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We pick up exactly where we left off in this second book in David Gatward's ''The Dead'' series. Lazarus Stone has been killed (twice), resurrected (twice), been to the world of the Dead (don't ask), become a Keeper (dangerous job), got himself a personal guardian angel (Arielle, alcoholic), a Dead guide (Red, whose skin's fallen off), and has gone some way to locating his father (prisoner of the Dark and seriously not having a good time of it). Along with best mate Craig and ex-possessed nurse Clair, Lazarus has a mission.

There is no denying that David Gatward knows his horror. ''The Dark'' is a veritable gore-fest! Otherworldly blood and guts is everywhere and you can't escape the stench of decay and death. There are some wonderful fight scenes and some wonderful chase scenes and lots and lots of tension. But we get some humour too, largely from the ass-kicking, wisecracking guardian angel Arielle and Lazarus's best friend Craig, who can find a decent one liner for any situationssituation. The plot moves on quite a bit and we also see some character development as Lazarus moves from naive teen to resurrected being with otherworldly powers. We also get a big new character in the person of Abaddon, who is just fantastic - a revenge-fuelled anti-hero readers are going to love.

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