Red Chapel

Dark Isle #3

by David Longhorn

Professor Mark Stine has been running for his life ever since he arrived in England. On the island of Skara Farne, the venomous ghost of Abbot Thomas Beauclerc is back and out for blood. Though Mark has moved to Cambridge, the nightmares have returned and his girlfriend, Sue, is concerned. Mark knows the war isn’t over; it’s just beginning! Both officers, Jo Garland and Masson have their hands full with a slew of deadly assaults happening in the city. Each victim is missing a vital organ – eyes from one, kidney from another and the gruesome list goes on. Witnesses report seeing a grotesque monster who appears and disappears like mist. Jo wonders if the monster, now dubbed the Mutilator, is really the Follower – a formless, invisible member of the Abbot’s unholy killing machine! All Hallows’ Eve approaches and the bodies keep adding up. Mark, Sue, Jo and Masson race against time to stop the Abbot and his grisly henchmen. Mark soon learns he’s only one part of the Abbot’s plan. This time, the evil is more insidious and the Abbot is more aggressive. When Mark discovers what the last grisly piece of the puzzle is, he goes after the Abbot with a vengeance, never realizing that in destroying the Abbot, he could destroy himself.

157 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 21, 2017

Reviews

[William · Rating 4 out of 5]

Entertaining horror listening 🎶🔰

A great ending to this three book series. I would highly recommend this series and authors too readers of paranormal fantasy adventure mystery novels 👍🔰. 2023 😀😯😡😮

[Jayne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bit of a gorefest, I must say. Sometimes it was a bit much so I watched an episode or two of Midsummer Murders.

Mark Stine has returned and his girlfriend Sue is along for the ride. Sue felt a bit superfluous to the story, although she was likable. I think if Mark had Jo and Lucy to help him the read would have been better.

This time around the Follower is showing a bit of rebellion towards his Master and so a bit more than needed (the gorefest) is spent on the victims and their terrible ends.

I also did not like the ending. It was all wrapped up in a bow, nice and Christmassy looking, but inside was Thomas Beauclerc and the Follower; loose upon the world.

[Terry and dog · Rating 4 out of 5]

The third book in this series. I really enjoyed this one. I have liked the characters and was invested in how it was all going to work out, and am happy. I think I would even read a fourth is there was one.

[Artist_carrie · Rating 5 out of 5]

The end!? To the series. I loved this series. Professor Mark Stine finally has Sue come stay with him as she helps everyone try to put together and end what has happened.