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 Great Book,
February 25, 2010
Evil Moon is the first book from Harrison Ray, and it is a very good
debut. Evil Moon has a great start where you meet Nebraska state patrol
Officer Davis Veoh. He finds what looks to be the 3rd victim of an
animal that has been attacking people in Lincoln Nebraska. He soon finds
out that this victim is the first survivor, and also that this victim
is his daughter Kenna.
Throughout the book we are introduced with many new characters with
great back stories. There is Randolph Wetstone the rich big game hunter
that wants to be senator and will go to any length to get what he
wants. He is the full moon killer, a werewolf, that teams up with
Stinger and his motorcycle gang called the necromancers. The
Necromancers run the drug trade in the area. There is also a trouble
maker named Kevin Burk who has his own plans. between them they provide
enough bad guys to keep all the other characters on there toes.
The book slows down a bit in the middle. Letting you get to know
all the characters more. The depth of the characters are great and what
makes this book so good. Part of me thought this book may have
been a bit too long in the middle, but when you get towards the end and
all the pieces fall together you understand that is what made the book
both different and good.
Once you get towards the end it starts to get so fast and so action
packed that it gives you little room to breathe.....and that is a good
thing....great start even better finish and lots of depth to the
characters in between. Evil Moon is a very good book, and I recommend it
to anyone.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
 Well plotted, interesting, and suspenseful.,
January 20, 2010
From the start, the writing style impressed me. The opening scene
grabbed me, and kept my interest from that point on. Great dialog! I'm
a big fan of dialog - in my opinion, dialog can make or break a story.
The scenery was well described - I could easily envision what the
characters were doing, the world around them, etc.
I would recommend this book to anyone interested in werewolves,
thrillers, suspense, crime dramas, or to anyone just looking for a good
read.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
EVIL MOON....WHAT A STUNNER!!,
January 20, 2010
I find it hard to believe that this is Mr. Rays first novel! This man
can write. This book is over five hundred pages of suspense, terror and
hairy things that go bump in the night (oh...when the moon is out!).
Will not go into the story however will tell you that if you like
modern Werewolf tales you will love this book! Cannot wait for Mr. Ray
to write his next novel!
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
I Feel The Bad Moon Rising...,
December 29, 2009
Called to the scene of a third teenage girl attacked in Hoffman
Nebraska in less than a week, Davis Veoh approached the area with
caution presuming the perpetrator to still be near by. Though a veteran
officer, Veoh found himself taken aback by the blood and gore he found,
the girl's throat and face mauled as if by an animal. By some miracle,
she was still alive, her breathing labored. After paramedics arrived
and worked to stabilize her, Veoh and his partner Roscoe searched the
area. What Veoh wasn't prepared for was what he later learned. This
latest victim was not just another town person attacked, but his very
own daughter.
Somehow, someway, she survives and against all odds stuns medical
science by recovering faster than anyone would expect through some type
of infection altering her DNA. Though happy his daughter has survived,
Veoh soon learns that her fate may be worse than death as the local
killings multiply and rumors spread about whether some type were beast
may be responsible for such grotesque murders. In order to save his
daughter, Veoh must be open to the supernatural and hunt what cannot be
killed.
In Evil Moon, Harrison Ray weaves a complex web of intertwined
lives in a small Nebraska town. Told from varied perspectives, we learn
about the politician wannabe who has searched his whole life to find
meaning and relevance, the single divorced mother who has given
everything for her child leaving nothing for herself, the single
patrolman who will stop at nothing to save his daughter, the gang
member searching for belonging, and the undercover FBI agent who must
live a lie in order to serve the greater good even if it means
estrangement from his family and friends. Soon an evil infects all of
their lives - some choose to embrace it for their own gain while others
fight it to save their families.
I enjoyed Ray's first novel, especially the first 2/3rds of the
book which is steeped in character development. The latter part of the
novel turns to non-stop action in the Colorado mountains in a race
against time that Veoh must win or lose his daughter forever. There are
a few story arcs left open (perhaps for a future offering) and perhaps
the suspension of disbelief is really pressed near the end, but overall
Evil Moon is a good fun read.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
A Howling Awesome Novel!,
December 9, 2009
Normally, I am not in the habit of posting reviews, nor am I an avid
reader of mythological, paranormal horror or supernatural fear based
novels.
However, I must admit that I found this new novel "EVIL MOON" written by Harrison Ray, quite, simply riveting!
The author has managed to create a story which draws the reader
into the plot immediately and holds your attention from the first page
to the very last.
The unique and realistic cast of characters bring the story to
life with crisp dialogue and extremely interesting twist and turns.
The pages are packed with vivid description of gruesome attacks,
rapid transformations from man into beast, mystery, adventure, action,
suspense and even a touch of romance all woven together to create a
must read novel for any fan of werewolf, supernatural horror or
thriller books.
I highly recommend EVIL MOON to only adult readers as the
storyline, language and visual descriptions may be rather intense for
youthful readers.
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