Wind Cave

by John Eric Ellison

Beverly Winston was sadistically murdered in her home and then, for bizarre reasons, the murderer buried her body at the Oregon Wind Cave. Ms. Winston's restless spirit set in motion a series of paranormal events that drew a young boy, Ronny, and a few of his friends into the deepening mystery surrounding her death. She would not rest until her murderer was caught. Ronny Hazelwood and his young companions are swept up in a tangible struggle between marauding manifestations of good and evil and are themselves directly responsible for the materialization of yet another unexpected, hungry, and terrifying intruder. What begins as a murder investigation leads to the tearing down and ripping away of perceived veils between natural and supernatural worlds.

211 pages, Paperback

Published September 8, 2003

About the author

John Eric Ellison has lived most of his life in America's Northwest.

Reviews

[Jaime · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

Fun and creepy listen! Great story line, with great mystery and paranormal themes. Has some gore and horror, but was more paranormal in nature.

It was well written. Character development was very well done.

I enjoyed that it was almost like a grown up version of Scooby Doo. Kid sleuths, trying to solve a mystery. Was reminencient of my childhood days, with a more grown up twist.

I enjoyed this one alot. Four stars overall.

Narrator was great. Great flow, great emotions. Easy to listen to and engaging.

I would listen to more books by this author! 

[Nate Cannon · Rating 4 out of 5]

"Wind Cave" by John Eric Ellison was a fascinating read. The main protagonist, Ronny, is well represented. Also, the details, day by day the case of Beverly Winston's murder developed into a suspenseful ending making the reader wanting to continue all throughout the day and night until Beverly is finally at rest and the K.R.S.P.Y. and K.A.U.S. have resolved their clubs. I especially liked how John Ellison went from Ronny's perspective to Vivian's and Luke Burma's view upon how events unraveled. I definitely recommend this book to any one who likes a little supernatural spookiness and murder mystery.

[N.V. Cefalo · Rating 4 out of 5]

*This book was given to me by the author at my request, and I provided this voluntary review.*

4.3/5

I was really surprised by this read - After reading the reviews, and even speaking to the author himself, I wasn't sure how it was going to be, so I dove on in! We get a mix between Pre-80's coming of age story intertwined with a supernatural thriller. While I grew up just a decade or so after the time period in this novel, I could relate to the kids, especially the character "Normal." The switch between the kids part of the story mixes well with the events of the adult portions of the book. This was a fun and quick supernatural thriller that to me is a pseudo cross between the sandlot meets the goonies meets harriet the spy. It was tied up in a nice neat bow at the end, I dont suspect a sequel, but would definitely be interested if there is one.

The audiobook performance was quite odd - between the inflections of the narrator, the "baby" style music played randomly, and I was even in tears laughing with some of the character impersonations. This is NO WAY DETRACTS FROM THE STORY ITSELF!!!! Please be aware of this when giving a listen to the audiobook; please give this book a chance, you will like it!