Exile (Gold Coast Ragnarök 1)

Description

There are three things you need to know about Keith Murphy:

1. He fled his hometown sixteen years ago, escaping the demonic crime-boss who’d protected him since Keith’s teens.
2. Since then, he’s made a good living as a hit-man who takes out sorcerers, necromancers, and things that go bump in the night.
3. He just screwed up his last hit, and it may have kicked off Ragnarök.

Now he’s on the run with a soul trapped in a bullet and an apocalyptic cult hot on his heels. To his disgust, there’s only one place he can safely lie low if he wants to avoid capture and prevent the cult’s doomsday plans from progressing.

Pity it’s the one place he should never go again, and his old boss is still nursing one hell of a grudge.

Exile is book #1 in the Gold Coast Ragnarök trilogy, following the misadventures of an occult hitman as he tries to stop the end of the world.

PRAISE FOR THE KEITH MURPHY SERIES

“All the grit and growl of the golden age detectives let loose upon the monsters and magics that keep us fascinated (and occasionally afraid) as we curl up on the couch at night. Ball is masterful in his use of tension, with a knack for keeping readers glued to the screen or page. His ability to showcase emotional connections and complications without devolving into self-pitying monologues or poetic meanderings give the stories an action movie vibe that adds tension and focus to the stories.” Kylie Thompson, HushHushBiz

WHAT READERS ARE SAYING

★★★★★ “Equal parts violence, noir and magic. Also manages to capture the feel of the Gold Coast.”

★★★★★ “a thoroughly entertaining noir-flavoured urban fantasy, where our hard-bitten but basically honourable protagonist tries to stay one step ahead of a multitude of past mistakes (while making a few more along the way). I’m definitely looking forward to seeing the other Keith Murphy books”

★★★★★ “Myth-heavy hard-boiled Gold Coast pre-(assorted)-apocalyptic fantasy. It resonates with the parts of my mind where American Gods took up residence.”