According to his Twitter, Martin Shannon has written over a million words over the course of the pandemic. His staunch approach to writing may sound like work, but Dead Set gives the impression that he is having the time of his life writing these stories!

This book is so much fun. The various ordeals Eugene Law finds himself in—from juggling family drama to containing imps from Hell—are so intriguing that you can't help turn the page. Chaos follows Gene, and Marty does a fantastic job conveying the sheer amount of head spinning the magician's life entails.

There are so many characters to fall in love with, from Gene's precocious teenage daughter, to his nerdy apprentice, to his headstrong wife, to a surprise character that I hope returns in subsequent novels.

Any fan of The Dresden Files will find this entry to Marty's Tales of Weird Florida series familiar—but fresh as newly mowed grass—ground. Make sure your salt shaker is near at hand; you never know what demons you'll have to banish during Jiu Jitsu class!