Goodreads Blurb
A horrific crime that defies ordinary explanation. A rookie FBI agent in dangerous, uncharted territory. An extraordinary hero for the ages. Odessa Hardwicke’s life is derailed when she’s forced to turn her gun on her partner, Walt Leppo, a decorated FBI agent who turns suddenly, inexplicably violent while apprehending a rampaging murderer. The shooting, justified by self-defense, shakes the young FBI agent to her core. Devasted, Odessa is placed on desk leave pending a full investigation. But what most troubles Odessa isn’t the tragedy itself-it’s the shadowy presence she thought she saw fleeing the deceased agent’s body after his death. Questioning her future with the FBI and her sanity, Hardwicke accepts a low-level assignment to clear out the belongings of a retired agent in the New York office. What she finds there will put her on the trail of a mysterious figure named John Silence, a man of enormous means who claims to have been alive for centuries, and who is either an unhinged lunatic, or humanity’s best and only defense against unspeakable evil.
My Review: Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Evil comes in many forms. The Hollow Ones are looking to control people to make them do their dirty work. At times people might not see the consequences, when doing a séance. The price you pay might be yours or someone else’s life.
John Silence got to live through this evil first hand. He hoped after so many years he would be able to stop The Hollow Ones from controlling people. Odessa walks right into the raging attacks of The Hollow Ones. Odessa summons John Silence for help not knowing who he is and what exactly he does. They work together to save the community and trap The Hollow Ones.
This is a quick read with occult summoning’s throughout the book. It provided a great background into John Silence and how he became the capturer of these evil spirits. I would have liked John Silence to have had more special powers. The book was interesting, but they were a few parts where the book was a little slow. I would have liked more action and for the evil spirits to have caused more chaos. A supernatural detective novel that will have you running to save the next innocent soul from The Hollow Ones.
Author Biography
Guillermo del Toro is a Mexican director mostly known for his acclaimed films Pan’s Labyrinth, The Devils Backbone, Crimson Peak and the Hellboy film franchise. His films draw heavily on sources as diverse as weird fiction, fantasy, horror, and war. In 2009, Del Toro released his debut novel, The Strain, co-authored with Chuck Hogan, as the first part of The Strain Trilogy, an apocalyptic horror series featuring vampires. The series continued with The Fall in 2010 and concluded with The Night Eternal in 2011.
Chuck Hogan is an American author. His story “Two Thousand Volts” appeared in The Best American Mystery Stories 2009. He is the co-author of The Strain Trilogy with Guillermo del Toro. His 2004 novel Prince of Thieves was adapted to film as the Ben Affleck directed The Town in 2010.
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