REVIEW: The Devil's Only Friend by Dan Wells
Publishing information: Kindle
Publisher: Tor; 16 June 15
ISBN: 978-0765380678
ASIN: B00XTW6GPE
Series: John Cleaver #4
Copy: Provided by publisher
Reviewer: Tyson
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Synopsis: "John Wayne Cleaver hunts demons: they've killed his neighbors, his family, and the girl he loves, but in the end he's always won. Now he works for a secret government kill team, using his gift to hunt and kill as many monsters as he can . . .
. . . but the monsters have noticed, and the quiet game of cat and mouse is about to erupt into a full scale supernatural war.
John doesn't want the life he's stuck with. He doesn't want the FBI bossing him around, he doesn't want his only friend imprisoned in a mental ward, and he doesn't want to face the terrifying cannibal who calls himself The Hunter. John doesn't want to kill people. But as the song says, you can't always get what you want. John has learned that the hard way; his clothes have the stains to prove it.
When John again faces evil, he'll know what he has to do.
The Devil's Only Friend is the first book in a brand-new John Wayne Cleaver trilogy by New York Times bestselling author Dan Wells."
I have enjoyed Dan Well's John Cleaver series (Reviews: I am not a Serial Killer, Mr. Monster, and I Don't Want to Kill You) and now the forth book is out and with Halloween right around the corner, I figure this is the perfect time to do the review.
In the previous installments John Cleaver was always on his own hunting the demons that only he seems to know exist but now he is joined by a team of secret government agents that work with him to monitor the demons activities and hunt them down. Admittedly, it was a shock to see John working with a team since I last read about him but it was a welcome change as the individuals that make up the group are interesting and to see the way John interacts with them and hides his desire to find their weaknesses and exploit them was a neat little bonus.
In The Devil's Only Friend John and his team are investigating one demon when another one pops up on their radar and has zeroed in on John and company as the demon taunts each of them as cat would play with its prey. Each team member hides a dark secret and it could lead to everyone's downfall. This demon is the craftiest one yet and it made the read all that more exciting and without spoiling the ending, I will say that I look forward to what Wells has planned for next time as there has to be a next time as with each new volume in the series just adds to the series. The Devil's Only Friend is a recommended read.
Overall 8/10
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