![]() ![]() ![]() (Sorry if that offends anyone but, in my view, underlining is an act of honouring rather than desecration. Polk’s writing! It’s tight as the strings of a perfectly tuned harp, and just as beautiful. The 1940s noire setting, the slick characterisation, the fantastic layers of mystery… it’s all faultless. And to make matters more complicated, the Brotherhood have put Teddy on the case.Įven Though I Knew the End is spectacular from start to finish. But time is running out, both for Helen and the Vampire’s next victim. On the orders of her wealthy patron, Helen’s hunting down the elusive White City Vampire – a vicious serial killer whose victims die in bloody rituals. Now Helen’s a jaded gumshoe using her powers to solve crimes. Her parents died in a car crash, her beloved brother Teddy disowned her, and Helen was excommunicated from the Brotherhood – an ancient magical order to which Teddy remains loyal. ![]() It’s been 9 years, 11 months, and 27 days since Helen Brandt lost everything. So, I ordered Even Though I Knew the End the second I got home. And I am unable to resist sapphic fiction – especially books written by my fellow Black authors. I listened on my daily walk, totally invested in that conversation – Polk was warm, perceptive, and genuinely excited about their story. Polk was recently a guest on the Rebel Author Podcast, talking about crafting feminist characters. ![]()
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