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imPerfect Hunt: A Darkly Funny Supernatural Suspense Mystery (The imPerfect Cathar) Paperback – August 28, 2023

by C.N. Rowan (Author)
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At last a warm trail, through blood and bones and long dead kings. The hunt is on…

We’re back in Toulouse, and for once we have the upper hand. Our foe has no idea I’ve escaped from his trap in Fairie and we’ve got an actual lead. The famous discovery of a certain hunchbacked English king’s remains gives us a tantalizing clue, and now we’re hot on our enemy’s heels with him none the wiser.

Except nothing ever runs that smoothly. Hob kings, goth vampires and back-stabbing double-crosses are all lying in wait. And that’s just for starters.

To make it back to France we’re going to need serious magic, might and high-level brainpower.

Two out of three’s not bad, right?

Because if we don’t manage it, the hunter might just become the hunted.

imPerfect Hunt is a darkly funny supernatural suspense mystery that spans the south of France, England and Paris. Contains dark humour and graphic violence.

Click 'Buy Now' to continue the award-winning, heart-stopping adventure.

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  1. Book 5 of 9
    The imPerfect Cathar
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0CGTPB2XV
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Independently published (August 28, 2023)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 290 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 979-8859379842
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.11 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.73 x 9 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 154 ratings

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C. N. Rowan

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Award-winning author of the imPerfect Cathar series.

It’s been a strange, unbelievable journey to arrive at the point where these books are going to be released into the wild, like rare, near-extinct animals being returned to their natural habitat, already wondering where they’re going to nick cigarettes from on the plains of Africa, the way they used to from the zookeeper’s overalls. C.N. Rowan (“Call me C.N., Mr. Rowan was my father”) came originally from Leicester, England. Somehow escaping its terrible, terrible clutches (only joking, he’s a proud Midlander really), he has wound up living in the South-West of France for his sins. Only, not for his sins. Otherwise, he’d have ended up living somewhere really dreadful. Like Leicester. (Again – joking, he really does love Leicester. He knows Leicester can take a joke. Unlike some of those other cities. Looking at you, Slough.)

With multiple weird strings to his bow, all of which are made of tooth-floss and liable to snap if you tried to use them to do anything as adventurous as shooting an arrow, he’s done all sorts of odd things, from running a hiphop record label (including featuring himself as rapper) to hustling disability living aids on the mean streets of Syston. He’s particularly proud of the work he’s done managing and recording several French hiphop acts, and is currently awaiting confirmation of wild rumours he might get a Gold Disc for a song he recorded and mixed.

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H. A. Wendt
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantasy and dad jokes
Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2024
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Read for the great world-building, fascinating storyline and characters of great depth. Stay despite the dad jokes! Actually, those are quite funny, though there are a few throughout the series I don't get.
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Mrs Dustbunny
5.0 out of 5 stars Wow!
Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2024
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That was certainly a rollercoaster ride, ups, downs, twists, turns and loops enough to make your head spin. There were a couple of times I got a little confused, but the storyline is solid. The characters drive the charm in these books.
He almost lost a star for this cliffhanger. Thank goodness I don't have to wait for the next book!
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Sarah Metcalf
5.0 out of 5 stars More dad jokes and colorful language!
Reviewed in the United States on November 14, 2023
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Another wonderful, darkly humorous story in this series! This is the 5th book in this series and the next to last for this story ARC. This story has Paul and Aicha still chasing down Simon de Montfort, with Paul still in Meave's body. He meets up with the Hobb King and eventually Simon, blowing their cover and almost costing Aicha too much. After the conclusion of the last book, he definitely had my emotions going again! Racing through Paris, trying not to die a real death, they are chased by several mythological creatures I had never heard of. I always love a great story with obscure creatures from other countries! (I am a mythology junky!) And this delivers that in spades! There is still the time hopping to the back story and more puzzle pieces clicking into place. Isaac has a realization, that I realize I suspected all along but forgot about! And of course, there are the dad jokes, the pop culture references and colorful new phrases I never would have imagined putting together. If nothing else, I have learned several new insults to throw around! I can't wait for the conclusion of this story line!!
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Boots42
5.0 out of 5 stars amazing unique urban fantasy
Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2024
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CN Rowan is my new favorite author! What a unique twist on the urban fantasy genre! Superbly written novel with great plot twists and witty and snarky dialogue that totally made me laugh out loud. Sure, there’s fighting scenes, but the majority of the conflict is problem/puzzle solving mind-fudgery. Simply perfect!
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Jewelry buff
5.0 out of 5 stars Library sanctuary
Reviewed in the United States on October 2, 2023
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I love how they manage to stay alive in this one. I kept muttering don't you dare not have Aicha heal. I will keyboard you down
like a polar bear tracking seal. The Hobb story bonus was a treat. I managed to wait until the 6th book dropped, so now I don't have to wait and grumble. Not sure about the throwbacks to the mad scientist who was gay and SS. That's as bad as the inventor of the atomic bomb seeing the awful human results. Another good story with some soap box as an aside. Bit preachy, always entertaining. Enjoy.
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Carla Kincannon
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant
Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2023
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More please! Good gods man, there are more twists and turns in the first few chapters than a reasonable brain can process! Bloody brilliant, and I need more, and soon, thank you. Where are you going from here? Can't wait to find out.
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Barbara Harrison
5.0 out of 5 stars Picking Up Where We Left Off
Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2024
Set aside two days (or another excessively long one) for this next paranormal installment as Paul Bonhomme (still in the body he had at the end of imPerfect Bones) and Aicha pursue said bones, with flashbacks to Paul's adventures in Austria in 1939. I had an ARC via Booksprout and this is my voluntary review.
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MelodyMP3
5.0 out of 5 stars TIE THIS ONE TO YOUR HOOD AND BRING'R HOME!
Reviewed in the United States on September 1, 2023
Readers are on a mission to chase down interesting or enduring characters, pursue engaging, twisty plots, stalk after deeply emotional attachments, and dig into a new world built for the penetrating roots of imagination. If you’re a reader on the hunt for this sort of escape, this series is the magical portal of your dreams.

C. N. Rowan’s imPerfect Hunt is the (Oh deary me, I’m losing track…) fifth? YES! Fifth attention-snatching book in the imPerfect Cathar series. If you’ve made it this far through his writings, I don’t have to tell you that the adventure has been brrrrrrilliant! You already know that there’s no stopping us now. We are in it. For good. Just…trusting the process as we go.

In this story, the battles are epic, trials are traumatizing (grab your emotional support weapons, if you’ve gott’m), and humor is of the high caliber, laugh-out-loud variety. With abounding wit, Rowan’s writing is top notch. His solid gold wordplay makes his readers feel things – uncomfortable things and delightful things, vengeful things, even. Although he is in the habit of giving and taking away, one could say that CN is a master of cunning and subterfuge. Yeah, you know what? Let’s go with that.

Honestly, hearing CN read his own books has spoiled me rottener than week-old windfallen pears. Every character’s voice is unique and entertaining, plus all is narrated with such passion and heartfelt lore-love, I quickly get to the point that I’m carried away from this world and plopped into the perfectly imPerfect SuperCN-zone. And I don’t want to come back. Ever. Except…well, you’ll know when you read the book.

May his creative license never be revoked!

I received an advance reader copy (Yay!), and then I bought the hardcopy.
With my babysitting money.
Because I needed it.
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Cynthia Crawford
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazon
Reviewed in Canada on March 20, 2024
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The storyline is amazing, love the characters and they're personalities. I've also bought the physical copies 📚❤️
I chose this serie really by randomn and I found myself falling in love with it.
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God of Gnomes
5.0 out of 5 stars The Hunt Is On!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 20, 2024
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At last a warm trail, through blood and bones and long dead kings. The hunt is on…
Imperfect Hunt Is the fifth installment in the Imperfect Cathar series and this already adrenaline fuelled ride has gone all out as Paul and Aicha for once have the upper hand in the hunt for De Montfort. The chase is on and it leads to Merry Old England and the unlikely gravesite of that most reviled King, Richard The Third. What follows is a wonderfully eclectic sojourn involving a permanently stoned Hob King called Craig, castles, wards, bones, goth vampires all the while being lost in translation...
This is as always with this series, quick witted, sharp and observant of both the human condition and popular culture. The story is once again split in two with one part being now, the other this time? the rise of the Third Reich and sees Paul escorting The most unlikely of people from the Nazis. The pacing is perfect and both stories are filled with pathos and genuine emotion as things start to take on a desperate turn for our heroes, with double crosses and a genuine feel of disaster. As always Aicha is there to help, to literally throw herself in harms way for her friend and their comradeship is one of the things that makes these books so special, never going down the tired route of unrequited love, theirs is a pure and honest friendship the kind where no words are needed, although maybe the occasional slap upside the head from Aicha, just to Keep Paul honest. Once again the narration is not only on point but a genuine highlight. If you haven't read the series yet, then do so you're in for a treat and for me it's straight on to book six. Easily a five star read
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God of Gnomes
5.0 out of 5 stars The Hunt Is On!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 20, 2024
At last a warm trail, through blood and bones and long dead kings. The hunt is on…
Imperfect Hunt Is the fifth installment in the Imperfect Cathar series and this already adrenaline fuelled ride has gone all out as Paul and Aicha for once have the upper hand in the hunt for De Montfort. The chase is on and it leads to Merry Old England and the unlikely gravesite of that most reviled King, Richard The Third. What follows is a wonderfully eclectic sojourn involving a permanently stoned Hob King called Craig, castles, wards, bones, goth vampires all the while being lost in translation...
This is as always with this series, quick witted, sharp and observant of both the human condition and popular culture. The story is once again split in two with one part being now, the other this time? the rise of the Third Reich and sees Paul escorting The most unlikely of people from the Nazis. The pacing is perfect and both stories are filled with pathos and genuine emotion as things start to take on a desperate turn for our heroes, with double crosses and a genuine feel of disaster. As always Aicha is there to help, to literally throw herself in harms way for her friend and their comradeship is one of the things that makes these books so special, never going down the tired route of unrequited love, theirs is a pure and honest friendship the kind where no words are needed, although maybe the occasional slap upside the head from Aicha, just to Keep Paul honest. Once again the narration is not only on point but a genuine highlight. If you haven't read the series yet, then do so you're in for a treat and for me it's straight on to book six. Easily a five star read
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Perri
4.0 out of 5 stars Perfect!
Reviewed in France on September 18, 2023
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Another brilliant installment following the adventures of Paul and Aicha. In this book we meet a new character - Craig, the Hob King - who is zany and fun. I hope we'll meet him again. The story, as always, is fast-paced and well researched, the ending unexpected. I'm looking forward to the next book in the series.
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Jean-Maire Cole
5.0 out of 5 stars Just like that!
Reviewed in Canada on September 16, 2023
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C.N. Rowan has done it again! I was not ready for this book to end. So many questions answered yet so many new ones. Love meeting new characters and learning more of the magical community. Looking forward to book 6
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comerciante veraz
5.0 out of 5 stars loving this series
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 19, 2023
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Original, amusing and a real adventure. Loved the Leicester reference in the book, a city often neglected but plenty of interesting history.
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