Cthulhu, Private Investigator & Other Stories

by Dennis Liggio

The acclaimed mashup novella and seven other stories!
Cthulhu, Private InvestigatorCthulhu's partner, Dagon, has been found floating dead in the water at the docks - murdered! The Elder Gods have given Cthulhu three days to find Dagon's killer or he's going to take the fall. Following the trail of the femme fatale that hired Dagon, he inadvertently joins the hunt for the Pnakotic manuscripts, earning him a spot on everyone's hitlist. Lies and betrayal soon follow, accompanied by a rogue's gallery of untrustworthy Old Ones who will stop at nothing to gain their prize: the Silver Key which unlocks the right door...
Other StoriesHomeowner's Guide to Interdimensional Portals
Zombie Crunch
Last Ghost
Confession to a Friend
Devil Takes His Cut
Balls
Dane Monday Saves Christmas (With Help)

210 pages, Paperback

Published December 17, 2019

About the author

Dennis Liggio is the author of sixteen books, including I KILL MONSTERS, the DAMNED LIES series, THE LOST AND THE DAMNED, and the books set in the city of New Avalon. He is a veteran of the game industry, enjoys long walks on the beach while thumbing through tomes of unspeakable evil, and rumor has it that if you say his name three times in front of a mirror at midnight he will appear and give you Hostess Fruit Pies. He writes primarily in the genres of geeky absurdist humor, horror, and urban fantasy. He lives in Pflugerville, Texas with his amazing wife, awesome daughter, and four cats that act like wieners..

Reviews

[Samuel Garcia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting first three stories. The latter ones get worse.

[Ryan Saffer · Rating 3 out of 5]

Light collection of short stories. The idea of Cthulhu as a PI is funny, and it's an engaging story. No, it's not going to stick with you, but it's a fine way to pass the time if you're into the Lovecraftian mythos and detective noir.

Some of the later stories in the book are probably better than the title story, but nothing sells books quite like Cthulhu with a Tommy gun.

[Mickey McFarland · Rating 3 out of 5]

It’s exactly what you think it is, which is its greatest strength. The writing isn’t always the strongest and the characters can be a little flat, but the story concepts are solid and the atmosphere is on point. Go in expecting pulp nonsense in the best way, and you’ll enjoy yourself.

[Dan Harris · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've rated this based on the title story *Cthulhu, Private Investigator* and *The Last Ghost*, so I might revisit it later.

I enjoyed both stories, although they were very different.

Cthulhu, PI was just silly fun but also well written enough I sometimes forgot just what a daft story I was reading.

The Last Ghost was very well written, and I enjoyed being along for the ride, but the story was quite predictable.

A Homeowner's Guide to Interdimensional Portals. Loved it. Very funny, right up my street.

Some story about zombies. Less up my street. Skimmed over it. I think its part of another series and probably here as a sort of ad.

Confession to a friend. Good story. Really liked the narrator's voice and the ambiguity. Some typographical errors sneaking in.

[Kevin · Rating 2 out of 5]

Review in Progress -

Most of the stories are good, but the whole thing is marred by poor formatting and spelling errors. It's worth reading for a fairly original ghost story and a short story about a new home owner who finds himself with an inter-dimensional portal in the backyard.