Remy Chandler has some unique abilities for a private investigator. He can talk with animals and will himself invsible. Remy is no magician; he's an angel who chose to live as a human after the horrible war between God and the Son of the Morning Star.

Remy lives a normal life. He married a woman he loves intensely; a woman who is dying of a horrible cancer. During an investigation, Remy witnesses a murder-suicide. As he deals with the detective from the police department, the two people are pronouced alive and taken to the hospital. Steven Mulvehill is the only other person who knows that Remy isn't human. He telss Remy of the many unusual cases of people who should have died but haven't across the city.

When Remy returns home, he is met by some of the Seraphim. The angels closest to God who look down on him for the choice he made to walk away from Heaven. Remy learns that the angel of death is missing and that is why the souls can't leave their bodies.

Remy finds himself drawn into an investigation which involves angels, demons and humanity. He will be drawn into a conspiracy which extends to the highest reaches of Heaven and would lead to the destruction of the human race. As the four horseman ride, Remy must find the angel of death and convince him to return to his duties.

A fascinating look at religion and humanity from a different point of view. Mr. Sniegoski has written a compelling story of what emotion can do to even the most divine creatures. A KISS BEFORE THE APOCALYPSE is not a book that one can pick up and put down easily. Once you start, you will not want to put it down until you are finished.