First of a series, this novel shows what can happen when a person really does make a deal with the devil.

A woman named Bane made such a deal, and everyone in her hometown is paying the price. The devil decides to give Bane a second chance. She has a time limit to kill a certain number of poltergeists, harvest gods and other such creatures that go bump in the night. If she is successful, everyone in her hometown, including Bane, will be released by the devil. She does not want to think of what will happen if she fails.

As if that wasn't enough, a tribe of cannibals is looking at her as lunch, and she acquires a teenage hitchhiker with strange abilities of his own. Does Bane rescue the people of her hometown? Does Bane stay out of Hell?

This is an excellent (bordering on amazing) start to a series. From the first few lines, the reader is right in the middle of the action. It's got plenty of weird stuff, lots of good writing and bits of humor included. I am very interested in reading the rest of the series. ( )