| Title | : | The Lure, Stillwater Runs Deep Series, Book Two: |
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| Author | : | Frank Talaber |
| Release | : | 2019-11-19 |
| Kind | : | ebook |
| Genre | : | Fiction & Literature, Books, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Fantasy, Paranormal Fantasy |
| Size | : | 519045 |
| The Lure Vancouver’s mayor is found brutally slain in Stanley Park by Pauline Johnson's monument. His family is missing. After a night of drunkenness a reporter wakes up in a part of town he’s never visited and begins investigating why he's having strange nightmares of a life not his. Which begs him to question the validity of the urban myth, when you get drunk enough you don't remember anything you did? Could it be possible there's a place where spirits might take over to have a little fun on their own? A slain gang biker returns from the dead seeking vengeance and he ain’t happy. An ancient witch/succubus has been set free from her imprisonment and will stop at nothing to return to our realm. She never was happy. The streets of Vancouver threaten to explode in gang war. And for cavalry to the rescue, a boatload of ancient gods arrives. Only they've been out of action for over two hundred years and haven't quite grasped the concept of modern civilization. With no clues to the killings Carol Ainsworth’s first day on the job as a detective begins as an enigmatic old native, claiming to be a shaman, shows up swearing he knows the answers. Plays tag-your-it and disappears without a trace. Some days it just doesn’t pay to quit smoking, drinking, or having illicit sex. Or in her case the age old question, how do you find a disappearing shaman who doesn't want to be found. Which makes staying in bed or engaging in alligator wrestling suddenly seems like a much safer idea, especially as her boss is far less than happy. In fact he's downright pissed. I started reading your Opus and thought I would give you my cent and half: The first thing that jumps here is the style. Is a moment by moment perception where every moment is a dangling act promising the next to have the same urgency.... ..... and that you deliver. The jewel of the narrative however is on several fronts: The time and care you take in setting up place. How you carefully use words as utensils so as not only to describe.... .....but to set up atmosphere... The character descriptions shine through their specificity, the use of "he does this...he does that" to paint a character's emotional map is something many writers aspire to, few know how to get it done right..... .....you deliver Finally, there is a dialogue, from time to time it misses a note here and there, but in most instances it moves the plot, arching the narrative Some of my favorites: "like Harleys in heat" "like a thief caught in the headlights" is usually "like a deer" "Like squat walrus dreaming....." "Egg Fu Yung" I have never seen this which is why I liked it. If wanted to read about things I have already seen, I would take the subway...lol "moon ghosting" "darkened with tint" "Ben closed his eyes....this characterization in ch 3 is one of your best....wildly idiosyncratic, specifically concrete. Leaving a clear emotional map in the reader's mind Overall, wonderful David |
