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Birch Island Cases #2
Flame and Sinew: A Supernatural Thriller
Tightening chest and shortness of breath, he felt like a child again. It was the feeling of being
prey
Locals are seeing lights above Birch Island. Shimmering green skies, accompanied by unknown crafts and gory abductions.
Little footsteps followed by mirror-light eyes
How can Owen hope to solve the case when he’s struggling to find a place on the team? He’s no secret agent.
They respect strength, but their loyalty is conditional.
With the night sky alight, and miles of road between them, will Owen make it in time? Or will everything be set ablaze?
FLAME AND SINEW is the second novel in the Birch Island Cases. It’s a fast-paced supernatural thriller with roots in episodic monster-of-the-week horror media. If you love paranormal investigations and occult mysteries, you’ll love FLAME AND SINEW!
prey
Locals are seeing lights above Birch Island. Shimmering green skies, accompanied by unknown crafts and gory abductions.
Little footsteps followed by mirror-light eyes
How can Owen hope to solve the case when he’s struggling to find a place on the team? He’s no secret agent.
They respect strength, but their loyalty is conditional.
With the night sky alight, and miles of road between them, will Owen make it in time? Or will everything be set ablaze?
FLAME AND SINEW is the second novel in the Birch Island Cases. It’s a fast-paced supernatural thriller with roots in episodic monster-of-the-week horror media. If you love paranormal investigations and occult mysteries, you’ll love FLAME AND SINEW!
276 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 17, 2024
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August 16, 2024
I had not yet read book #1 of the Birch Island series but I sure will now. This was a satisfying mystery/thriller creature feature. I felt that it could have been a bit more exhilarating in places but I thoroughly enjoyed it nonetheless. As a reader meeting the characters for the first time in book #2, I was ok with the references to the previous book. I did not feel lost, just excited to go back to book #1 and fill in the blanks. I also found no excessive wordiness where none is necessary as I have found in some in some thrillers. The story has a nice flow. Curious as to what is coming in future books.
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September 22, 2024
What an awesome thrill ride!
Flame and Sinew is a bloody blender concoction of The X-Files and the X-Men, mixed up by a Creepshow-era Stephen King. The second in a series, the novel follows Owen and his collection of super-powered colleagues who investigate paranormal events plaguing the poor inhabitants of Birch Island.
The book flits between seemingly every conspiracy theory out there (on Birch Island, they’re all true!) while at the same time very organically world building and setting the stage for even crazier adventures ahead. Think NCIS meets Men in Black meets The Magnus Archives, all viewed through a dark and gory filter, and told with a voice and vision that is uniquely and satisfyingly Marsh’s own.
At turns genuinely creepy and heart racing and - most surprising to me - touching and heartfelt, Flame and Sinew is a rip-roaring experience from start to finish. Whole-heartedly recommend!
Flame and Sinew is a bloody blender concoction of The X-Files and the X-Men, mixed up by a Creepshow-era Stephen King. The second in a series, the novel follows Owen and his collection of super-powered colleagues who investigate paranormal events plaguing the poor inhabitants of Birch Island.
The book flits between seemingly every conspiracy theory out there (on Birch Island, they’re all true!) while at the same time very organically world building and setting the stage for even crazier adventures ahead. Think NCIS meets Men in Black meets The Magnus Archives, all viewed through a dark and gory filter, and told with a voice and vision that is uniquely and satisfyingly Marsh’s own.
At turns genuinely creepy and heart racing and - most surprising to me - touching and heartfelt, Flame and Sinew is a rip-roaring experience from start to finish. Whole-heartedly recommend!
August 13, 2024
A fantastic new addition to the Birch Island series - this one really has great pacing
August 17, 2024
Sightings
Owen is having trouble fitting in with the rest of the team. Now, they have a new case to solve. People are seeing strange lights above Birch Island. People are being taken. Can the team work together to solve the case. What is happening?
Owen is having trouble fitting in with the rest of the team. Now, they have a new case to solve. People are seeing strange lights above Birch Island. People are being taken. Can the team work together to solve the case. What is happening?
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