A razor-sharp occult thriller with dark humour, blood magic, and a morally grey assassin you’ll secretly root for.

If you love your urban fantasy fast, furious, and dripping with danger, Concealing Evil is going to hook you from page one. L.J. Daniel’s debut is a masterclass in pacing, packed with occult conspiracies, brutal action, and a protagonist who straddles the fine line between hero and monster.

My Review of “Concealing Evil” by L.J. Daniel

This is hands-down one of my favourite reads of the year so far — and yes, I might be a little obsessed with Clancy Kane. He’s an occult assassin trained since childhood by a shadowy organisation known as the Seven Legged Spiders. On paper, he’s cold, calculated, and utterly lethal. In reality… well, he’s still those things, but the cracks in his armour reveal a more complex, conflicted man.

This book never lets up. The pace is relentless, the violence deliciously gruesome, and the dark humour slices through the tension like a well-aimed blade. The occult worldbuilding feels rich and believable — blood magic, sinister rituals, and a shadow-society pulling strings behind the scenes. There’s even the faintest spark of potential romance simmering beneath the chaos, and I can’t wait to see if it ignites in the next book.

If you enjoy fast-paced urban fantasy with a morally grey anti-hero, Concealing Evil delivers exactly that — with style.

About the Book

When a supernatural cult attempts to kill their own assassin, he must use all his skills to defend himself. Can he survive the nightmares they unleash while finding redemption?

Clancy Kane is a killer living a life of luxury. Sure, he might be squeamish using blood magic. But he still dines on Agneau Rosé au Jus while wearing a five-hundred-dollar suit. That all changes after completing his latest contract.

The Cult of the Seven Legged Spiders are after him. This shadow-society, led by the unsettling man in a bluecoat, will stop at nothing to claim Clancy’s soul. As their attacks escalate, the assassin must reflect on his own moral failings if he hopes to gleam enough wisdom to win the war they’ve started.

Clancy is used to buying things with the blood of others. But now a bill is due, and he might have to pay using his own.

📚Buy the Book: Amazon; Waterstones

💀 If you crave occult thrillers, supernatural assassins, and wickedly sharp dark humour, this one belongs on your shelf.

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