It may sound daft but I actually put off reading this book for a while.

Why?

Well, The Book With No Name tells you that everyone who reads it will die.

Hmmm.

It even says in nice big letters on the back:

WHATEVER YOU DO, DON'T READ THE BOOK WITH NO NAME.

But, taking my life in my hands, read it I did. And I loved it. It is very much not my usual subject matter and knowing that it started life as a self published novel by an anonymous author I have to confess I started it with the full belief that I’d soon be bored and probably end up not finishing it.

I was very wrong.

This book is great! I love the ‘sod the norm’ layout and print style, I love the fact it is anonymous, and I love (big pink puffy heart love) The Bourbon Kid!

It’s a fun read but a good read; well written, well constructed and very entertaining.

The blurb on the back page describes it as ‘Tarantino meets The Da Vinci Code’, I agree with the Tarantino bit, not so sure about Da Vinci!

I’m not going to give you any of the story, just take my word for it that this is a book you should read!

I admit I was a bit intrigued by a book that is written by an anonymous author. Did they not want their name on it because it was that bad, or some other reason? I decided I had to find out, since even the plot description made me interested in reading it. I was not disappointed. The story brings us to Santa Mondega, and introduces a character Miles Jensen, who is a specially appointed office to the SMPD. Specially Appointed, as he deals with the more paranormal sort of things for the government. While on this particular case, he is trying to solve several murders that are related to the theft of the Eye of the Moon, a special gem said to have certain mystical properties. To add to the suspense, and eclipse, centered over Santa Mondega, could be halted causing constant darkness over the town if the gem finds its way into the wrong hands. The Bourbon Kid is a serial murderer from five years earlier, when the Eye was stolen previously, and is blamed for the murders cropping up in the current day.

Definitely a dark, humorous read. Though at times I felt it dragged a bit, trying to keep up with some of the multiple plot lines going on. Everything does sort of tie-in together at the end, leaving the reader with the good sense of the good guys winning, and the bad guys losing. Twist in a few angels, vampires, a few other paranormal types, and a gun-toting serial killer, it makes for a gritty action read.

99% Quentin Tarantino's From Dusk Till Dawn 1% Umberto Eco's Name of the Rose. Hugely satisfying and enjoyable.

Like alot of readers I was intrigued by the annonymous author. I am really glad that I let curisoity get the better of me when I picked up this book.
Full of action, mystery, and magical creatires it was a fantastic read and kept me engaged all the way to the end. Any story with an elvis impersonating bounty Hunter is sure to have some strange goings on to keep a reader entertained !!

This was one of the best books I have ever read! It was exciting, original and all the unique characters made the book such an easy and exciting read. I absolutley loved it!!

8 out of 10
Genre: Horror/Crime, Black Comedy, Present-Day-Western (?)
Feels like: Quentin Terentino's and Joss Whedon's lovechild
Fav. Character: Most of the characters that are still alive at the end (not many)

Quote: "Whatever you do, don't read The Book With No Name"

Characters in this book be like





For all you Pulp Fiction lovers out there, for all the people who love a mix of splatter, gore and black humor, for all of you who are okay with language so dirty it's definitely not quotable on GoodReads. This is the book for you. It's absurd, violent, grimy, nasty and hilarious. It's definitely a book where I expect a ton of negative reviews, because if this thing is not right up your alley, then you better stop reading after chapter one, because it only gets worse (but in a good way).

I picked this book up on a whim when I was about thirteen years old and had run out of books on vacation, naively borrowing it from my father because I thought it "looked cool". It took me about 50 pages until I put the book down with horror. It took about 8 years for me to pick this book up again and decide to give it another go now that I'm not an innocent 13-year-old anymore. If you're reading this and you're 13, don't read this book.

Present day, when I hear a book synopsis that already starts with something like a Supernatural seriel killer that goes bonkers after drinking a glass of bourbon and brutally mass murders everyone on sight , my reaction's gonna be like



This book feels like a mix of a present-day western meets crime/horror meets black comedy. Without giving to much away, if you decide to pick up this book against the anonymous author's (yes, we really don't know who it is except that he/she is British) warning at the beginning, you can expect to have a blast with a seriel killer that maybe has minor drinking issues, an Elvis impersonator hitman, a cowardly bartender who likes to pee in bottles and serve it to strangers, a vampire hunter by the name of Rodeo Rex, a couple of monks, a costume festival, a fictional, Mexican (?) city crawling with the undead and lots and lots of blood and gore. If that sounds like it could be your thing, go ahead and read this book, you won't be disappointed. If you think that sounds horrible, I can only quote the first words to you again: Whatever you do, don't read The Book With No Name .

PS: Halfway through this book I found out that it's actually a series, and man, I'm so excited!