Bodacious Creed and the Jade Lake

By: Jonathan Fesmire

Narrated by: Drew Blood

James "Bodacious" Creed stopped a killer and helped bring peace to Santa Cruz, a coastal California city on the edge of the American frontier. Now, the undead lawman, resurrected with steam-based technology, takes on dangerous criminal cases as a private investigator.

One night while riding by the wharf, Creed hears a gunshot. He and his coyote companion, Coconino, rush to the scene. In a forest clearing, he finds two dead men and a dying woman. Mechanical parts ring her neck and wrist, and as she whispers of her travails, the former Chinese slave dies in his arms.

Someone in San Francisco is using illegal machinery to alter and control women like her. To hunt down the perpetrator, Creed travels to the City by the Bay. His journey takes him into the depths of Chinatown, reveals a secret society, and puts old and new friends in danger.

How can Creed learn the truth before more women are changed, manipulated, or killed?

©2021 Jonathan Fesmire (P)2021 Jonathan Fesmire

Loved

I love the story lines of James Bodaceous Creed, the new and very different technology they use and the surprise twists that are always in the story.

Engaging Listen

Bodacious Creed and the Jade Lake was a fantastic story. Mr. Fesmire knows just how to spin a great yarn. The narrating was done well. I expect to read or listen to more of this author's work. Recommended listen.

interesting twists

The Old West with Steampunk touches. Kept my intertest even tho this is not my normal genre! The storyline, character development, and narration were excellent.
This was a great stand-alone story, and now I have to get book 1 -- and watch for the next one in the series.

a twist on the zombie theme

this is book two in a trilogy. I normally hate anything zombie, but this twist is very believable in the steampunk world. I would love to see this made into a movie or tv series...

Steampunk Zombie Western. What's not to like?

This is book two of a series, but given that it revolves around a crime, it doesn't seem necessary to read to listen to them in order. The story gives me what I need there. Creed is a zombie detective with an interesting background (though since this is steampunk, his zombiedom is more Steve Austin that Dawn of the Dead). He comes across a dying woman. Chasing down the killer is going to send him in directions he couldn't have fathomed. The story moves along with good pacing and lots of interesting twists which I won't get specific about because, well, it is a detective story, right? Good listen. Well narrated.

Bodacious Is On Point

Bodacious Creed is a page turner, a roller-coaster thrill ride, with non-stop action from beginning to end. The characters are believable, the dialogue crisp and snappy. The settings so clear that the reader feels as if he’s right amid the action. Yes I love the Northern Cali settings... The temporary suspension of disbelief is natural. A nice performance by Drew Blood. I received this audiobook for free from S.O. for my agreed upon review.

Steampunk Western Series

What happens when a woman dies in the arms of a steam-powered resurrected zombie ex-marshall investigator? An old fashioned quest for justice, of course.
Bodacious Creed heads to San Francisco to find justice for the murdered woman. Along the way he meets new allies, but as he's drawn deeper into a seedy secret society, can he trust them? A cast of new characters is introduced, but Coconino remains my favorite.
The story is fast-paced, with action, drama, danger, mystery and several twists. Throughout, we get to know Bodacious and what motivates him. I like that he's nuanced and complicated.
Drew Blood had the perfect "Western" voice to my ear, and I loved the way he narrated the story.

A wild world

A wild world, Fesmire created. A really creative mashup of different genres. An undead, superhuman hero on a quest for justice! Loved it! Some heavy theme in here, which gave the story a lot of weight.

The performance was fantastic. There's a sprawling cast of characters, and the narrator handled them all consistently and distinctly. Expertly, I'll add! Incredibly well done.

Highly recommended!

I am in love with this series!

The mixture of Steampunk, Zombie, and Western gives an opening to many people's interest when choosing what to read. I highly enjoyed the storyline! So much so that I finished it in almost one sitting. Such an original idea for this book with the incorporation of Steampunk. So many things that are impossible in a normal Western is open season in this marriage of three genres. It's great because you never know what's going to happen! No guessing correctly in this series. So unpredictable!. Now to wait for book three to come out on audio ☺️

Intriguing

A very interesting story that will keep you intrigued. The Narrator made the characters come alive to draw you in. Well written.