The Traveling Man
By Matt Drabble
Genre: Thriller, Horror
The small desert town of Granton is a typical slow boiling pot of unfulfilled hopes and dreams. Every hard working day is much like any other here where little ever changes.
Sheriff Cassie Wheeler runs a tight ship in the tradition of her late father. There is little serious crime to trouble her department, save for the local miners’ occasional rowdiness after payday.
But Granton has its share of secrets hiding behind twitching curtains. Small town folks often have the biggest of ambitions.
Now the long dusty road into town has brought with it a stranger. A man of elegance calling himself Gilbert Grange has arrived. He brings with him a bag full of dreams and a silver tongue of promise. He can give you whatever you desire, all you have to do is sign on the dotted line.
The residents of Granton are about to discover that dreams can come at a terrible price, and you should always be careful what you wish for.
My Review:
I’ll start with this: This is an amazing book! This is my first opportunity to read one of Matt Drabble’s books, though I’ve heard many good things about them. I’m super stoked to have started reading with ‘The Traveling Man’. It has all the elements I love in a thriller. Its dark subject matter, creepy terrain, a highly developed and complex cast of characters, and a thundering crescendo all make for a spectacular novel of horror and suspense. Gilbert Grange is one of the grandest creations for an anti-hero I’ve yet encountered, and the protagonists I found myself feeling actual sorrow for as they suffered through the chaos unleashed on them! I don’t want to be a spoiler by telling any more about this stunning book! I encourage anyone who enjoys this genre (or those who are on the fence) to pick up this book immediately. You will be glad that you did! I am looking forward to reading the rest of the vast body of work that the author has available.
Links:
Visit me at www.mattdrabble.com
Author Bio:
Born in Bath, England in 1974, a
self-professed "funny onion", equal parts sport loving jock and comic
book geek.
From an early age reading so many works
of varied authors, I took the somewhat foolhardy decision to attempt my own
novel.
I now have eight novels available,
"Asylum - 13 Tales of Terror" “,Gated", "Rapture
Falls", "Fangsters" and my latest novels
"Abra-Cadaver" & a new horror anthology "After Darkness
Falls" Volumes One and Two. I have also just published a sequel to
"Gated" called "Gated II: Ravenhill Academy"
“Gated” was a UK Horror Chart #4 best
seller.
“Asylum – 13 Tales of Terror” was a
Horror/Anthology Chart #1 for over a year and voted #5 on The Horror Novel
Reviews Top 10 Books of 2013.
“Abra-Cadaver” recently won an Indie
Book of the Day award.
I have recently been signed by Taylor
Street Books in San Francisco who will be producing my novel "The Montague
Portrait" and I am currently writing "Double Visions"
Links:
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