Johnny Black Soul Chaser Series by J.J. Zep

Dexter Blackwell has the worst job in hell, he's a clerk in the Accounts Receivable department at Hades Correctional, with a real demon for a boss.So when Dexter unexpectedly gets the chance to do a bit of fieldwork, tracking a runaway soul named Freddie 'Fingers' Finnegan to 1920's Chicago, he grabs the opportunity with both hands... moreDexter Blackwell has the worst job in hell, he's a clerk in the Accounts Receivable department at Hades Correctional, with a real demon for a boss.So when Dexter unexpectedly gets the chance to do a bit of fieldwork, tracking a runaway soul named Freddie 'Fingers' Finnegan to 1920's Chicago, he grabs the opportunity with both hands.Assuming the identity of Johnny Black, a mobster currently at the bottom on Lake Michigan with his feet encased in concrete, Dexter quickly locates Fingers and his gang.But finding Fingers is the least of his problems. He also has to contend with a catalogue of friends and foes; Al Capone, who wants him dead and wants to know why he's still alive, Alice, Capone's mistress, who's in love with him, his ex-wife Velma who is after him for alimony, corrupt police officers, loan sharks, rival Soul Chasers, a grumpy imp, not to mention Mr. Abbadon, the second most powerful demon in Hell with a vested interest in seeing his mission fail. You're A Dead Man, Johnny Black, is a thrill-a-minute, laugh-a-minute, genre-bending adventure that you won't be able to put down. About The AuthorJJ Zep is a musician and author who describes himself as a vegetarian, horror-and-fantasy-fiction-loving heretic and a citizen of nowhere. His other works include the Zombie D.O.A. series, featuring Dead City, Dead On My Feet, The Dead Men, and Dead On Arrival. less

Despite the success of his first soul chasing mission, Dexter Blackwell finds himself back in the Accounts Receivable department at Hades Correctional, answering to Mr. Belial, the demon boss from hell.So when a strike at the Soul Pursuit and Apprehension Agency (SPAA) gives him the chance to reprise his role as Agent Johnny Black, Dexter jumps at it.This time he's tracking the hedonistic Roman General Tullius Bacchus to 44 B.C. But right from the start there are problems... moreDespite the success of his first soul chasing mission, Dexter Blackwell finds himself back in the Accounts Receivable department at Hades Correctional, answering to Mr. Belial, the demon boss from hell.So when a strike at the Soul Pursuit and Apprehension Agency (SPAA) gives him the chance to reprise his role as Agent Johnny Black, Dexter jumps at it.This time he's tracking the hedonistic Roman General Tullius Bacchus to 44 B.C. But right from the start there are problems. After ending up in the wrong body, being hailed as a god, thrown into the arena against a seven-foot-tall barbarian and being seduced by Mark Antony's wife, you'd think that Johnny Black has enough on his plate.Not even close. He still has to contend with traitorous senators who want him to help them murder Caesar, a megalomanic Roman emperor reincarnated as a blind beggar, rival soul chasers, a determined money lender, and Pandora Jain, the most beautiful woman in the known universes who also happens to be a duplicitous, conniving bitch. And then, of course, there's Jitterbug, Johnny's not so helpful imp sidekick, who is determined to drink his way through every tavern in Rome, while bemoaning the loss of his bobbit. Johnny Black, Gladiator is the second book in the Johnny Black, Soul Chaser series, and takes us from ancient Rome to the depths of hell in a genre-bending adventure that is as hilarious as it is thrilling. Be sure to also check out the first book in the series, You're a dead man, Johnny Black. About The AuthorJJ Zep is a musician and author who describes himself as a vegetarian, horror-and-fantasy-fiction-loving heretic and a citizen of nowhere. His other works include the Zombie D.O.A. series, featuring Dead City, Dead On My Feet, The Dead Men, and Dead On Arrival. less