One of the best things about being a bookblogger is to get requests to check out all sort of genres that I might not pick up myself. Keeping with that theme, today I want to share B R Stateham’s book, Dark Retribution, with you, as part of the blog tour organized by Blackthorn Book Tours. This is a crime novel and I’ll be doing a spotlight on it, rather than a full book thoughts article.
Dark Retribution by B R Stateham is a noir fiction about a hitman working for the police to find someone as conspicuous as him. If you have not heard of noir fiction before (it was a new term for me too!), this genre has an underlying theme of darkness and heavy subject matter. According to Wikipedia, violence and sex are prominent in this genre, so it’s important to be aware of such triggers before you pick up a book of this genre.
For all you crime enthusiasts out there, if you have read this book, do share a link to the review in the comments.
About Dark Retribution
Smitty’s a hit man. A hit man who, sometimes, becomes a dark angel for those select few who are in desperate need. This time a cop needs his help in saving his sister-in-law. A madman is stalking ladies of the night and slaughtering them. No one knows who the madman might be. No clues are left behind. No witnesses are left alive. The police are baffled.
But one cop knows what to do. Sometimes, in defeating Evil, you occasionally have to flirt with the devil. Sometimes, only a killer can find a killer.
About B R Stateham
B.R. Stateham is a fourteen-year-old boy trapped in a seventy-year-old body. But his enthusiasm and boyish delight in anything mysterious and/or unknown continue.
Writing novels, especially detectives, is just the avenue of escape which keeps the author’s mind sharp and inquisitive. He’s published a ton of short stories in online magazines like Crooked, Darkest Before the Dawn, Abandoned Towers, Pulp Metal Magazine, Suspense Magazine, Spinetingler Magazine, Near to The Knuckle, A Twist of Noir, Angie’s Diary, Power Burn Flash, and Eastern Standard Crime. He writes both detective/mysteries, as well as science-fiction and fantasy.
B.R. Stateham has a blog called, In the Dark Mind of B.R. Stateham.
That’s all for the spotlight about Dark Retribution. Be sure to visit other blogs who have posted full review about the book. 🙂
Cover image: Photo by John Silliman on Unsplash
Thank you for your review. Any kind word is genuinely appreciated. And who knows? Maybe I’ve converted you over into a Smitty fan.