Review of The Electric Church by Jeff Somers

I know you shouldn't judge a book by its cover, but i did do this with The Electric Church and found out that once in a while a cover doesn't lie.
< As you can see that cover there is pretty intense and got me wanting to read the book. Especially the thingy on the side that says "Eternal Life can be yours For a price"

The story in this book is a triad of crime,science fiction and thriller. So if you are a fan of one or all of those type of books pick it up. The main character Avery Cates is a bad ass with heart of bronze(he has moments of good). He is a infamous "gunner" and his hired by the police as an assassin to kill off the leader to what is known as The Electric Church. The "Monks" of the church are killers themself...just as the saying says you must die to get eternal life. I don't want to get to in depth or it might give away some of the story. This is just the first in the series and i hope to read the next in the series if i can get my hands on it.

As for Jeff Somers writing...the best way to explain it is Phillip K. Dick meets Chuck Palahniuk. There is plenty of swear words, and plenty of strange devices and names for members of society. Over all this book is by far one of the greatest sci-fi books i have read...although not THE best it is up there and i have read alot of books. For me Jeff Somer in some way has started a new genre "Crime-science fiction" or something of that manner. Lets hope that the second is as good as the first.

So if you like swear words and guns flying and a badass then pick up this book today

i give it a 9/10