Review: VULTURES by Chuck Wendig

Publisher Saga Press
Length 416 pages
Format paperback

Published 2019

Series Miriam Black #6
My Copy I bought it

My Review

"Everyone dies around me". Her very presence is like a taste of slow poison. She's radioactive; a walking, talking, singing, dancing slice of Chernobyl.

Chuck Wendig sure knows how to mess with his readers emotions. The conclusion of the Miriam Black series is satisfying and loaded with tantalizingly tasty twists, especially as the curtain closes on Miriam Blacks' continually dark chapter.

The Trespasser, Gabby, Louis/Not-Louis, Wren, Miriam's curse; it all comes to a close here as Miriam confronts her arch nemesis (sounds a little superhero like but this is much too macabre for Marvel). Along for the ride is on-again, off-again lover Gabby and some suits from the FBI who just can't let go of Miriam as they continue the push to recruit her to help them crack cases - but Miriam's more Suicide Squad than Shield so things aren't exactly going to be easy for the Feds. 

Readers familiar with the series will welcome to continued nod towards continuity with characters once again appearing/being referenced from previous books. I really picked up on this in The Raptor & The Wren and it was great to see it here again. The overall series plotting is pretty tight and Chuck Wendig does a great job at making everything flow seamlessly from one book to the next. 

My rating: 5/5 stars. Great series with a fitting ending. I know it's unlikely but I'd love to see this character (and some of the bit players) in some form fiction post Vultures.