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lyndajdickson's review
5.0
Rocky is an ex-Marine and a one-armed hired killer, or as Wally Runnels himself describes him, "As a mercenary, he worked for anyone who'd pay him." Rocky's current boss is drug dealer Roberto Cruz, who works out of the Tuna Club in Mexicali, and his current mission is to kill one the cartel members who has been making a nuisance of himself. Rocky is led to the In-Ko-Pah mountains, where a strange presence in lurking. Who will make it out alive?
In this first book in an ongoing series, we find out about Rocky's past - about the mysterious Bo Kwan, how Rocky lost his arm, and how Rocky began his bizarre ritual of tasting the blood of his victims. We are also introduced to a cast of interesting characters: Rocky's friend Hector, Gabriel the Elvis look-alike, Modesta the prostitute, Dwayne the hunter, Chili the curandero, and Nature's protector Dionisio. None of these are likeable characters, but the author nevertheless manages to make us care about what happens to them. Rocky himself is redeemed at the end of the book, compounding our interest in his future adventures.
The story itself deals with similar themes to Mother's Nature (the latest book in the series but the first one read by me): spiritual forces, Indian beliefs, and the power of Nature as an entity. There are a few editing errors, especially the inconsistency of name spellings, but overall this is an entertaining and captivating read.
Warnings: horror, graphic violence, coarse language, sex scenes.
I received this book in return for an honest review.
Full blog post: http://booksdirectonline.blogspot.com/2015/07/the-in-ko-pah-spirit-by-wally-runnels.html
In this first book in an ongoing series, we find out about Rocky's past - about the mysterious Bo Kwan, how Rocky lost his arm, and how Rocky began his bizarre ritual of tasting the blood of his victims. We are also introduced to a cast of interesting characters: Rocky's friend Hector, Gabriel the Elvis look-alike, Modesta the prostitute, Dwayne the hunter, Chili the curandero, and Nature's protector Dionisio. None of these are likeable characters, but the author nevertheless manages to make us care about what happens to them. Rocky himself is redeemed at the end of the book, compounding our interest in his future adventures.
The story itself deals with similar themes to Mother's Nature (the latest book in the series but the first one read by me): spiritual forces, Indian beliefs, and the power of Nature as an entity. There are a few editing errors, especially the inconsistency of name spellings, but overall this is an entertaining and captivating read.
Warnings: horror, graphic violence, coarse language, sex scenes.
I received this book in return for an honest review.
Full blog post: http://booksdirectonline.blogspot.com/2015/07/the-in-ko-pah-spirit-by-wally-runnels.html
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