The Immortal Doc Holliday: Hidden (The Immortal Doc Holliday Series) Paperback – May 11, 2021

I love this take on Doc Holiday, his charm, wit, and soul-sucking tattoo.This story mostly sets up how Doc got his tattoo which saved his life, but it also came with a promise to save a Shaman's great, great, great-granddaughter. Which he does do, in a sense...Filled with great characters, I love the exchange between Doc and Jury, not to mention Bennie the worm, and his service, with Thad, Doc's talking plant.All in all a great book, can't wait to read the rest of the series.

Doc is dying. He has barely begun to live. A powerful shaman gives him a choice of the death he faces or virtual immortality on one condition. As probably all of us would, Doc chooses life, and for that gift, he takes on a single task. It is time to pay for the favor. In a world with spiritual magic, anything seems likely to be possible. M. M. Crumley has created a fantasy world with two different magic systems, a world beyond the sight of normal humans and a plethora of sentient life that boggles the mind. Hidden is the first book in the series; it is up to this novel to do the world-building, and it does not disappoint.Doc rarely gets to take a breath, and the action in the story keeps pace with him. Doc rushes from one activity to another with only the most minimal downtime. Awakening from a long sleep, he finds a world that has significantly changed. Not in the grand concept of politics or technology but in more subtle changes that any person is likely to ignore until they are aware the changes are more pervasive and darker than folks are willing publicly to acknowledge. As Doc moves about his task, these changes become more apparent, more nefarious, and more aimed at preventing his success. The story keeps you involved from beginning to end and is an easy and quick read. Hidden is a standalone novel, but it sets up the next book, and due to Doc’s virtual immortality, the series can cover enormous periods as settings.I would have liked a little introduction to Doc’s life before his impending death by what was then called consumption. The shaman offered life to Doc because of his skill set. I would have liked to see some of this skill set before his choice. Yes, I have already purchased book two and the first in a series featuring one ancillary character in this book: Andrew Rufus (Dark Awakening).

I kept getting posts about this series on Facebook (yeah, I know). I finally gave in and checked it out and became immediately hooked. These things are brain candy. I eat them as fast as I can because I love hanging out with the characters and now I've gotten to the end and it's wait until January 5 and I don't know how I'm going to survive. If you love urban fantasy (with a historical twist), great world-building, compelling characters, and a crew with mostly-good knock-down badassery, this is the one. Oh, and the Andrew Rufus series, too. Some overlap with Doc's character, but basically a stand-alone series. It's fabulous. Love these guys and really really need more books.

The concept and characters were interesting. The writing felt like something was missing. It felt like being dropped into the middle of a story and then the book ended before the story did. A vague premise is set up - the hero has waited his entire extra long life to accomplish this one task - but the events of the book are only tangentially related to the premise, and then the hero loses his goal to set up a cliffhanger. It was frustrating enough that my reaction is to avoid the sequel rather than seek it out to finish the story.

This book is nowhere near my normal genre to read, but the title and blurb intrigued me so I added it to my KU list. And I'll be honest, it sat there for almost a year before I started it. About a quarter of the way in I got distracted being a beta/arc reader for another author and just got back to it today. And I devoured it. I loved this book! I cooked dinner one handed because I couldn't put the book down. I will be following the author's advice and reading the first 4 Doc books then switching to the Andrew Rufus series before continuing with Doc. I think I'm going to enjoy it all.

Great characters. Fantastic world. Engaging plot line with a devilish gentleman you shouldn't bring home to meet the parents. He might flirt with your mom! My only critique is that the transitions need work.

Doc and his Immortal, soul-eating skills are not just wrangling the "here-n-now" baddies. Doc ends up dabbling at the Ahanu-level to ensure the balance of all realms. With a little help from the eighth-continent-dwelling Fae oddly enough.I don't know how it's possible that M.M. Crumley keeps building and developing Doc, and his "family's" story with every encounter. Looking forward to Doc, Jury, Jervis, the Baker Kids, Frankie's and The Hidden's next adventure...and the ***SPOILER*** GAC take-down...

I guess I'm not the only one who wonders how an immortal would think about the past because Mr. Crumley did the same thing I would: go wandering down memory lane at random times. He's also fairly decent at describing the characters or I'm putting expectations on his characters because I can hear the gravely voice of Doc Holliday as he smirks at you.The book was different too. I didn't get bored and had to divide up chapters per day so I could get other things done. I liked the world building and could understand the characters introduced even if I hadn't read any other books by Mr. Crumley. It was well worth the chance I gave it. Some may like Doc Holliday, others may hate the series.

I'm not that interested in Westerns but was snared with the concept of Doc Holliday having a soul eating tattoo. What? The story doesn't make him likeable but he is a man who keeps his promises. Set in our world and the Hidden, a world where cryptids can live their lives away from the human who outnumber them, Doc has a promise to fulfill. The shaman that saved his life and transformed him asked for one favour, but Doc may have left it too late. I love the side characters and the back and forth between him and Thaddeus, a talking plant, Jury and Benny, all of whom claim to hate Doc. You may find you come to like him, but you don't have to admit it. The ride is enjoyable and there are some welcome surprises that give more depth to old Doc Holliday. I'd definitely recommend going along for the ride.

I saw this book as a suggested read on Facebook and I’m so glad I followed up on it. I’ve really enjoyed book one and will definitely read the rest of the series.

This was a fun book. Doc and Jury make a nice duo. The story is decent, the dialogue is good. It just needs some editing.The author really loves the word 'chuckles'. It seems like everyone is chuckling all the time. The word is used over 55 times in a 250 page book.Other than that, it was excellent.

The book had you entertained throughout the story and kept you reading the book to the end to see what happens next in the series of books.

Soul eating tattoo. CheckSelf-replicating knife. CheckTwo-hundred-year-old score to settle. Double check.Meet the immortal Doc Holliday.Doc Holliday was dying, his last laboured breath was coming, so when he is offered life ever lasting by a powerful Shaman he knows there must be a catch, but it has to be worth it... Right?Well after nigh on two hundred years of living life to the full the Shaman's price Is due. Doc has to protect the Shaman's ancestor and it might just cost him his immortal life. Armed with his knives and a tattoo across his chest that drains the life force of those he kills a passion for Whiskey and Poker Doc starts off down a dangerous road taking him from the normal world to the 'Hidden' and even Doc and his friends might not be enough to stop the plot they uncover!This is fast paced, filled with action smart urban fantasy taking a true historical figure and morphing him into something different and yet the same... There is a fairly standard plot that grows into something bigger, lots of action and clever dialogue. But where this wins is with the characters, mainly Doc. Irreverent, clever, funny and more than a little mean, Doc is able to turn on the genteel Southern charm and be courteous and charming a lover of beauty be it a forest, a good game of Chess or a woman. But he has a hard side to him that sees him hunt out the worst of humanity and not and then he strikes faster than a cobra more merciless than a big cat. Loyal to his friends and an implacable foe both. I really enjoyed his character and his interaction with his friends, Jury the Witch and Thaddeus the Houseplant... Definitely a series to continue!