GEISTER DER TIEFE: Horror-Thriller

by Jeffrey Hale, Andreas Schiffmann (translator)

Was für ein Monster könnte eine gesamte Schiffscrew töten, ohne auch nur einen Tropfen Blut zu vergießen? Was für ein Monster könnte einen ganzen Frachter zum Sinken bringen. Und was für ein Monster könnte fünfundzwanzig Menschen verschlingen und spurlos verschwinden?

Genau das soll Professor Nicholas Voigt herausfinden. Damit beauftragt, das sagenumwobene Wrack der SS Ourang Medan zu finden, begibt er sich zur Straße von Malakka. Dort trifft er auf seine Schiffskameraden und seinen exzentrischen Geldgeber – den Millionär Bryan Dunston. Schnell muss er erkennen, dass Dunston von Gier und Bosheit angetrieben wird. Der Millionär glaubt, dass sich im Wrack der Ourang Medan eine Waffe von unermesslicher Kraft verbirgt … und er wird nicht eher ruhen, bis er sie gefunden hat …

Genres: Horror, Mystery, Monsters

515 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 28, 2015

About the author

Jeffrey Hale is no stranger to suburban horror. He's been accosted by goat-human hybrids, chased by inbred wenches, attacked by giant killer bees, and survived countless hours of prime-time television. When he isn't busy fighting for his life, he can be found reading, writing, playing the bass guitar, or otherwise making a damn fool of himself.

Reviews

[Kimberly]

Review to come.

[Uncle Dave Avis]

There were times of interest and action, but there were a lot of pages to be flipped quickly. There is lots of unnecessary crude language. I don't recommend this book.

[Lynn M. Connolly]

Couldn't put it down.......

This book was a real page-turner, as main character, Nicholas Voigt, a refined, mild-mannered college mythology professor becomes embroiled with a group of sociopaths on a quest to find a mythological deep sea monster. The book is well-written, with believable characters and realistic dialogue. The plot slowly builds, as poor, reluctant Nicholas realizes what he has gotten himself into in exchange for a badly-needed, chunk of money. Again, great dialogue, nothing trite, cheesy or written at middle-school level. As I said, I couldn't put it down. Five Stars.

[Hannah]

Catchy story- the ending draws you in and has just enough plot twists that you keep reading. The characters are interesting and you feel invested their lives. I can't wait for the next book!

[Karin Jacob]

Hab nach ca 1/3 abgebrochen. Fing vielversprechend an, aber dann wurde es sehr langatmig. Die Charaktere waren sehr stereotyp gezeichnet, die Story kam einfach nicht voran.

[Ami Morrison]

Fun Lovecraft-ish story about a giant sea creature that may or may not be some sort of other worldly being. Had a decent flow. The characters were interesting. A little bit of a lull in the middle. There were a few questions left unanswered, but I'm hoping that there will be a sequel to cover them ( the very end makes it seem like there will definitely be a part 2!).

[Hannah]

Catchy story- the ending draws you in and has just enough plot twists that you keep reading. The characters are interesting and you feel invested their lives. I can't wait for the next book!

[Veronica]

Toss in splash of prehistoric monster, and throw in a dash of the occult, Nazis and a crazed millionaire and you have a recipe for a fun read.