Desperate to rid himself of his demons, or in this particular case a people-eating demon named "Catch," Travis O'Hearn arrives in the sleepy coastal town of Pine Cove, looking for the talisman that will finally allow him to finally banish Catch to hell.
The sleepy village of Pine Cove is nestled in a evergreen grove on California's Highway 1. Just north of a college town called San Junipero, Pine Cove bills itself as the "Gateway to Big Sur" as it is the last food/gas/hospitality stop until at least Gordo. Its eclectic and very fake Tudor facades decorate a main street filled with kitch, art, sculpture and very little in the way of practical goods. Shopkeepers may open at 10, or 11, or after lunch, or not at all.
Pop quiz: What 'real life' central coast town inspired the village of Pine Cove?
When Travis and Catch roll into town, their very presence sets off an epidemic of lust and chaos. It falls to white-haired Augustus Brine, the cabernet-drinking owner of Brine's Bait, Tackle, and Fine Wines, to assemble his lustful and confused townspeople, control a djinn with an agenda of his own, find the talisman that will send Catch to hell, and rescue the damsel, all while avoiding a very confused but determined undercover narc.
The characters are colorful, yet so well drawn they'll feel like someone you know, and even Catch himself is strangely endearing in spite of his bad habit of eating people. At just 250 pages, Practical Demonkeeping is a fast and easy read--perfect for a rainy winter weekend.
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Posted by: Ableher | December 07, 2009 at 07:02 AM