The Blurb
From New York
Times bestselling author Craig Parshall comes a riveting story of
supernatural suspense.
As a youth,
Trevor Black unleashed spiritual forces he couldn’t comprehend. Years later,
Trevor is a high-flying criminal defense lawyer in New York City, with a
six-figure Aston Martin and a trophy wife. But in an extraordinary turn of
events, he receives a burdensome gift: the ability to perceive the invisible.
And the dark forces he now sees are all gunning for him.
When one of
Trevor’s hometown friends is murdered, the MO is eerily similar to a shocking
trail of murders that have already crossed the lawyer’s path. So Trevor must
return home to find the killer. . . and face not only his own personal demons,
but supernatural ones as well.
My Review
Trevor Black is a highflying
criminal defence lawyer in New York. And he gets to defend people who have
committed some heinous acts.
Through a series of
circumstances Black's life is turned upside down. He loses his job, his
marriage and his NYC lifestyle. And then he finds God.
Told in first person across
three sections: The Flesh, The World and The Devil, we see Black's life from
when he was a kid through to his high-flying days and finally to being chased
by evil which takes him back to where it all began: his home town. Evil chases
Black in the form of a series of copycat murders that lead him from NYC to his
hometown and draw him into a web of small town politics and satanic rituals.
This is a classic detective
story but with a supernatural add-on. Black along the way develops the gift of
seeing the demonic in people. Parshall does an excellent job revealing the thin
veil between the natural and supernatural worlds. And he has a vivid imagination
in creating some fabulously scary demonic creatures.
I liked Trevor Black and
there's good development in his character through this story. It's a challenge
for an author to write in first person as the entire story is told from the
eyes of the one person. But Parshall does this really well and it adds to the
feel of it being a classic detective story, which are often shown from the eyes
of the detective.
Black develops a romantic interest
that adds to the story and the lady in question Ashley is another excellent
well rounded character who struggles with anxiety. I hope we see more of Ashley
in the next story.
Ian Acheson is an author
and strategy consultant based in Northern Sydney. Ian's first novel of
speculative fiction, Angelguard, is available in the US, UK, Canada and Australia. Angelguard was recognised with the
2014 Selah Award for Speculative Fiction.You can find more about Angelguard at Ian's website, on his author Facebook page and Twitter
