Already Dead

By: Charlie Huston

Narrated by: Scott Brick

Length: 9 hrs and 6 mins

Publisher's summary

From the Battery to the Bronx, Manhattan is crawling with Vampyres. Joe Pitt is one of them, and he's not happy about it. Yeah, he gets to be tough as nails and hard to kill. But spending his nights trying to score a pint of blood to feed the Vyrus that's eating at him isn't his idea of a good time.

Now some fool who got himself infected with a flesh-eating bacteria is lurching around, trying to munch on folks' brains. Joe hates shamblers, but he's still the one who has to deal with them. It ain't easy going his own way, refusing to ally with the Clans that run the undead underside of Manhattan.

But it's worse once he gets mixed up with the Coalition and finds himself searching for a little rich girl who's gone missing. Now anarchist Vampyres are pushing him around, a crazy cult is stalking him, and Joe's got to find that girl and kill that shambler before the sun comes up.

©2005 Charles Huston (P)2008 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Critic reviews

"An irresistible and fiendishly original take on the vampire myth....Huston has fun playing with the conventions of the genre, creating his own hip update that will appeal to fans of Quentin Tarantino and Buffy the Vampire Slayer alike." ( Publishers Weekly)

Were there really vampires in this story?

This novel is about a hard boiled detective. That's it. Other than some blood drinking out of a bag there is no vampire content. Where is the supernatural speed and strength, thought pushing, etc? This isn't a vampire story.

BRAVO!

LOVED IT! couldn't wait to get back to it. On the edge of my seat

Way a find!

I read the Joe pit series several years ago and just now downloaded the audiobook. What a great job the narrator does! He may be the best book reader of all times! I really can’t say enough how great this book is and how great the narrator is.

Sink Your Teeth Into This

There's a reason why this is my favorite book. When I first read the paperback, I was confused on how Huston dealt with dialogs and the no chapters thing. But it's good. Really good. Like you'll never want it to stop good. And when it does end, you'll wanna read it again and again. Or better yet, get the rest of the Joe Pitt Casefiles series. You always hear reviewers saying "this is one wild ride." But believe me when I say that THIS book is one wild ride to behold. And Scott Brick narrating? *chef's kiss* Perfection. Definitely be keeping my eye out on more of his performances. But in the mean time, I think I'll press play and listen to Already Dead again.

Couldn't even finish it...

This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?

This is my favorite genre, but this story just wasn't worth listening to. Not only did the story drag and seem to follow pre-fab predictable story lines, but I also did not like the graphic depiction of homosexual sex. Those things, combined with the over-the-top reading, made me finally turn the book off. I just don't even care what happens next.

What could Charlie Huston have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?

Maybe if I had read this book myself instead of listening to it, I would have enjoyed it more.

Would you be willing to try another one of Scott Brick’s performances?

At this point, no. The reading of this story was the thing that drove me the most crazy. Have you ever watched The Chronicles of Riddick with Vin Diesel? It's like Scott Brick is consciously copying Vin Diesel's manner of speaking in that movie. It's all drawled out and presented in an "I'm too cool for my vampire teeth" kind of way. Oh wait. Except apparently these vampires don't have vampire teeth. They draw blood the old-fashioned way- with a needle.

You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?

Uhm..... Nothing that jumps out at me.

Simply Awful

This book is dark, depressing, and excessively gory to boot. Narrator Scott Brick does the work no favors. There is nothing subtle about his style -- his delivery is angry, harsh and like spitting without the saliva. If you're into anger and despair, this may be the book for you.

Jim Butcher??? He's not

I've read all of Mr. Butcher's books so I'm very familiar with his writing style. This fellow tried to emulate his style and failed miserably. I was so disappointed because the synopsis of the story sounded very interesting, I was anxious to meet Simon but.he was dull and boring. He had no talent as a person much less as a vampire. He was the main character, the supporting cast was even worse. The story dragged on and on to the point where you weren't sure that you wanted to find out what was going to happen.
I knew this book was going to be a dog after the first chapter and I would have put it down then but I wanted to write this review to warn others. Buy at your own risk.
I wish I could say Scott Brick was able to save this book but he wasn't.

Probably better than you think it will be

One part tough talking gumshoe, one part vampire...one (little) part mystery. That's what you get in this noir thriller by Charlie Huston. It's listenable...but I hope you got it on sale because there's nothing new in this book. Just exactly what you expect: brain eating zombies and blood sucking vamps.

Not a yawner...but still....well...y'know.

Horrible

Not a likable character in the whole book! After 2 hours my only wish was that someone would drive a stake through the main character's heart and have done with it.

Don't Bother

This book was all over the place. I kept listening because I thought it would get better. It did, when the little guy at the end said "Audible hopes you blah, blah, blah." That was the enjoyable part. Scott Brick who I usually liked annoyed me too.