Miskatonic Moon is pulled from the case files of the Arkham Detective. We are quickly drawn into a dark encounter that has come to Arkham. The case file discloses missing person incidents, numerous murders, and a sentient being responsible for the city’s blackened past. The Arkham Detective’s simple murder case develops into a life threatening struggle to save his children from a Nazi cult. Can he gather enough friends and associates for a good versus evil battle?The smart-mouthed, intuitive detective finds himself joining forces with the most unlikely partners, creating a quick, fun and adventurous read.
It was decided that the best person to tell you about Byron Craft and “THE ALCHEMIST’S NOTEBOOK” project would be me…Byron Craft.
“THE ALCHEMIST’S NOTEBOOK” was originally a movie that was in preproduction several years ago titled, “The Cry of Cthulhu.” Unfortunately the project, like many good intentions, never came to fruition. My concept was an all new Cthulhu Mythos story to be put on film that would have done H.P. Lovecraft proud. At the time, there had been several poor attempts to place Lovecraft and his dreaded Necronomicon on the big screen. I had a notion to make an exciting, plus mind-boggling, Cthulhu movie that had the look and feel as if Lovecraft had stood behind the camera.
“THE ALCHEMIST’S NOTEBOOK” embodies the same vision in a literary format. I have endeavored to pen this Cthulhu Mythos novel as it may have been done if H.P. Lovecraft were alive in the 21st century. Nevertheless, “THE ALCHEMIST’S NOTEBOOK” consists of three separate narratives that link together a single story, where when one account leaves off, the other continues leading you, the reader, through a terrifying Lovecraftian web of mystery, horror and apocalyptic doom.
I have been known to refer to this work as “THE ALCHEMIST’S NOTEBOOK PROJECT,” because it is the first in a five novel mythos series dealing with mankind’s internal, as well as, outward struggle to control his own destiny while encountering malicious beings from another time and space.
I hope you will enjoy, in addition to being scared stiff, the first of my five part series…“THE ALCHEMIST’S NOTEBOOK.”
Another delightful outing for Craft's indestructible private detective , and this time we have moved on to the 1940s. The circus is in town -- and so are the Nazis -- there has been a murder and villainy is afoot. There is only one man who can crack the case. He has picked up a few helpers on the way, but he will need all the help he can get against the menace lurking at Arkham's not-at-all-menacing Hangman's Hill..
There are punchups and shootouts, but the real joy of this series is the loving attention to period detail and period language, and the smart-guy Chandler-isms tossed freely about. A fun read.