The debut anthology from E.J Newman is a dark and twisting journey across the urban landscape, mining the rich seam of human frailties with insight and humour. The stories traverse the magical and the mundane, where supernatural beings are indistinguishable from their mortal counterparts in their co
From a Dark Place
β Scribed by Louis Charbonneau
- Publisher
- Jabberwocky Literary Agency, Inc.
- Year
- 2014
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 141 KB
- Category
- Fiction
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
Some wounds never heal.
Jenny Vaughn loved Roy Landell since they were kids, so their engagement should have been a joyful celebration. But Jenny barely recognizes the man in front of her. It's more than his appearance--ragged and gaunt--it's the deep darkness behind his eyes, and his new obsession with his lost war dog.
Roy didn't have an easy childhood, haunted by the rumors surrounding his mother's suspicious death. So after his brutal tour in Vietnam, Roy's return to Mt. Washington, Ohio is anything but happy. Except for his reunion with Bluka, the vicious German Shepherd who saved Roy's life during battle. Fiercely loyal to Roy, Bluka is hostile toward anyone who comes near the battered Landell house, including Jenny.
Before long, the town is talking again. Neighborhood pets and innocent people are getting hurt--even killed--under mysterious circumstances. Is it coincidence, is the aggressive war dog to blame, or is some darker force from...
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