Welcome to our spot on the Partners in Crime "Paskagankee" Book Blog Tour!
Synopsis:
When Mike McMahon moves to the remote village of Paskagankee, Maine, to
take over as chief of police following a tragic shooting, he’s hoping
for nothing more than to get a new start on life. Instead, he encounters
a series of brutal murders, beginning almost immediately upon his
arrival.
An isolated
village, remote and vulnerable. A series of brutal murders. And a
vengeful spirit born of tragedy, reawakened after a centuries-old
massacre.
Welcome to Paskagankee,
Maine. You may not survive the visit.
Review:
Wow, was what I thought as I finished this book! The book sorta starts slow, but then gains momentum, and is true page turner by 3/4 of the way in! I liked how the author took a native American legend and updated it into the central story line. The book is a good mix of police procedural, suspense, horror, and romance- a fairly unique combination! Leverone gets his characters right- you have enough back story of their small town lives, that you feel like you really KNOW the characters! This is another book that might keep you up if you read it at night, as some of the horror scenes are graphic. But in fact, that was one of the reasons I liked it so much- it's HONEST. He told the scenes, as the cops/main characters saw them. This really brings you into the book and keeps you in its trance. I was quite happy to see that the town and main characters will be back in a new book-Revenant!
About the Author: Allan is a 2012 Derringer Award winner as well as a 2011 Pushcart Prize nominee. His short fiction has been featured in Needle: A Magazine of Noir, A Twist of Noir, Mysterical-e and other print and online magazines, as well as numerous anthologies.
He lives in New Hampshire with his wife Sue, three children, one beautiful granddaughter and a cat who has used up eight lives. Connect with Allan at www.allanleverone.com as well as on Facebook and Twitter, @AllanLeverone.
Disclosure / Disclaimer: I received this e-book, free of charge, from the author, for review purposes on this blog. No other compensation, besides a small monetary one, has been received or implied for this post. Nor was I told how to post about it
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