Dead Roots (The Analyst - Paranormal/Psychological Horror Book 1)
Book Details
Author(s)Brian Geoffrey Wood
ISBN / ASINB008MISPGS
ISBN-13978B008MISPG4
Sales Rank688,517
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
Description
(DISCLAIMER: This book contains coarse language, drug and alcohol use, and sexual content.)
"If you enjoy horror, paranormal themes, or even just want an action novel with masterfully crafted worldbuilding, you owe it to yourself to check this out."
"Wood balances the graphic with the human with a delicate touch."
"This novel is hauntingly beautiful, with all the daring and originality of a young author starting his career and the considered, meticulously plotted scope of a seasoned middle-aged professional."
Tom Bell is an Analyst, a federal agent who protects American citizens from the supernatural entities that become violent and out of control, and covers up every trace of their presence. His estranged ex-wife, mental illness, and persistent memories of childhood trauma serve as constant obstacles in his struggle to stay sane in the face of the impossible. Substance abuse and casual sex keep his inner demons at bay, but the real ones find more and more to prey on.
In DEAD ROOTS, a routine arrest-and-exorcise op goes awry, and Tom must escort the entity to Japan, where it will be handed off to Harold Saldana—the man with all of Japan’s supernatural trafficking under his thumb. Hosting the demon is professional medium Shinichiro Keda, and Tom is suspicious of this soft-spoken freelancer, especially when it seems that he and Harold have something of a history.
Meanwhile in the small town of Orchard, West Virginia, a terrifying presence has taken root. When Tom arrives to track down a missing girl, he comes face to face with a horror from his past, adding yet more to his psychological balancing act. Something will have to give, and soon—and Tom is afraid it’s going to be him.
EXCERPT:
Tom couldn't tell if it was incredibly bright here, or pitch black. It felt as though the world changed its mind every few seconds.
Artie was nowhere to be seen. The ground was dead sand, but somehow Tom felt as if he was walking in the gut of some long-dead beast that was croaking its way back to life, through some horrible magic. He sensed a breathing, a necrotic pulse, underneath his very feet.
He heard screams.
"If you enjoy horror, paranormal themes, or even just want an action novel with masterfully crafted worldbuilding, you owe it to yourself to check this out."
"Wood balances the graphic with the human with a delicate touch."
"This novel is hauntingly beautiful, with all the daring and originality of a young author starting his career and the considered, meticulously plotted scope of a seasoned middle-aged professional."
Tom Bell is an Analyst, a federal agent who protects American citizens from the supernatural entities that become violent and out of control, and covers up every trace of their presence. His estranged ex-wife, mental illness, and persistent memories of childhood trauma serve as constant obstacles in his struggle to stay sane in the face of the impossible. Substance abuse and casual sex keep his inner demons at bay, but the real ones find more and more to prey on.
In DEAD ROOTS, a routine arrest-and-exorcise op goes awry, and Tom must escort the entity to Japan, where it will be handed off to Harold Saldana—the man with all of Japan’s supernatural trafficking under his thumb. Hosting the demon is professional medium Shinichiro Keda, and Tom is suspicious of this soft-spoken freelancer, especially when it seems that he and Harold have something of a history.
Meanwhile in the small town of Orchard, West Virginia, a terrifying presence has taken root. When Tom arrives to track down a missing girl, he comes face to face with a horror from his past, adding yet more to his psychological balancing act. Something will have to give, and soon—and Tom is afraid it’s going to be him.
EXCERPT:
Tom couldn't tell if it was incredibly bright here, or pitch black. It felt as though the world changed its mind every few seconds.
Artie was nowhere to be seen. The ground was dead sand, but somehow Tom felt as if he was walking in the gut of some long-dead beast that was croaking its way back to life, through some horrible magic. He sensed a breathing, a necrotic pulse, underneath his very feet.
He heard screams.
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