The Things That Are Not There by Robert Morgan

by Robert Morgan

Tough-as-nails detective Teddy London is skeptical of beautiful Lisa Hutchinson's claim that she is being stalked by winged monsters until one crashes through his thirteenth floor window. Original.

Genres: Horror, Occult Detective, Mystery

Paperback

First published December 1, 1992

About the author

Robert Morgan is a pseudonym of C.J. Henderson.

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Reviews

[Alan · Rating 2 out of 5]

Years ago, when these books first came out, I read a couple in the series and enjoyed them. Hard-boiled detective stories with a Lovecraftian sophistication to them? I'm so there. So I was excited when I picked up the remaining editions of the series I still hadn't read. But I don't know if it was just this story, or the fact that this was first in the series, or I just liked those other books better at that time, but I just couldn't really get all the way into this one. I really struggled despite it being less than 200 pages long. Hopefully, the other books will go smoother.

[Marian · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun characters and story with a strong nod to Lovecraft. Although published in 1992, has an even earlier "retro" feel (IMO). Clunky in places but somehow it worked with the genre.