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Grimm

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I found this book to be very well constructed, no loose ends and well written. I like the characters who are not afraid to do what needs to be done at any given moment and the heroine, Chloe, is a real woman who never runs from her fear. Great book.

I loved this book! Enjoyable read with great characters -- holds your attention and leaves you wanting more......MORE PLEASE!!

When first starting the book Grimm I thought it was just

another cop novel. But boy, did I find out differently real

quick!

Grimm is a fascinating and scary horror novel! And the bigger

surprise is that it's full of great characters and an even

better story line.

Arlo Grimm is a retired cop just trying to get through his

days without thinking about the horror his family has

endured, with the murder of his wife and son.

But fate has pushed him back into the killings once more

and he can't stop until he vindicates his families demise.

Grimm is a non stop story of supernatural events with

witches and the walking dead. You'll find yourself loving

the main characters and actually loving to read about

some of the evil ones.

Howard Hopkins and Link Hullar keep you on the edge of

your seat wondering where the next threats are going to come

from, who's not going to make it and wondering if the ones

who didn't will be back!

Grimm is a great read for those who aren't faint at heart and

I recommend it to anyone who loves to be scared!

Review by: Stacey Bucholz

Everything that retired Detective Sergeant Arlo Grimm touches turns to death. First, his wife is murdered--and then, two years later, his son, Bobby, is killed during a routine drug bust. Now his other son, David, won't even speak to him. Grimm should have left things alone--and maybe those he loved would have been spared--but he's not a man to leave things be.

New Salem is a small coastal town in Maine, where dark deeds go unnoticed in the shadows of the night and the supernatural lurks ready to strike at any moment. A group of sorceresses who call themselves the Sisters of the Snake plan on raising the demon Czcarabus, bringing him into the world to spread unspeakable evil. And because he's been chosen as Good's ally, only Arlo Grimm can stop it.

With the help of Chloe Everson, an exotic dancer down at the Red Lagoon, Grimm becomes locked in a desperate battle with radical witches from the Salem trials who are back for vengeance. And they plan to make Grimm suffer by taking everything he holds dear, including Chloe--the first woman he's been able to love since his wife died.

Author Howard Hopkins never fails to please me, no matter which genre he happens to be writing at the moment. This time it's straight horror, and he adds a bit more graphic gore to Grimm, which gives the plot a more depraved flavor. Hopkins keeps a good balance between the emotional and the graphic scenes. You get just enough of each, so you'll feel satisfied with the outcome.

Arlo Grimm is faced with a huge amount of anguish, which drops him to his knees. But that's where he rises to fight with a strength born out of the tragedy that life has thrown at him. That's what makes Hopkins's characters come so alive--and they'll have you praying that they'll fight until they prevail.

Though Chloe is an ordinary stripper who's just trying to survive in a harsh world, I could still see why Arlo Grimm falls for her. She has an endearing vulnerability about her, but she's also tough, and she won't abandon Grimm, no matter how terrified she is.

And then there's David Grim. Though he's a very minor character, he's still memorable--because he reminds me of Dean Winchester from the CW's Supernatural. His belligerent attitude made me laugh out loud, and I would love to see him in a novel of his own.

With a hefty dose of creepiness--and just a hint of gore to keep zombie lovers happy--Grimm will take you on a terrifying emotional journey through one of the spookiest towns in the world. If this one doesn't make you keep a light on while you sleep, then you must dwell with demons.

Anyone wanna move to New Salem with me? No? Then pick up a copy of Grimm instead--and spend a fun night huddling under the covers as you read one of the scariest reads that bookstores have to offer.

This review first appeared at Night & Weekends: [...]