Waiting on Wednesday is hosted by Breaking the Spine, and is a fun way to share upcoming books that you’re excited about with other bloggers and readers.
Just ran across this book on Edelweiss, and not only is the cover amazing, but the story sounds like all kinds of fun:
An obsessed detective on the trail on a murdered young woman finds more than he bargained for in this tale of hard-boiled cosmic horror, an inventive mash-up of the pulp detective story and Lovecraftian terror.
Some say the war drove Robert Peaslee mad. Others suggest that given what happened to his father, madness was inevitable. He’s spent years trying to forget the monsters that haunt his dreams, but now has returned to witch-haunted Arkham to do the only job that he’s qualified for, handling the crimes other cops would prefer to never talk about. He’s the hero Arkham doesn’t even know it has.
Megan Halsey is dead, her body missing. She might have been one of the richest young women in Arkham, but all that money couldn’t make her happy. Word on the street is that her mother split a long time ago, and Megan had spent a lot of her money trying to find her.
Peaslee soon becomes obsessed with the murdered Megan. Retracing the steps of her own investigation, traveling from Arkham to Dunwich, and even to the outskirts of Innsmouth, he will learn more about Megan and Arkham than he should, and discover things about himself that he’d tried to bury.
It’s 1928, and in the Miskatonic River Valley, women give birth to monsters and gods walk the hills. Robert Peaslee will soon learn the hard way that some things are better left undead.
Reanimatrix by Pete Rawlik. Releases in October 2016 from Night Shade Books. What a great combination: noir and Lovecraft! I’m on board with any kind of mash-up, and I’m really looking forward to this one.
Let me know what you’re waiting on!
Tentacles! That usually all it takes to sell me on a book (sad I know). I love the vintage look of the cover as well and the story sounds like a fun ride. I guess the wishlist continues to grow!
Barb (boxermommyreads) recently posted…Waiting on Wednesday (64)
Yeah, sorry about adding to your TBR (not!)
This does look fun! I agree tentacles plus noir plus the vintage era- this definitely looks promising.
Greg recently posted…Star Wars VII- What I Would Have Done
Yep, you really can’t have Lovecraft without tentacles, so this should be fun.
Arkham and the Miskatonic River: these two names are more than enough to evoke chilling tales of terror! I think this could be fun… 😀
Maddalena@spaceandsorcery recently posted…TEASER TUESDAY #9
Ha ha agreed:-)
Noir and Lovecraft? I’m in. I’m on a bit of a Lovecraft kick. I just bought Arkham Horror. I’ve never played so I’m hoping it’s a good game.
Samantha recently posted…Waiting on Wednesday: Where the Wild Things Bite
I’ve never heard of that game, but cool that it’s Lovecraft inspired;-)
I’m getting a very pulp- and cheesy-like feel from the covers… and I’m intrigued! XD Seem like it’ll be a fun read.
Yep, love the pulpy feel:-)
This is like the year of awesome Lovecraft inspired SFF! I spied this the other day as well, and I was immediately intrigued 🙂
Mogsy @ BiblioSanctum recently posted…Waiting on Wednesday 07/13/16
There does seem to be lots of Lovecraftian inspiration around, you’re right!
Ha! Noir and Lovecraft IS an excellent sounding combination. Really love that old timey classic looking cover too.
Bonnie @ For the Love of Words recently posted…Waiting on Wednesday – Feedback (Newsflesh #4) by Mira Grant
Yes, I’ll be curious to see how the author pulls it off:-)
That is an awesome cover! Hope you’re able to get ahold of it! You can check out my WoW in the link below.
Lisa Mandina (Lisa Loves Literature) recently posted…Waiting on Wednesday: Blacksouls (Blackhearts #2) by Nicole Castroman
I know, I love this cover, anything retro immediately grabs my attention:-)