Book Info
Name of Book : The Nightmare Man
Author : J. H. Markert
Publisher : Crooked Lane Books
Publication Date : January 10, 2023
No. of Pages : 336
Format : Netgalley ARC
Why did I choose the book ?
The Nightmare Man by J. H. Markert was available on Netgalley in exchange of an honest review. I was hearing about the book a lot on social media, so requested it right away.
Where to get the book ?
The Nightmare Man by J. H. Markert is available on Amazon :
Author Introduction
J. H. Markert is the pen name for writer James Markert, an award-winning novelist, produced screenwriter, husband, and father of two from Louisville, Kentucky, where he was also a tennis pro for 25 years, before hanging up the racquets for good in 2020. He graduated with a degree in History from the University of Louisville in 1997 and has been writing ever since.
Blurb
Blackwood mansion looms, surrounded by nightmare pines, atop the hill over the small town of Crooked Tree. Ben Bookman, bestselling novelist and heir to the Blackwood estate, spent a weekend at the ancestral home to finish writing his latest horror novel, The Scarecrow. Now, on the eve of the book’s release, the terrible story within begins to unfold in real life.
Detective Mills arrives at the scene of a gruesome murder: a family butchered and bundled inside cocoons stitched from corn husks, and hung from the rafters of a barn, eerily mirroring the opening of Bookman’s latest novel. When another family is killed in a similar manner, Mills, along with his daughter, rookie detective Samantha Blue, is determined to find the link to the book—and the killer—before the story reaches its chilling climax.
As the series of “Scarecrow crimes” continues to mirror the book, Ben quickly becomes the prime suspect. He can’t remember much from the night he finished writing the novel, but he knows he wrote it in The Atrium, his grandfather’s forbidden room full of numbered books. Thousands of books. Books without words.
As Ben digs deep into Blackwood’s history he learns he may have triggered a release of something trapped long ago—and it won’t stop with the horrors buried within the pages of his book.
My Opinion
Terrifying and Bone Chilling
The Nightmare Man by J. H. Markert is a book which is going to petrify you and shake you to the core. With its extreme hair raising plot, the author presents a horror tale never told. The plot is definitely going to give you creeps at night. You would not be able to relax at any point while reading the book. Every page brings new secrets with new characters. Also, the plot switches on and off between past and present. And, if I talk about the climax, it was satisfying as it summarizes all the mysteries of the plot.
Definitely, 5 stars for the book. Thanks to Netgalley and Crooked Lane Books for providing me with an opportunity to read and review the book.
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