Publisher's Synopsis
Newton Barlow and the Purgatorians are back!Nearly a year into his new Purgatorian life, Dr. Newton Barlow is still none the wiser about life, death, and the meaning of everything. Distracted in the present and haunted by the past, a mission goes horribly wrong, forcing Newton to lay low and wait for the dust to clear.
Sent to Crete on gardening leave with his girlfriend and daughter, Newton's restlessness sends him off on a local mission that leads him into a baffling underworld packed with murderous academics, bloodthirsty living legends, and shocking, impossible truths.
Is Dr Barlow about to dig too deep into the bizarre Purgatorian universe?
A rip-roaring tale from start to finish, with the usual cock ups from Barlow and Bennett to meeting a whole host of new, and frankly horrendous, baddies out to rule the world. I absolutely loved this book; it has everything you need, from Purgatorian priests with guns to a Neanderthal with a heart of gold, and it keeps the laughs going all the way. If you like supernatural shenanigans and tales of heroes long gone, then this is the book for you.
You'll never look at the ancient world in the same way again!" "The hapless Newton Barlow's misadventures continue in the third book of the series. Assigned to rest and relaxation, trouble nevertheless manages to find him. With necromancers around, it's hard to keep a dead man down, and a jailbreak, a kidnapping, and a chase make for a plot that's a wild ride. The premise is fun, the characters are endearing, and the plot twists are not the kind of thing that I would have seen coming. It's clever, funny, and original, and I recommend it."
