Broken Souls (Eric Carter)

Broken Souls (Eric Carter) by Blackmoore, Stephen. mass_market edition. ISBN: 9780756409425.

Stephen Blackmoores dark urban fantasy series follows necromancer Eric Carter through a world of vengeful gods and goddesses, mysterious murders, and restless ghosts. Sister murdered, best friend dead, married to the patron saint of death, Santa Muerte. Necromancer Eric Carters return to Los Angeles hasnt gone well, and its about to get even worse. His link to the Aztec death goddess is changing his powers, changing him, and hes not sure how far it will go. Hes starting to question his own sanity, wonder if hes losing his mind. No mean feat for a guy who talks to the dead on a regular basis. While searching for a way to break Santa Muertes hold over him, Carter finds himself the target of a psychopath who can steal anyones form, powers, and memories. Identity theft is one thing, but this guy does it by killing his victims and wearing their skins like a suit. He can be anyone. He can be anywhere. Now Carter has to change the game -- go from hunted to hunter. All he has for help is a Skid Row bruja and a ghost whos either his dead friend Alex or the manifestation of Carters own guilt-fueled psychotic break. Everything is trying to kill him. Nothing is as it seems. If all his plans go perfectly, he might survive the week. Hes hoping thats a good thing.