Rating: 4.5⭐️
I have been jumping all over this complicated world that M.M. Crumley has created since I first dived into the House of Graves series and got helplessly hooked on her interwoven characters, stories and magical relationships in this dark horrifying universe.
I knew it originated with the Immortal Doc Holiday, how perfect was that, but others kept calling. And Doc keeps appearing all over the place.
So I knew that I would end up here eventually. What a treasure it looks to be.
Doc Holliday is one of those people who is well documented in history, his legendary status, through movies and books is such that he’s become a great western figure, a epic gunfighter but also a man with a tragic death and background.
Crumley takes this legendary character and his real life complicated personality and weaves it into something more. A magical immortal who has the same qualities, same personality, same depth’s and abilities but is given choice to be immortal. To cheat death, for a price.
Doc was a brilliant gambler, loved his women and drink, didn’t mind killing people. Was extremely great at it. But he grew up with a code of conduct and kept it. His lifestyle made him few friends and many enemies in real life. Much as it does here. And it makes him a character who has to grow on a reader.
He makes no apologies for what or who he is. Takes fives years off and disappears, telling no one. Reappears to find a changed place and angry companions. Not exactly sorry. He’s immortal. Five years is nothing.
That mindset takes time to get used to. But as the story continues and the investigation develops, he’s all in and so is the reader.
I’ve seen Doc from others perspectives and in different scenarios so this is enlightening. I’m really enjoying it.
And I’ll definitely continue reading around this series as the others thread through it.
Absolutely love it. And recommend them all. But these all have a dark side and horror elements to them. FYI.
THE IMMORTAL DOC HOLLIDAY On-going Series Titles
Book 1: HIDDEN
Book 2: COUP D’ÉTAT
Book 3: RUTHLESS
Book 4: INSTINCT
Book 5: ROGUES
Book 6: EMPIRE
& More…
Connected Universe and crossover series:
- I believe this is the reading order. But characters do appear within each other’s series at any given point in time. But Doc is the original source for them all.
The Immortal Doc Holliday Series (21 book series plus )
The Legend of Andrew Rufus Series (7 book series)
Janey Falke: Saint Killer Series (4 book series to date)
The House of Graves Series (6 book series)
Ghost Guy Series (3 books to date series)
Hell To Pay #1
Length of Days #2 – Sept 6,2026
Reckoning #3 – Tbd
Buy link
The Immortal Doc Holliday: Hidden (The Immortal Doc Holliday Series Book 1)
Blurb
What would you do with immortality? And could you pay the price?
Immortal rogue Doc Holliday will stop at nothing to keep his promise and repay the shaman who saved him from death.
But rescuing the shaman’s missing granddaughter and a hidden city of so called “monsters” from being destroyed may be more than Doc bargained for… Can Doc cheat death one more time? Dive into a hidden world of magic and mayhem to find out now!
Keywords: urban fantasy series snarky wizard detective humor Shifters Dragons male mage private investigator Vampires Mages funny paranormal pi books Witches Wizards Cryptids modern magic mystery male lead Werewolves humorous urban supernatural sleuth Fae Fey Fairies witty druid investigator series occult Demons Monsters
Lone Ghost Publishing
Publication date
May 14, 2021
Language
English
Print length
265 pages
Book 1 of 21
Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words 