04-27-2022, 04:13 PM
Stranger Times by Caimh McDonnell
Caimh McDonnell is better known for his mystery stories set on the rainy streets of Dublin. But he switches it up with a new series set in Manchester. The Stranger Times of the title is a newspaper dealing with stories about the occult and is probably the oddest run newspaper ever. The staff of the paper is a collection of oddballs from the unhinged editor to the Rastafarian Nudist printer. In to this maelstrom comes Hannah recently divorced and desperate for a new job.
Meanwhile strange things are happening in Manchester. People are turning up dead and they may have a supernatural background. The Stranger Times crew investigates.
McDonnell is right on the edge of farce which I usually disdain, but he pulls it off. The book is funny and the characters are all unique. It is quite an interesting story and reimagines a lot of longstanding urban fantasy tropes.
Caimh McDonnell is better known for his mystery stories set on the rainy streets of Dublin. But he switches it up with a new series set in Manchester. The Stranger Times of the title is a newspaper dealing with stories about the occult and is probably the oddest run newspaper ever. The staff of the paper is a collection of oddballs from the unhinged editor to the Rastafarian Nudist printer. In to this maelstrom comes Hannah recently divorced and desperate for a new job.
Meanwhile strange things are happening in Manchester. People are turning up dead and they may have a supernatural background. The Stranger Times crew investigates.
McDonnell is right on the edge of farce which I usually disdain, but he pulls it off. The book is funny and the characters are all unique. It is quite an interesting story and reimagines a lot of longstanding urban fantasy tropes.
As a matter of fact, my anger does keep me warm