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Redemption Alley
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Redemption Alley

Written by Lilith Saintcrow

Narrated by Joyce Bean

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

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Some cases are unusual—even for Jill Kismet.

When her police contact asks her to look into a "suicide", she suddenly finds herself in a labyrinth of deception, drugs, murder—and all-too-human corruption. The cops are her allies, except for the ones who want her dead. The hellbreed are her targets, except for the ones who might know what's going on. Her city is in danger, time is running out, and each lead only draws her deeper.

How far will a hunter go when her city—and her friends—are on the line?

Just far enough.

Step into Redemption Alley. . .

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Release dateMar 1, 2013
ISBN9781441887054
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Redemption Alley
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Lilith Saintcrow

Lilith Saintcrow was born in New Mexico, bounced around the world as an Air Force brat, and fell in love with writing in second grade. She is the author of the Dante Valentine and Jill Kismet series, as well as the bestselling author of the Strange Angels YA series. She lives in Vancouver, Washington, with her children, dogs, and assorted other strays.

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  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    One of the best series I've read in a while. Keeps your interest throughout the entire tale. It's hard to find a flaw in such a great story, strong characters with depth, and honestly good writing.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Two and a half stars. Getting to see Jill interact with another hunter was easily my favorite part.

    Come to think of it, though, this one had a particularly high quality supporting characters.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Synopsis: Saul is at home with his dying mom and Kismet misses him dearly. She is pulled into some human murder cases that lead her to believe that there are some dirty cops at work. Of course she finds that the darkside is also involved and nearly gets killed - multiple times.Review: I really enjoy reading these books. Having Saul sit this book out was a clever way of introducing other supporting characters.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Thank you Lilith Saintcrow for creating a world filled with your own creatures! First we had hellbreeds, which are still her main badie, and then we were introduced to the sorrows in book two. Now we also learn about scurf, an infectious creature that bites to make more of its kind and infests cities. Though there is some loose indication these are her version  of vampires, she has an entirely new way to display them.I'm also thankful for the fact that every Kismet book so far has had adrenaline filled action. Kismet lives one hell of a life, there is no fear of growing bored when reading these books. She takes quite the beating in each one as well, she better hope she never loses her hellbreed scar, I don't know how the series would continue if she did.I was a little sad to see Saintcrow skip her writing around, leaving out details towards the end of the book, but I wonder if this was due to the graphic details she would have to expose her readers to.So far every book has had some sort of huge earth shattering conflict. I'm interested to see if this continues in the rest of the series.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Definitely more of a straight-up murder mystery than the previous books, although the stakes are still quite high. I definitely appreciated the innocuous method of getting the boyfriend out of the picture for a book (rather than "we had a stupid fight and I'm alternately sulking and agonizing over it.") The storyline as a whole really drives home both how far from human Jill is by this point (survives assassination by assault rifle!) and also how far above the law she is, too - both of which are core issues in the series.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    This is the third book in the Jill Kismet series, but the first one I've read. Normally I try to read a series in the proper order, but when I began this book I hadn't done my due diligence to find out if it was part of a series. Oh well. Luckily for me, this book can read as a stand-alone, and there were no parts that required having read the prior books.Jill Kismet is a hunter - a human that stands between the things that go bump in the night and regular humans - often protecting people that have no idea they are even being protected. Jill is a kick-ass hunter, and she refuses to tolerate anyone, or anything, that doesn't agree with her vision of how the world should be. This is not to say that she is an autocrat, she simply will do whatever is required to protect the humans in her city. She expects the same from those that have taken the oath to protect and serve. However, she stands between the police and all those nasty things that come up from hell, or make deals with the agents of hell.This was a good book, with a plot that kept up a solid pace throughout, and the story contained some interesting twists and turns that weren't expected. Even better, they were neither transparent nor telegraphed ahead of time. A solid read that keeps your attention, and not just through the auspices of the plot, but also because Saintcrow created characters that you want to learn more about.My only mild frustration is that Kismet is quite similar to Dante Valentine (from one of her other very popular series). Thankfully Saintcrow wrote in enough differences to ensure that the two series aren't interchangeable.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Well, what can I say here that hasn't been said before? Maybe... combine Lilith Saintcrow's brain, some ink and paper, a kick-ass character, and some crazed hellish villains and you have a book that's an intense reading ride. All of the books that I've so far read by her have been enjoyable reads, and she does not shy away from doing horrible things to her characters. But with each book, I've found a strange combination of almost poetical writing and horror story aspects - it's like your nightmare by a lyricist. Like your worst nightmare written to a beautiful melody. (haha - that's as poetic or lyrical as I'll ever get. just pops out once in a blue moon) In other words, it's hell-a-fun in a kind of heart pounding way. Redemption Alley is right up there - even surpasses some of her other works for sheer action. Jill Kismet starts out the book in a fight and rescue and doesn't get one break until the the book has ended. I might have rolled my eyes at the sheer non-stop action with other writers or characters - really, how much can one person take? But somehow, it's just fun for me to read the complete mayhem that's Jill Kismet's life, trying incessantly to fight off the hellspawn and evil doings in her city while trying not to go over the edge herself. Saintcrow can take a plot and make you feel like you're right in the middle of everything, seeing, hearing and smelling what's going on. She's able to write a story that in other hands would be melodramatic, but in her words and style I enjoyed every minute of the chaos that Jill Kismet is fighting.**If you haven't read any of the novels, there might be a couple of minor spoilers for the previous two books**For this chapter in Kismet's life, Saul (her were-kitty, or cougar) is out of town, so even though she's just gotten used to having Saul as backup (and tried to fight the attraction in the previous story) she's feeling the lack of her man. And her hell-strength donor, Perry is being strangely quiet and cooperative, or cooperative quiet, so she's a little creeped out and suspicious of him. **end of possible minor spoilers**As the blurb says, there are police officers and others dropping like flies. Sudden deaths and suicides. Monty, her main police contact asks her to check out a former partner's death,an apparent suicide, on the down low. Something doesn't feel right to him. So against her better judgement she agrees, even though it's not a paranormal event - it's a mundane thing. Seems like the moment she agrees to this, things go from bad to worse. Suddenly more people are dying and someone is trying to murder her. Everywhere she goes, it seems she has to deal with an attack that's more than the usual - these are serious attempts on her life, and if it weren't for her extra hell-strength (via Perry) she would have died a few times. As it is, it slows her down a bit, and seriously pisses her off. Might piss me off too, I guess - must suck when people try to kill you over and over. (Glad we don't have to go through that, right?) Since someone seems to know where she's going, she suddenly can't even trust the police, the people who are usually there when she needs them.An interesting new character is introduced when Jill makes a visit to the barrio, to try to question one of the local gangs. Not a very likeable guy, but someone who just might continue to make an appearance in the series? maybe. There are also some repeat appearances by the weres of the city - I like the way Saintcrow describes them - the way they act when Jill is hurt, and homey they are in general.Reading a Lilith Saintcrow book is never a happy ever after experience - but even so, there's enough good things that happen (even if it's not obviously, ecstatically good at first) that I'm not depressed after reading a book by her. There've been books that seem to be such downers, that I can feel myself sinking into the depths of despair while reading. (tried to read some Ann Rice books and they were sooo damned bleak...) I think that the combination of the characters' fighting spirits and the overall attitude of people in her books make you feel that even though you know things can explode in a hot minute, there's also people fighting for the greater good - so overall, you feel like there's a thin thread of hope buried in all the chaos that's going on in the Kismet books. (that was a very long sentence - thank goodness this isn't for a grade, lol) So while Saintcrow doesn't necessarily give out HEA endings, she does write satisfying endings to her books. They work.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    A rip-roaring read in many ways but one that falls just a little short. It's hard to be entirely sure why - I think the missing Saul (who is visiting his dying mother) is a bit overdone and detracts from the rest of the story.As for the rest, it's satisfyingly complex with lots of people with conflicting agendas for Jill to try and sort through. There's some truly horribly implications too, but they'd count as big spoilers.There's lots of violence, little soul-searching but just enough to make it real and a good satisfying A-story.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    So I don't know when it happened, but romance has become an integral quality in my enjoyment of a book. And as Saul is out of town for all of this book, there is absolutely no romance in it. I did not enjoy it as much as I enjoyed the first book in this series. It took me forever to get through, and I was only really sucked in for about ten pages in all. Its gritty and action packed, so if those are your book needs, it will fill them.