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A Ghost Story adventure at its finest!, October 15, 2011

I absolutely LOVED this book. To be honest, this was my first David Golemon book I'd ever read...but it has certainly made me one of his biggest fans. If anyone has ever read one of my own books, they know I'm into paranormal investigations. Granted, mine tends to be more on the cryptozoological side of things, but I also enjoy ghost hunting too. And that's what this book is about. A team of ghost hunters, led by a disgraced psychology professor, investigates the ultimate haunted house...with the ultimate evil residing within its ancient walls.

And let me tell you...the book is plenty scary! There were parts that I definitely would not have felt comfortable going to bed too soon… Read more

Instant Pendergast fan!, December 14, 2010

Loved this book! To be honest, it's my first foray into Preston and Child's Pendergast. Yeah, I know. I mean, I always knew I'd love their books, but I just never had time to read them. Well after The Wheel of Darkness, I'm hooked and intend to read them all ASAP.

The story reads like a classic whodunnit in the Agathy Christie tradition. Yet the hero, Pendergast, seems to be a cross between Sherlock Holmes, James Bond, and a southern Dr. Strange. In the story, Pendergast is asked by a group of buddhist monks to track down the their that stole a very dangerous artifact from their monestary. Pendergast easily follows through, only to discover...well, let's just say this is only… Read more

Marlowe meets Monsters, December 13, 2010

The first book of the Midnight Eye Files, The Amulet, blew me away. Seriously. This book and author is the perfect example of why indie authors can be just as competitive and awesome as authors from the Big 6 Publishers. Blending elements of the classic hardboiled detective story (think Philip Marlowe, Mike Hammer, and Sam Spade) and nightmarish legends and monsters straight from the mind of H.P. Lovecraft (C'thulu anyone?) and you'll have a pretty good idea of what you're in store for.

As most people know, I'm a huge Jim Butcher fan...Harry Dresden, the wizard P.I. from Chicago, is one of my favorite fictional characters. Meikle's detective really isn't anything like Dresden… Read more