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Criminal Macabre: The Complete Cal McDonald Stories

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Steve Niles' character Cal Mcdonald is one of the best protagonists I have come across in recent times.

I came across Cal Mcdonald recently in an Anthology called "Dark Delicacies". I had heard of Steve Niles through the "30 days of night" series but I had never read anything other than that. I was hooked after reading the story "All My Bloody Things" which appeears in this book.

I called every book store in my town only to find this book not available. I than called my local comic book shop thinking what the hell?. I was in luck and went out the next day and picked it up.

Cal Mcdonald is a drug addict private eye that fights demons, vampires, ghouls...etc. Steve Niles has created a character unlike anything i have ever read. The fact that he is a drug addict makes him all the more real to me.

I love this book!

Steve Niles created Cal Macdonald as a comic character but that has been transcended now thanks to 3 novels and several short stories and rumor has it a feature film in the work. If you are a fan of 30 days of night (the comic not the horrible film) or have never heard of Mr. Niles you owe it to yourself to give this one a shot.

Cal Macdonald is a drug using , foul mouthed, monster associating anti hero in the same vein as Mel Gibson's character in payback, or Travis Mcgee (if you threw in less beaches and more zombies)

I really enjoy reading Steve Niles writing because the way he invents the life style of Cal MacDonald as a hardcore, righteous junkie; with superstitious attributes. The details, the drugs and the internal turmoil that Cal reflects throughout the novel and short stories really bring to life Cal and his adventures.

I have only recently come to love the character of Cal McDonald, and he's got me, hook, line, and sinker. This particular book is a very amusing collection of many "cases" Cal has worked- and they are absolutely hysterical. If you like noir detectives (and monsters) with a modern, gritty feel, this one's for you. The humor is abrupt and biting, and all the plot is well thought out, and there is actual character developement here. Even if you've never previously read a word of this world that steve niles has created, you will still be able to pick up from the begining like you've immersed yourself to the gills. Amen!

This is a book of stories taken from the Graphic Novel. I've read it twice in the last month and want another book of Cal stories, A.S.A.P.!