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Hell Inc. #7
Ride the Light
Painter Mann never imagined that being dead would be so, well, deadly. Not for him -- but if he and his friends fail, every living person on the planet will die.
It's a lot to take in for a ghost who just wanted to be a good private detective.
Now, to defeat the creator of the InBetween, Voodoo Cher, Painter must take out the four remaining machines that can power her army of the dead.
His first stop: Scotland.
There, Painter encounters William Hare, the infamous serial killer, who is now helping Voodoo Cher. With the help of long-dead revolutionaries and a crew of ancient sailors, Painter must take down the machine being constructed on the Scottish coastline.
But his greatest ally comes from Raz's past, not Painter's: an elderly pilot named Uncle Jerry.
And the more he learns about his former self, ex-disk jockey Raz Frewer, the more he begins to transform back into he once was. That should be comforting. Self-realization and all of that.
But there was a reason why he'd hidden his identity all this time -- even from himself.
Raz Frewer is being hunted.
It's a lot to take in for a ghost who just wanted to be a good private detective.
Now, to defeat the creator of the InBetween, Voodoo Cher, Painter must take out the four remaining machines that can power her army of the dead.
His first stop: Scotland.
There, Painter encounters William Hare, the infamous serial killer, who is now helping Voodoo Cher. With the help of long-dead revolutionaries and a crew of ancient sailors, Painter must take down the machine being constructed on the Scottish coastline.
But his greatest ally comes from Raz's past, not Painter's: an elderly pilot named Uncle Jerry.
And the more he learns about his former self, ex-disk jockey Raz Frewer, the more he begins to transform back into he once was. That should be comforting. Self-realization and all of that.
But there was a reason why he'd hidden his identity all this time -- even from himself.
Raz Frewer is being hunted.
295 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 19, 2022
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About the author
Dick Wybrow
25 books130 followersDick Wybrow is a Canadian author. His novels are mainly set in the US, where he grew up. A former stand-up comedian, Wybrow is a humor writer who crafts thrillers that incorporate elements of suspense, horror, mystery, science fiction and fantasy.
At the age of six, Dick was given his first book by his father. It was Wind in the Willows. Naturally, that put Dick off reading for several years.
After discovering Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams, the love of reading returned. And with it came the compulsion to get lost worlds like Douglas had created.
Dick lives in Auckland, New Zealand with one wife and two cats.
At the age of six, Dick was given his first book by his father. It was Wind in the Willows. Naturally, that put Dick off reading for several years.
After discovering Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams, the love of reading returned. And with it came the compulsion to get lost worlds like Douglas had created.
Dick lives in Auckland, New Zealand with one wife and two cats.
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Displaying 1 - 8 of 8 reviews
November 16, 2023
Another terrific book in the series!
Ride the Light
By Dick Wybrow
This was not as frantic as the last couple of books but it's still exciting, humorous, and unpredictable. This is such an awesome series! Love the characters, new and old!
Ride the Light
By Dick Wybrow
This was not as frantic as the last couple of books but it's still exciting, humorous, and unpredictable. This is such an awesome series! Love the characters, new and old!
April 4, 2022
We are all going to be erased, maybe, maybe not.
Razzie is back, well, a little, and as is expected, in constant trouble. Uncle Jerry stays alive through a bad guy counter plot, but if Jerry was a cat, he’d be dead ages ago. This is just as clever, funny, complicated as the rest of the series, you really need to read them in order. So much going on, it’s hard to keep up!
Razzie is back, well, a little, and as is expected, in constant trouble. Uncle Jerry stays alive through a bad guy counter plot, but if Jerry was a cat, he’d be dead ages ago. This is just as clever, funny, complicated as the rest of the series, you really need to read them in order. So much going on, it’s hard to keep up!
March 27, 2022
This is a top flight book, incredibly well written with humour while keeping you on the edge of your seat. Painter Mann, a spirit, is drawn to try to stop a dreadful machine that take ghosts and keep them in pain and purgatory in order to generate power for the evil ones. This time the machine is in Scotland, and there is a cabal of evil children gathering spirits and guarding the site of the machine as it builds its power. Painter is helped by Uncle Jerry and Julius as he takes on the most powerful spirit so far.
This is the seventh in an incredible series that is really well worth reading if you like your imagination to be stretched. Wybrow makes the incredible believable and is a master at adding humour to very dark situations.
This is the seventh in an incredible series that is really well worth reading if you like your imagination to be stretched. Wybrow makes the incredible believable and is a master at adding humour to very dark situations.
May 14, 2022
A bit more tame than the earlier work in the series.
That was a 2 edged sword. It was a wee bit easier to follow but it was also not as frenetic as others in the series.
I did like that it was in one place so we weren’t chasing all over the globe. So we really enjoyed getting to know a few more things (foreshadowing) about our hero and look forward to riding along to ‘down under’ for our next adventure.
That was a 2 edged sword. It was a wee bit easier to follow but it was also not as frenetic as others in the series.
I did like that it was in one place so we weren’t chasing all over the globe. So we really enjoyed getting to know a few more things (foreshadowing) about our hero and look forward to riding along to ‘down under’ for our next adventure.
May 26, 2024
The Adventure Continues
What an imagination this author has! Appreciate him sharing his fantastical mind. Now off to see where this twisted tale takes Painter Mann , Uncle Jerry and of course Julius. Lets hope we locate Gary😁
What an imagination this author has! Appreciate him sharing his fantastical mind. Now off to see where this twisted tale takes Painter Mann , Uncle Jerry and of course Julius. Lets hope we locate Gary😁
July 12, 2022
Comedy and adventure
All the books in the Hell Inc. series are a lot of fun to read. There's dry humor and enough action to make them impossible to put down.
All the books in the Hell Inc. series are a lot of fun to read. There's dry humor and enough action to make them impossible to put down.
July 14, 2022
Fun series
These are quick reads, highly recommend.
Many of the problems with other self published books are avoided.
Draws you in for sure.
These are quick reads, highly recommend.
Many of the problems with other self published books are avoided.
Draws you in for sure.
April 9, 2024
Good!
Uncle Jerry is back! Plus, there's a pirate ghost ship! And there's Scotland, which everybody knows, is a perfect setting for ghosts... Perfect recipe!
Uncle Jerry is back! Plus, there's a pirate ghost ship! And there's Scotland, which everybody knows, is a perfect setting for ghosts... Perfect recipe!
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