Hell and Gone, by Duane Swierczynski

I really liked the first in the Charlie Hardie series by Mr. Swierczynski; I used words like clever, and it was quite amusing.

This is much less the case for the sequel.   This book is downright depressing.   There's none of the humor that made the prior novel fun, and the plot twists occur within a dark context, making them less appealing.

This is a no vote.