A review by colls
A Barricade In Hell by Jaime Lee Moyer

3.0

This wasn't quite as strong as the first book in the series and it ended too abruptly, but it held some interesting elements. It doesn't take up immediately after the events of book 1, but after some time has passed. Jack and Sadie are in the midst of beginning a family and Sadie is pushed to the side caring for her child. Dora, however, is still present (thankfully! she's by far the most interesting character of the series) and frankly if this book was written from her POV I think it'd have been much more interesting. Gabe and Jack continue to be the buddy-cops of the pre-WWI era and the San Fransisco descriptions/setting was engaging, particularly Chinatown.

Delia and Gabe make a good couple, and I like their mutual respect and admiration. I don't know that the way they drew Randy into their circle made sense, but it was expedient and served the plot to have him in the tale so I forgave the rushed and awkward way he arrived.

I'll continue the series in the hopes that some of the world building about ghosts and the supernatural in general is fleshed out, but I suspect it's not in the (tarot) cards.