Grimm

by Howard Hopkins

For retired Detective Sergeant Arlo Grimm the world has turned into a nightmare haunted by the ghosts of his past and the demons of his future. His youngest son murdered, he suddenly finds himself plunged into a frightening web of conspiracy and the supernatural. In the small seaside town of New Salem, Maine, a horrifying menace has risen from the blackest depths of history. Renegade sorceresses from the Salem witch trials have claimed the town as their breeding ground for the hideous demon, Czcarabus. Calling themselves the Sisters of the Snake, they embark on a spree of grisly killings and terror that will bring the Dark One back into this world--unless Arlo Grimm can stop them in time. Together with a beautiful exotic dancer named Chloe, Arlo finds himself locked in a desperate struggle of danger and dark lust. Can he resist the spell of an evil temptress and stop the Sisters from opening the doorway to Hell? Or will he become the final sacrifice to the darkness bent on devouring his very soul?

226 pages, Paperback

First published January 29, 2007

About the author

Howard Hopkins is a Maine author of horror/western/comics fiction, as well as numerous published short stories, and an editor and writer for Moonstone Books. He has written licensed characters such as Sherlock Holmes and The Lone Ranger, and created The Veil for comic books.

His novels include THE CHLOE FILES supernatural/horror series, NIGHT DEMONS, GRIMM, THE DARK RIDERS and his books have been EPPIE nominated and Fictionwise bestsellers. He also writes a series for kids (8+) called THE NIGHTMARE CLUB (it's fun for adults, too!) the first called THE HEADLESS PAPERBOY.

He has also written 33 westerns in hardcover and trade paperback under the name Lance Howard (his middle and first names reversed), the most recent being THE KILLING KIND(available from www.amazon.co.uk)

On top of that he writes comic book scripts and is a big fan of the pulps, especially Doc Savage, The Avenger and The Shadow.

Please visit his website for excerpts, contests and more info. (http://www.howardhopkins.com)