David Hambling
ASIN: B00ZI5OQWU
Publisher: Amazon Digital Services LLC
Pages: 156
Harry Stubbs, former heavyweight boxer and sometime debt collector, is caught up in a battle between occult forces in 1920's London. Harry has been coerced into escorting -- and spying on -- an enigmatic visitor from Shanghai, a member of the notorious Si Fan secret society, set on a mission of vengeance.Unspeakable stalk the midnight streets, mystics perform forbidden experiments and a séance goes terribly wrong: it will take all Harry's deductive skills – and his piledriver punch – to survive against the all-too-real arts of necromancy and unravel the ancient mystery behind it all…The Harry Stubbs adventures draw on local London history and the dark Cthulhu Mythos of HP Lovecraft for an impeccable and unforgettable read."Exceptional: atmospheric, intriguing, thrilling, and cleverly-wrought." ***** Philip Hemplow"Splendid stuff" -- ***** PJ Breach"Harry pulls it off! Recommended ...