C.H.A.R.O.N.

By Gail Z. Martin

Book Overview

Ex-priest Travis Dominick and former FBI agent Brent Lawson hunt demons, monsters, and supernatural troublemakers. When Brent gets a call for help from an old army buddy, he and Travis head to a small central Pennsylvania town beset by a series of unexplainable deaths and escalating paranormal activity. The murders mimic crimes from decades past, down to the smallest detail, and as Travis and Brent battle vengeful entities, rumors surface that shady government experiments helped make a bad situation even worse. Torrential rain and rising rivers mean there's no escaping the creatures hunting the shadows, beings that take shape from people's deepest fears and feed on their terror. With the lives of everyone in South Fork at stake, Brent and Travis face their toughest case yet. They'll have to confront the town's dark secrets, the legacy of a covert supernatural psi-ops program, and their own painful memories to battle a bloodthirsty ancient creature and fight the deadly spirits that roam the night. C.H.A.R.O.N. is a dark urban fantasy thrill ride filled with Old World spirits, legends and lore, vengeful ghosts, magic, secret government agencies, Vatican ninja-priests, found family, small-town secrets, badass bartenders, psychics, mediums, witches, small-town heroes, and an unshakable bond of friendship.

• Format: MP3 CD
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0CW4VLX9M
• ISBN13: 9798212562348
• Release Date: September 2023
• Publisher: Tantor Audio
• Length: 6 Pages

Customer Reviews

Supernatural Thriller Takes You For A Spooky Ride

Really enjoyed the book! As someone who has lived in areas near those described, I felt like I was dropping in a neighboring town, with details very familiar (like the way families Knew stuff, the cracked sidewalks and peeling paint on 1960s era homes where the boom left them behind in the 90s, the way the Church still got taken care of by the 80yr old neighbors) and I really felt how the characters were feeling. One small nitpick- a character from the first book just ... disappears without explanation or notice, but if you don't re-read the first book right before diving in, you probably won't notice her absence. It was nice to learn more about Brent's character (on the cover, he's the one in the button-up shirt) and to once more see how his military past as well as the (almost literal) ghosts of his past, still give him a certain empathy most do not share. There are aome nice set ups that will (given the author's amazing talent) pay off nicely in the next installment, especially for Travis (on the cover, the guy with the darker hair). We don't see as much of his backstory in this book as we got in the first book, though there are still insights to be found. Setting, atmosphere, and details for the history nerds like myself, are highlights here. All in all, a most worthwhile read, and I am truly looking forward to the third book in the series!