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A review by misterjay
A Kiss Before the Apocalypse by Thomas E. Sniegoski
4.0
This is not really a detective story. Rather, it's a meditation on death and loss and grieving dressed up as a secular detective story with angels. And it's really good.
It's fast and actually fairly light reading given that the main character's grief over his wife's impending death is a constant refrain. The noir-ish aspects come across as a gentle homage and the religious elements of the book are given a fantasy brushing; there is no preaching in the novel.
Fans of Jim Butcher, Thomas Golden, and Kim Harrison ought to give this a try.
It's fast and actually fairly light reading given that the main character's grief over his wife's impending death is a constant refrain. The noir-ish aspects come across as a gentle homage and the religious elements of the book are given a fantasy brushing; there is no preaching in the novel.
Fans of Jim Butcher, Thomas Golden, and Kim Harrison ought to give this a try.