The Dirty Streets of Heaven
core novel 2012 Bobby Dollar
Record
| First published | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.74 (9,556 ratings, collected 2026-08-20) |
| Page count | 406 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780756407902 |
Synopsis
The Dirty Streets of Heaven, published by Tad Williams in 2012, opens the Bobby Dollar series. Bobby Dollar, formally the angel Doloriel, works as an advocate for the souls of the recently deceased, arguing their cases in the celestial court that decides whether they go to Heaven or Hell. When a soul under his direct protection vanishes from the afterlife entirely, seemingly stolen before judgment could even be passed, Bobby launches his own investigation into a disappearance that should not be possible under the rules governing the universe. His inquiry quickly draws unwanted attention from both Heaven and Hell, along with a monstrous, undead enforcer sent to stop him, forcing Bobby to navigate a supernatural bureaucracy riddled with secrets while trying to work out who has the power, and the motive, to make a soul disappear.
Where it sits
- Universe: Bobby Dollar
- Series: Bobby Dollar core; position 1 of 3 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Tad Williams
Notes
- From the series record (Bobby Dollar): Urban-fantasy trilogy narrated by Bobby Dollar, an angel advocate caught between Heaven and Hell.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Publication order, within the series Bobby Dollar: position 1 of 3: next Happy Hour in Hell (2013)
Sources
- Author's own site: The Dirty Streets of Heaven
- Publisher listing: The Dirty Streets of Heaven
- Publisher listing: Sleeping Late on Judgment Day
- https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/306186/the-dirty-streets-of-heaven-by-tad-williams/
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