Cold Moon Over Babylon by Michael McDowell

*Audiobook ReviewNarrated by Scott Brick      Omg! Omg! Oh - my - Gosh was this book a fantastic listen!  I wish I'd learned of it so much sooner!  If all of Michael McDowell's books are like this, I am a fan for life!  Do you like ghost stories?  Do you like hauntings?  And do you like it when the bad guy gets his just desserts?  (Oops!  Did I say too much?)  You have to either read or listen to this book.  I say, "Listen!" because it'll give you the shivers...     Now I haven't seen the movie, but THERE'S A MOVIE!  I want to see it- just to see if it's anywhere near as perfect as the book.  Which I know ever happens...

  So the story begins with the killing and disappearance of a girl, Margaret Larken.  She's a good girl and doesn't deserve what happens to her, but that's the way the cookie crumbles.  Or so all believe.  In this tale, the cookie is poisonous and seeks out a torturous revenge. A haunting so vicious, it drives people to the brink. 

     The characters are very real- fleshed out and countrified. They feel and behave in a natural manner, that makes the paranormal almost every day, and you develop an attachment that makes you root for the good and maniacally cheer for the bad.  When the action takes place, and it doesn't take long, it hits from all sides and people see exactly what they should see - justice from the grave!  
  
     Can you tell I loved this?  Oh, the narrator, Scott Brick, has the perfect voice for the tale- heavy when necessary, he made the story for me.  You have to check out Cold Moon Over Babylon, and if you can, seek out Cold Moon, the movie.  I know I will   
Cold Moon Over Babylon
Written by Michael McDowell
Narrated by Scott Brick
Published by Cormudgen
June 15, 2016