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EVIL MOON
What if you were a Nebraska State Patrol officer trying to track down an elusive, killing, wild animal, only to learn it is a werewolf that has attacked and infected your daughter with it's curse? Patrolman Davis Veoh will do whatever he must to save his daughter's soul at all costs. Tracking down the murderous beast, his quest takes him to Manitou Springs, Colorado. Where he and others become embroiled in a climatic battle on the Mt. Manitou Incline cable cars, against a werewolf horde bent on the destruction of all humankind.
588 pages, Perfect Paperback
First published January 1, 2009
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May 23, 2010
The first thing I noticed when I opened the book and started to read was well this will be interesting as there is quite a few pages in this book -more than your average novel size, which tends to vary between 250-300 ( well the one's I mainly read and review are anyway). When I see a novel this big , I start to worry that maybe the reason it is so big is that the author has gone into too much detail-something Im not keen on when I read books. However Evil Moon , the first published novel by Harrison Ray was very well written as it kept the reader anticipating in event of the "Full Moon Killer" getting found out and caught and oh, the many possibilities on who the killer could be was very well done as many books you know exactly who the killer is halfway through the story.
The novel takes place in Nebraska , where Officer Davis Veoh is called out to a crime scene , the third one -girls are being attacked by what looks like a vicious animal and being left to die. So far , there have been no survivors until now. When Officer Davis arrives at the hospital , this case is about to hit closer to home for him than he realised when he finds out the surviving victim is his daughter Kenna. We read as throughout the books more and more characters are introduced including Roscoe Coltrain ( which reminded me of the cop on Dukes of Hazzard) and Randolph Weston , Amy and Kevin Burke. Each character has a story to tell and are all somehow involved in the case of "The Full Moon Killer". You sit back and wonder how Harrison is going to tie all these characters together and wham-bam he has . Can Davis with the help of Amy capture the Full Moon Killer and put him down like the naughty wolf he is or is their more than one ?.
Once you get towards the end it starts to get so fast and so action packed, a great start to an even better finish and lots of depth to the characters in between. Evil Moon is a very good book, and I recomend it to anyone even if werewolves are not your thing , the mystery/thriller aspect makes up for it :).
The novel takes place in Nebraska , where Officer Davis Veoh is called out to a crime scene , the third one -girls are being attacked by what looks like a vicious animal and being left to die. So far , there have been no survivors until now. When Officer Davis arrives at the hospital , this case is about to hit closer to home for him than he realised when he finds out the surviving victim is his daughter Kenna. We read as throughout the books more and more characters are introduced including Roscoe Coltrain ( which reminded me of the cop on Dukes of Hazzard) and Randolph Weston , Amy and Kevin Burke. Each character has a story to tell and are all somehow involved in the case of "The Full Moon Killer". You sit back and wonder how Harrison is going to tie all these characters together and wham-bam he has . Can Davis with the help of Amy capture the Full Moon Killer and put him down like the naughty wolf he is or is their more than one ?.
Once you get towards the end it starts to get so fast and so action packed, a great start to an even better finish and lots of depth to the characters in between. Evil Moon is a very good book, and I recomend it to anyone even if werewolves are not your thing , the mystery/thriller aspect makes up for it :).
December 29, 2009
Called to the scene of a third teenage girl attacked in Hoffman Nebraska in less than a week, Davis Veoh approached the area with caution presuming the perpetrator to still be near by. Though a veteran officer, Veoh found himself taken aback by the blood and gore he found, the girl’s throat and face mauled as if by an animal. By some miracle, she was still alive, her breathing labored. After paramedics arrived and worked to stabilize her, Veoh and his partner Roscoe searched the area. What Veoh wasn’t prepared for was what he later learned. This latest victim was not just another town person attacked, but his very own daughter.
Somehow, someway, she survives and against all odds stuns medical science by recovering faster than anyone would expect through some type of infection altering her DNA. Though happy his daughter has survived, Veoh soon learns that her fate may be worse than death as the local killings multiply and rumors spread about whether some type were beast may be responsible for such grotesque murders. In order to save his daughter, Veoh must be open to the supernatural and hunt what cannot be killed.
In Evil Moon, Harrison Ray weaves a complex web of intertwined lives in a small Nebraska town. Told from varied perspectives, we learn about the politician wannabe who has searched his whole life to find meaning and relevance, the single divorced mother who has given everything for her child leaving nothing for herself, the single patrolman who will stop at nothing to save his daughter, the gang member searching for belonging, and the undercover FBI agent who must live a lie in order to serve the greater good even if it means estrangement from his family and friends. Soon an evil infects all of their lives – some choose to embrace it for their own gain while others fight it to save their families.
I enjoyed Ray’s first novel, especially the first 2/3rds of the book which is steeped in character development. The latter part of the novel turns to non-stop action in the Colorado mountains in a race against time that Veoh must win or lose his daughter forever. There are a few story arcs left open (perhaps for a future offering) and perhaps the suspension of disbelief is really pressed near the end, but overall Evil Moon is a good fun read.
Somehow, someway, she survives and against all odds stuns medical science by recovering faster than anyone would expect through some type of infection altering her DNA. Though happy his daughter has survived, Veoh soon learns that her fate may be worse than death as the local killings multiply and rumors spread about whether some type were beast may be responsible for such grotesque murders. In order to save his daughter, Veoh must be open to the supernatural and hunt what cannot be killed.
In Evil Moon, Harrison Ray weaves a complex web of intertwined lives in a small Nebraska town. Told from varied perspectives, we learn about the politician wannabe who has searched his whole life to find meaning and relevance, the single divorced mother who has given everything for her child leaving nothing for herself, the single patrolman who will stop at nothing to save his daughter, the gang member searching for belonging, and the undercover FBI agent who must live a lie in order to serve the greater good even if it means estrangement from his family and friends. Soon an evil infects all of their lives – some choose to embrace it for their own gain while others fight it to save their families.
I enjoyed Ray’s first novel, especially the first 2/3rds of the book which is steeped in character development. The latter part of the novel turns to non-stop action in the Colorado mountains in a race against time that Veoh must win or lose his daughter forever. There are a few story arcs left open (perhaps for a future offering) and perhaps the suspension of disbelief is really pressed near the end, but overall Evil Moon is a good fun read.
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