The personification of beauty in the flesh and ugliness of spirit…
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A warped arena of psychological torment…
Detective Marion Paul, desperate to save his kidnapped daughter and girlfriend, must run a gauntlet of apocalyptic horrors and psychopathic killers to untangle a twisted web of clues, all mired in a warped arena of psychological torment, deception, and numbing mind control meant to keep him at bay and drive him insane.
Jack the Ripper incarnate and the wolf-beast Adrian Kane are determined to sacrifice the ones Marion loves in a bloodletting ceremony to the harlot Terra Drake. She’s the personification of beauty in the flesh and ugliness of spirit, and she wants humanity to bow down to Her in worship. Now, as his hometown of Duncan, Utah, is invaded by witches and ghoul-elves, and the cauldron fires leap and roar, he takes a stand against evil…for his loved ones, his home, and the rest of us in small-town America.
Jack the Ripper incarnate and the wolf-beast Adrian Kane are determined to sacrifice the ones Marion loves in a bloodletting ceremony to the harlot Terra Drake. She’s the personification of beauty in the flesh and ugliness of spirit, and she wants humanity to bow down to Her in worship. Now, as his hometown of Duncan, Utah, is invaded by witches and ghoul-elves, and the cauldron fires leap and roar, he takes a stand against evil…for his loved ones, his home, and the rest of us in small-town America.
“The Harlot and the Beast a compelling dark horror read.”
This is the third entry in the Terra Drake novels series. It involves protagonist Marion Paul trying to free his daughter and girlfriend from the clutches of a demon cult that has much of his world under control. Despite near-impossible odds, and setbacks, Paul soldiers on. The action moves quickly through various settings. The demons are biblical in nature and exploit evil and doubt in the current times to enslave. The Harlot and the Beast is not a religious book, though. It’s about the culture, evil and good, and perseverance against all odds. I really enjoyed the brisk pace and plotting, and readable prose.
“Lovers of horror fantasy, this is unique.”
Fresh and unexpected. With inspired prose and wildly inventive dialogue that stayed with me long after reading, Dean Patrick immerses his readers through a harrowing journey where rock meets acid. Harlot and the Beast boldly concludes this new horror trilogy with profound originality.
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