Servant
of the Red Quill is the follow-up to Terry M. West’s haunting period piece, The
Giving of Things Cold & Cursed. The star of both tales is Baker Johnson, a
flawed, British psychical researcher living in New York city in the 1920′s. The
first tale in the Baker Johnson series received glowing reviews and was read by
many fans of classical Gothic horror fiction.
Servant
of the Red Quill takes place in 1927, two years after the events of The Giving
of Things Cold & Cursed. Baker Johnson has turned his back on the
paranormal field and he spends his days drunk and in the company of
questionable women. When Baker is approached by the attorney of a
powerful man, the psychical researcher is reluctantly pulled into a case
involving a troubled family in Yonkers. Jeremiah Simms, a wealthy collector of
haunted objects, has acquired a rare tome penned by the infamous Marquis de
Sade. Titled Servant of the Red Quill, this cursed book unleashes an evil
spirit that threatens to destroy the Simms family. Baker must face a cunning
and powerful demon to save the innocent. But the deadliest demons of this
battle lie within Baker.
This
new 11,000 word novelette will be released on Amazon Kindle on 01-02-15 with a
paperback version to follow. It has a price of $1.99. West also recently
announced a third Baker Johnson story, Weird Tales of the Dark Prophet. While a
release date or details of the third entry haven’t been announced, West did
confide that the legendary HP Lovecraft would be appearing in the tale.
You
can pre-order Servant of the Red Quill here:
pertinent
websites: www.terrymwest.com
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