Vale Investigation (book #1)
Urban Fantasy
Date Published: August 1, 2018
When a mysterious beast savagely mauls random residents of Cold City, the police assume that these are the killings of a rogue wolf. But experienced private investigator, Bellamy Vale, is unconvinced.
Ordered by Death herself to investigate, Vale has no choice but to obey for his boss is not someone to disappoint—if he wants to keep breathing, that is.
With friend and computer hacker Zian, interfering journalist Candice Kennedy, and homicide sergeant Melanie Ramirez by his side, Vale has no choice but to end the killings or face the wrath of the demon who literally holds his life in her hands.
Hostile Takeover is a fast-paced, edge-of-your seat paranormal mystery that will leave your heart racing, and have you looking over your shoulder.
About the Author
Cristelle Comby was born and raised in the French-speaking area of Switzerland, in Greater Geneva, where she still resides.
She attributes to her origins her ever-peaceful nature and her undying love for chocolate. She has a passion for art, which also includes an interest in drawing and acting.
She is the author of the Neve & Egan Cases series, which features an unlikely duo of private detectives in London: Ashford Egan, a blind History professor, and Alexandra Neve, one of his students.
Currently, she is hard at work on her Urban Fantasy series Vale Investigation which chronicles the exploits of Death’s only envoy on Earth, PI Bellamy Vale, in the fictitious town of Cold City, USA.
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My Review
5 stars
Bellamy Vale is a private investigator but has a deal with Lady McDeath. A man has died and she wants him to look into it. When Bellamy get to the scene of the murder he can see the fight but not really what happened. Then he is tipped off to another murder and arrives shortly after the death. He investigates and can see the end of the man’s life and sees this strange, large wolf like creature with a skull for a head.
Clearly the creature has come from Alterum Mundum, the other side where every form of death (Heaven, Hell, Valhalla, etc.) and the creatures of the areas exist. Clearly someone has crossed the border but the Conclave, the group that patrols the boarder, tells Bellamy that there has been no crossing. Then Bellamy gets tip that is going to turn this case on its head.
I loved this story. You have a noir detective that has made a deal with the devil and has a paranormal case dumped into his lap. Cold City is an amazing location and all the characters draw you into this book.
There are great references to gods and mythology, a couple had me looking them up myself. Bellamy is a great detective and keeps fighting no matter what he comes up against. But then again it’s not like he really has a choice and it’s not like he going to die.
I admit that I started out skimming the story but was quickly drawn into it. Before I knew it I had read half the book and was not about to put it down to cook dinner. This is a great story and anyone that loves mythology and mysteries will adore this book. I can’t wait to get my hands on the next book in the series.
I received a complimentary copy of this book. I voluntarily chose to read and post an honest review.
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Thank you for posting
Thanks for the kind review; I’m glad you enjoyed it.
Best,
Cristelle
You are very welcome. Thank you for the amazing story.
Oooh! This sounds good 🙂