Hill
House
by
Blair Howard
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GENRE:
Mystery
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BLURB:
For
more than ten years, she lay beneath the floorboards of Hill House.
For more than ten years, she waited. Who was she? Who put her there?
Why? Harry Starke vows to find the answers to those questions, but to
do so he must embark upon an investigation that will put him and
those close to him in deadly danger, take him deep into the
underground city, the Dark Web, murder, organized crime,
prostitution, and human trafficking. One by one, he peels back the
layers, and with each one, he sinks a little deeper into the morass,
the seamy underbelly of a world few know of, and even fewer want to
be a part of. Hill House has many doors. None of them lead anywhere
but into darkness and despair.
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Excerpt:
We
joined the group at the hole in the floor. All of them, including Doc
Sheddon, were on their knees, three on either side. The exposed,
rough-sawn joists were heavy, at least four by twelves on twenty-inch
centers. Sheesh. They built ‘em to last back in the day. Something
was wedged in the gap between two of the joists. It was wrapped in
clear polythene sheeting, though age had not treated it well. It had
degraded to a point where it was all but impossible to see through
the several layers that surrounded the... thing.
“Hello,
Kate, Lonnie,” Sheddon said. “Hey, Harry. How’s it hangin’?”
I had to smile. Doc had been greeting me the same way for years and,
as far as I knew, I was the only one he greeted that way.
“I’m
good, Doc. What do you have?”
“See
for yourself,” he said, inching his way sideways on his knees to
give me room to join him. The others made room for Kate and Lonnie,
although he remained standing.
The
polythene had been torn... no, it had been slit, and then pulled
apart to reveal the skeletal remains of.... Christ! I wonder if we’ll
ever know.
“She
was young, Harry,” Sheddon said, staring thoughtfully down at the
skull. “Sixteen to eighteen, I should say, from what I can see
here, but young, for sure.”
“She?”
I asked. “You sure?”
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**SPOILER FREE**
If you love a good mystery this is the book for you! But make sure your day is free when you start reading this book or you will find yourself losing track of time as you have fallen into the plot and the characters lives. A book that will keep you on your toes guessing every moment. A major page turner!
*Received for an honest review*
If you love a good mystery this is the book for you! But make sure your day is free when you start reading this book or you will find yourself losing track of time as you have fallen into the plot and the characters lives. A book that will keep you on your toes guessing every moment. A major page turner!
*Received for an honest review*
AUTHOR
Bio and Links:
Blair
Howard is from a small town in England, near Stratford-upon-Avon, on
the edge of the English Cotswolds. Until the middle of 2015, he wrote
sweeping historical epics, and is the author of five historical
novels. In July of 2015 he decided to try his hand at writing mystery
novels, and so we have Harry Starke, a hard-boiled detective, "the
original tough guy, with finely tuned senses and good instincts, as
well as a rougher James Bond type of attitude." Harry Starke,
the first in the series, was released in mid-September 2015. The
second book, Two for the Money, was released October 19 the same
year. Book 3 in the series, Hill House, was released in mid-December
2015, and there are more to come.
Blair is
also Kentucky Colonel, an honor bestowed upon him in 2008 by the then
Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, Steven L. Beshear. Blair is
a travel writer and professional photographer specializing in golf
travel, vacation travel, and golf course photography. His travels
take him throughout the United States, Europe and the Caribbean
playing golf, writing about his experiences, and photographing the
golf courses he visits. You can follow him on About.com here:
http://abt.cm/1zoDpei.
Blair is
the author of more than 40 books and more than 4,500 magazine,
newspaper, and web articles. His work has appeared in many national
and international publications, including Delta's Sky Magazine,
PHOTOgraphic magazine, The Mail on Sunday, The Walking Magazine,
Petersen's Hunting Magazine, The Boston Herald, The Detroit
Free-Press, The Anchorage Times and many more.
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