Detective Noir With a Side of Demons Review of Even Though I Knew the End

Angels, demons, warlocks, detectives, sigils, magic, blood, and lots and lots of cigarettes. And lots of blood, but maybe not as much blood as cigarettes. But hey, it's the 1940's, everybody smoked, sapphic love had to be kept hidden, everybody wore fedoras and talked like Phillip Marlowe. There's even a character names Marlowe but she's not a Humphrey Bogart detective she's a lady, er, demon.

It's a fun book with noir detective talk and lots of smoking due to Chesterfield cigarettes and above mentioned demons.

It's a little sad, too. Moral of story: Do not sell your soul to a demon unless it's for a dire cause and having your own radio show is not a dire cause. They will get you in the end, or in ten years (whatever comes first.) Our protagonist has good cause even though she knew the end. 

Seedy bars, greasy spoon diners, baby-you-know-it detective talk, sapphic love, angelic possession, even a mental hospital, fallen angels and fallen priests. There's a lot packed into this short and fast-paced novel. I had a good time reading this.

Thanks to Netgalley and Tor for allowing me to read and review this eARC of Even Though I Knew the End.