Thank you Booktoktours and author Greg Marchand for the review copy of Greg’s latest book The Hat Man.
The Hat Man is the atmospheric and creepy horror thriller. Set on a small island off the coast of Alabama, a vicious supernatural killer is unwitting unleashed. Sadie watches as the mysterious being kills her dog with a breath of smoke. As other more brutal murders occur, Sadie vows to get revenge on the spectral man wearing a tall hat and Victorian era coat. Here’s the full summary from the publisher:
After leaving her fiancΓ© and quitting her job, veterinarian student Sadie Burrows meets with friends at a rental cabin on coastal Alabama’s Ward Island. Instead of a peaceful weekend, Sadie experiences devastation. A shadowy figure at the edge of the forest kills her best friend—her Australian Shepherd, Buddy—with a breath of smoke. The event leaves the once-reserved woman with a foggy memory of a tall man in a bowler hat and gentleman’s coat… and an unquenchable thirst for vengeance.
As she strives to lift the veil that shrouds the assailant’s identity, she learns he is indicated in other very recent and brutal murders on the island named for its previous Victorian owners. What’s more is GoPro footage from one of the killings, visions from a Seer boy in the Louisiana swamps, and a memoir Sadie finds in the Ward’s abandoned mansion leads her to the realization that he is not of this world and has a surreal connection to the Hat Man sleep-paralysis phenomenon and to one of the world’s oldest urban legends, that of Spring-Heeled Jack.
With help from a local fishing charter captain, a witch-proficient police officer, and her two faithful friends, Sadie will either see to the destruction of the so-called Hat Man or die trying.
I really enjoyed this fast paced mix of horror and thriller. Sadie went from a down on her luck main character to a brave kick butt heroine looking for revenge. I’d be motived for revenge too if something or something harmed one of my dogs. I really liked how the author incorporated the urban legend of Spring-Heeled Jack, a sleep paralysis demon, into the story. This is a quick read that you can binge in a day. It offers lots of bloody scares, a cryptic and menacing killer, and a main character you’ll definitely root for. This is a perfect book to pick up during spooky season.
Do you have a favorite urban legend?
We always told stories about the maniacal killer with a hook for a hand when we were kids.
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About the Author
Greg Marchand is a Western Kentucky University Alum, U.S. Army veteran, and former Yellowstone sous chef living on Alabama's Gulf Coast. Vivid descriptions of natural scenery and clever twists highlight his supernatural and sometimes horrifying stories. Marchand’s accolades include a glowing Kirkus Review, five-star Readers’ Favorite reviews, a Screencraft’s Cinematic Book Semi-finalist qualification, and Garth Brooks waved at him once. The Indiana-born author’s dream is to have one of his stories made into a movie or television series.
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