Library Journal Reviews TORTURED SPIRITS/The Jake Helman Files
My Google Alert failed to alert me that Library Journal published a great review of The Jake Helman Files and TORTURED SPIRITS in a Halloween themed piece, "New Horror for Haunting Season," midway through October.
EXCERPTS:
Halloween is coming, and so are many readers who do not normally enjoy the horror genre but who want to give it a try. Of course, there are the “old standby” authors like Stephen King, Anne Rice, and Peter Straub and new best sellers like Joe Hill and Jonathan Maberry. But if you are only relying on these writers to help your once-a-year horror readers, you may be missing a better match for their specific tastes. Consider these six 2012 titles that illustrate how easily horror can cross over into other popular genres.
What about mystery lovers? Steer them directly to Gregory Lamberson and his “Jake Helman Files” series about a New York City police officer–turned–PI specializing in supernatural crimes. These are gory and horrific novels, but they are also imaginative and original, with a strong investigative story line. In Tortured Spirits (Medallion. 2012. ISBN 9781605424064. pap. $14.95), Jake’s quest to save a colleague who has been turned into a raven by a witch doctor leads him south, where he uncovers an army of zombie slaves harvesting drugs for evil mastermind Malvado.
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Reviews for TORTURED SPIRITS have been few and far between, and I'm thrilled that Library Journal has called my work "imaginative and original."
TORTURED SPIRITS is available as a trade paperback from Medallion Press, and on Kindle, Nook, and Korbo, and as an audio book from Audible.com. I'm not selling used cars when I say this is my best book to date, and I encourage readers to post reviews on Amazon, Good Reads, etc.
http://www.amazon.com/Tortured-Spirits-Helman-Files-Series/dp/1605424064/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1351869040&sr=8-1&keywords=tortured+spirits
Medallion produced an excellent "extra" for the series, THE JAKE HELMAN FILES: AFTERLIFE PROJECT, which is an overview illustrated by the talented Kyle Bice. AFTERLIFE features 23 original drawings of key creatures, characters and set pieces from the series, captioned by Jake and introduced by me. This was originally going to be a free ap, but after Apple became difficult, it's now a free PDF or EPUB download on the Medallion website; just click the "Downloads" tab on any Jake Helman Files Book page:
http://medallionmediagroup.com/books/tortured-spirits/
In other book news, I've learned that my friend and former film school instructor, Roy Frumkes, will be using CHEAP SCARES: LOW BUDGET HORROR FILMMAKERS SHARE THEIR SECRETS, as a text book in his horror film class next semester.
http://www.amazon.com/Cheap-Scares-Budget-Filmmakers-Secrets/dp/0786437065/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1351869285&sr=1-1&keywords=cheap+scares
EXCERPTS:
Halloween is coming, and so are many readers who do not normally enjoy the horror genre but who want to give it a try. Of course, there are the “old standby” authors like Stephen King, Anne Rice, and Peter Straub and new best sellers like Joe Hill and Jonathan Maberry. But if you are only relying on these writers to help your once-a-year horror readers, you may be missing a better match for their specific tastes. Consider these six 2012 titles that illustrate how easily horror can cross over into other popular genres.
What about mystery lovers? Steer them directly to Gregory Lamberson and his “Jake Helman Files” series about a New York City police officer–turned–PI specializing in supernatural crimes. These are gory and horrific novels, but they are also imaginative and original, with a strong investigative story line. In Tortured Spirits (Medallion. 2012. ISBN 9781605424064. pap. $14.95), Jake’s quest to save a colleague who has been turned into a raven by a witch doctor leads him south, where he uncovers an army of zombie slaves harvesting drugs for evil mastermind Malvado.
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Reviews for TORTURED SPIRITS have been few and far between, and I'm thrilled that Library Journal has called my work "imaginative and original."
TORTURED SPIRITS is available as a trade paperback from Medallion Press, and on Kindle, Nook, and Korbo, and as an audio book from Audible.com. I'm not selling used cars when I say this is my best book to date, and I encourage readers to post reviews on Amazon, Good Reads, etc.
http://www.amazon.com/Tortured-Spirits-Helman-Files-Series/dp/1605424064/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1351869040&sr=8-1&keywords=tortured+spirits
Medallion produced an excellent "extra" for the series, THE JAKE HELMAN FILES: AFTERLIFE PROJECT, which is an overview illustrated by the talented Kyle Bice. AFTERLIFE features 23 original drawings of key creatures, characters and set pieces from the series, captioned by Jake and introduced by me. This was originally going to be a free ap, but after Apple became difficult, it's now a free PDF or EPUB download on the Medallion website; just click the "Downloads" tab on any Jake Helman Files Book page:
http://medallionmediagroup.com/books/tortured-spirits/
In other book news, I've learned that my friend and former film school instructor, Roy Frumkes, will be using CHEAP SCARES: LOW BUDGET HORROR FILMMAKERS SHARE THEIR SECRETS, as a text book in his horror film class next semester.
http://www.amazon.com/Cheap-Scares-Budget-Filmmakers-Secrets/dp/0786437065/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1351869285&sr=1-1&keywords=cheap+scares
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