Anonymous

A Novel

The Book With No Name

"Darkness will come, and with it great evil.
And those who have read the book may never see the light again."
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I feel like I should kick this review off with a disclaimer. Having read the anonymously written “The Book With No Name”, with the premise of an untitled book by an anonymous author that brings death to all those who read it, I would like to report with some relief (and disappointment) that I am still alive. My eyeballs and tongue are still in place, and all of my internal organs are where they are supposed to be: on the inside.

With that out of the way, let’s move on to the actual review.
What was essentially a cover buy while waiting for my train at the station years ago, this book has now become one of the biggest surprise reads of the year. Not because it was an amazing read (although it ended up being WAY better than I was honestly expecting it to be), but hear me out. Imagine a book that taps into Quentin Tarantino with all the blood, gore, murder, and lawless town vibes. Then, it adds on a thick layer of first season Supernatural and any generic Hollywood detective movie, all the while taking meticulous care to make all the characters despicable. I am talking about odious, absolutely awful, scum of the scum types here. Not one character has anything nice or likable going for them.

The result is an incredibly fast-paced paranormal mystery that keeps the reader on the edge of he seat without ever slowing down, with copious amount of blood and outrageous antics. In fact, I feel like this would be even better (although super gross) as a graphic novel.

CW: blood, gun violence, homophobia, gore

Sian Wadey

This was one of the best books I have ever read! It was exciting, original and all the unique characters made the book such an easy and exciting read. I absolutley loved it!!

Elizabeth Hisserich

André Nóbrega

Detective Miles Jensen is called to the lawless town of Santa Mondega to investigate a spate of murders. This would all be quite ordinary in those rough streets, except that Jensen is the Chief Detective of Supernatural Investigations.The breakneck plot centres around a mysterious blue stone - 'The Eye of the Moon' - and the men (and women) who all want to get their hands on it: a mass murderer with a drink problem, a hit man who thinks he's Elvis, and a pair of monks among them. Add in the local crime baron, an amnesiac woman who's just emerged from a five-year coma, a gypsy fortune-teller and a hapless hotel porter, and the plot thickens fast. Most importantly, how do all these people come to be linked to the strange book with no name? The anonymous, ancient book that no one seems to have survived reading? The Book With No Name is a fast-paced, cinematic page-turner shot through with black humour, which will hold you rapt from its intriguing opening to the dramatic climax. There's only one way to find out what happens when you read the book with no name...

The Book With No Name A Novel

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