The Man in the Golden Mask by N.A. Wetzel
The Man in the Golden Mask by N.A. Wetzel
Synopsis:
There is a darkness falling over the crescent city during the most cheerful times of the year. And there is a mystery that begs to be solved.
Charlotte Summers is forced to come home after the death of her biological parents. Having been raised by her grandmother, a voodoo priestess, she returns to say her good-byes to her parents that she knew little about, and support her grieving grandmother. Soon after returning, she loses her high school sweetheart to a weaseling cheerleader. Tina, Charlotte’s best friend, is there for her through it all.
But things change New Orleans in a dark way after the arrival of a mysterious man, Cassius, whom bought the Nottoway Plantation shows up. Murders start to occur, dead bodies drained of blood and shriveled up like mummies are floating in the Mississippi River, and dumped in dark alleys.
As Charlotte is drawn to the Mysterious new owner of the Nottoway Plantation, she is pulled into a world that is dark, dangerous, alluring… and turning the Mississippi river blood red.
Are Charlotte and Tina safe from the horrors that surround them, or are they just the next victims to a creature of legend?
Review:
The Man in the Golden Mask is a standalone novel by genius author N.A. Wetzel, bringing to life an old tale with a modern day twist.
Charlotte returns from college feeling like an absolute failure – she just wasn’t cut out for the school life. Now that her parents are gone, she’s feeling lost. Thankfully she has her grandmother and her best friend Tina to help her through her rough patch.
Then along comes the mysterious, handsome Cassius, and with him comes a world of trouble. Charlotte and her crew are yanked into an age-old battle that holds the potential to end all of New Orleans, and tear apart her very heart.
Brilliantly written, N.A. Wetzel has yet again graced us with her amazing writing talent with The Man in the Golden Mask. A refreshingly new take on an old subject, this novel is a dark masquerade of love, horror, and danger. You’re faced with the peril of Charlotte and her company through her eyes, and you can’t help but be drawn into their world of magic and evil. By the end of the book you are left mystified, wanting more from this amazingly talented author.
Five out of Five stars!
