Reviewed by Annika
TITLE: Hunter of Demons
SERIES: SPECTR #1
AUTHOR: Jordan L. Hawk
NARRATOR: Brad Langer
PUBLISHER: Widdershins Press
LENGTH: 4 hours, 14 minutes
RELEASE DATE: August 5, 2014
BLURB:
Unregistered paranormal Caleb Jansen only wants a normal life. But when a demon murders his brother, Caleb knows he has to avenge Ben’s death, no matter what the cost. Unfortunately, his only allies belong to an extremist group who would kill Caleb if they found out about his talent.
Gray is a wandering spirit, summoned to hunt and destroy demons by drinking their blood. This hunt goes horribly wrong, and for the first time in his existence Gray is trapped in a living, human body. Caleb’s body – and Caleb is still in it.
Hotshot federal agent John Starkweather thinks he’s seen it all. But when he’s called to exorcise Caleb, he finds a creature which isn’t supposed to exist outside of stories. For Gray is a drakul: a vampire. Having spent his life avoiding the government as an unregistered ‘mal, Caleb can’t let himself trust a federal exorcist, no matter how sexy. And he certainly isn’t going to give into the heat growing between them and sleep with Starkweather.
Can Starkweather win Caleb’s trust and convince him he isn’t the enemy? Can Caleb keep Gray under control, as the drakul experiences the temptation of a living body for the first time? Because if he fails and Gray gives in to bloodlust, Starkweather will have no choice but to kill them both.
REVIEW:
Hunter of Demons was not really a complete story, it was more of a good beginning of something much larger. Where we first meet John and Caleb and are introduced to the world of vampires, lycans and spectr and let’s not forget Gray. The spirit who hunts and kills demons.
When Caleb’s brother Ben is murdered he wants revenge and to kill the demon that took his brother from him. So he joins forces with his sister-in-law and his brother’s friends and go hunting. Only something goes terribly wrong, in the sense of almost dying kind of wrong. And the only reason why he didn’t was that he seemed to pick up a body hitch-hiker on his way down; the spirit Gray.
Enter agent John Starkweather. He’s tasked not only to exorcise Gray from Caleb’s body. He was also ultimately responsible for investigating Ben’s murder. Only someone on the inside is working against him making evidence disappear and may even be responsible for unleashing the new terror leaving dead bodies in its wake.
As this was such a short story there wasn’t much of a character development or forming of deep connections. I don’t mind that though, we are still in the “let’s get to know each other” stage of our relationship. Getting to know this strange world of paranormals, the rules to live by and the people in it. There’s a lot to learn and we’ve only just begun to scratch the surface – at least that’s been my experience with Jordan L. Hawk books.
Talk about narrating with enthusiasm! From the start I was a fan of Brad Langer’s narration. I mean he varied his tone, intensity and volume depending on what was going on in the story. It was spot on and never overdone. He also understood the essence of the characters and made the listener know them too. If this is a hint of what the narration will be for the rest of the series, I know I’m in for a really good time.
I really want to know more about these guys so I’m jumping right into the next book.
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