragon Press (March 2, 2020)
- Publication date : March 2, 2020
- Language : English
- File size : 2574 KB
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Not Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Sticky notes : On Kindle Scribe
- Print length : 218 pages
- Page numbers source ISBN : 1932926852
- Best Sellers Rank: #1,567,134 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #1,883 in Pulp Thrillers
- #2,026 in Vampire Suspense
- #2,142 in Vampire Thrillers
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About the author
Geoff Habiger grew up in Manhattan...Kansas, not New York. (That's the Little Apple, not the Big Apple, for those of you playing along at home.) His co-author (Coy Kissee) was his best friend in high school, and they spent many days reading comics, talking about books and movies, and playing Dungeons & Dragons and other role-playing games. Geoff still does many of these things today. Geoff and Coy's passion for games led them to create the company Tangent Games in 2004, through which they've published a few card games and several supplements, adventures, and rule books for role-playing games. Geoff's passion for dinosaurs (something he never outgrew) led to a degree in Geology at Kansas State University and a couple of years in graduate study at Montana State University. He turned his passion into a popular award-winning children's activity book, the Dinosaur Learning Activity Book. Geoff is a senior partner in the publishing company, Artemesia Publishing, which publishes quality books from quality authors. He lives in New Mexico with his wife, son, and two cats.
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Unremarkable had set up the world of Saul, an everyman protagonist that serves as the title’s namesake. He gets sucked into an underworld drama that ultimately sees him “killed” by Al Capone. Don’t worry, that’s not a spoiler. Hell, the reader learns this fact in the very first line of the first book. The quotation marks are also a deliberate choice, as Saul returns as a vampire. Again, hardly a spoiler, as it assumes the plot-driver role in the second book.
Untouchable sees Al Capone on the run with Eliot Ness in pursuit. Saul becomes part of the law enforcement ensemble tasked with hunting down Capone, as his vampire abilities make him an ideal tool. This is perhaps the most compelling aspect of the book, i.e. the oft-nefarious role leveraged by the other side. It’s not a unique premise, but the authors manage to revamp it by using a subject who was noble from the start. As the story progresses, Saul is beleaguered by both sides, forcing him to question the nature of his partnerships.
Speaking of partners, Saul’s detective companion embodies the love-to-hate role within the story. Christian is about as stubborn and narrow-minded as they get. He only sees Saul as an abomination, despite how many times Saul saves him from certain death. Whenever you sneer while reading this book, the vast majority will be directed at this glorious schmuck.
Habiger and Kissee also carry over the dreary noir vibe of the first book. Some of the most visceral parts of the story are when Saul is walking the streets by himself while wrangling with his predicament. I could easily taste the rust and smell the smoke that encircled him. He and the story give off a Watchmen feel, similar to Rorschach tromping the streets with a gravelly monologue accenting each step. In fact, the outfit tasked with protecting mortal realm is called the Night Watchers, so perhaps this was a deliberate homage.
The pacing is tight, the action is punchy, and the dollops of humor are well-placed. Humor can be especially mishandled in darker series, and the authors wield it with skill and finesse. Some of my favorite parts of the book are when Saul has mental conversations with his family. If I had to make a list of my favorite lines, they would all come from here.
And so, a mounting war between Al Capone and a mysterious opposition takes center stage, with Saul thrown into the mix as the proverbial monkey wrench. There’s not much more I can say that wouldn’t be a potential spoiler, but I can say that many scenes with Capone had me wincing as he channeled the darkest sides of Tony Soprano. Untouchable is a delightful sequel that I can highly recommend to fans of gritty monster tales and fast-paced detective thrillers.
As a parting thought, I can also say that the ending is a grin-inducing springboard into the next book, which I can only hope that Habiger and Kissee are working on right now.