Devil's Breath by Greg Gifune **On July 7, (the official release date of Devil's Breath), I hope you'll head over to Horror After Dark for my interview with Greg and your chance to win a signed copy or 1 of 3 Kindle copies of this book!**
 
Have you ever heard of Devil's Breath? It's a drug that is odorless and tasteless and if you blow it into someone's face? They will turn into a zombie, ready to do your bidding. Put this drug into the hands of the wrong people and who knows what could happen. Of course, that is exactly what occurs in this book and the outcome is not pretty.
 
Stan Falk is trying to put his life back together after some difficult years. He's working as a dishwasher, renting himself a cottage in Sunset, a village near Cape Cod. He's tired of his life, tired of everything and is ready to end it all when he hears a knock at the door. From there, his life is forever changed.
 
I enjoyed the hell out of this book. It was fast paced, the characters were interesting and complex; Stan's past is slowly revealed as the story unfolds and he's not the greatest of guys as the reader first thinks. I loved learning more about him and I cared for him, even with all of his faults. 
 
Combine these excellent characters with some cult-type action, throw in some devil's breath on top of that and you have this book-part mystery, part suspense, part horror-it's hard to categorize. I'll just say it was excellent and leave it at that.
 
This is another sublime novel from Mr. Gifune and I feel comfortable giving it my highest recommendation!
 
*I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.* ( )

Review copy

Greg. F. Gifune is a best-selling author, called "One of the best writers of his generation" by both the Roswell Literary Review and author Brian Keene.

Devil's Breath is his newest novel published by Darkfuse. Devil's Breath is a real thing, go ahead and google it. It's pretty scary stuff and was the direct inspiration for this wonderful work of fiction.

I was drawn in immediately by the darkly beautiful prose, beginning with this opening line, "It's a terrible thing to know terrible things."

Sometimes surreal and other times gritty and real, Devil's Breath will leave you questioning what you have known to be true your entire life.

There are some very well-drawn characters in this book. I particularly liked the lead character's father and the acidic relationship shared with his son. Others include Duane and the Professor, a couple of homeless men who have pivotal roles in the story.

This book is far from politically correct and I like that, too. At times distressingly disturbing, with just enough truth to make you crazy, Devil's Breath might just cause you to lose some sleep.

Devil's Breath will be available on the Kindle on July 7th, 2015, from Darkfuse. If you subscribe to Kindle Unlimited you can read this one at no additional charge and if you're an Amazon Prime member you can borrow it for FREE as a part of the Kindle Owners Lending Library.

Definitely recommended. ( )