California Hell: A Tale of the Ghost Killers - Couverture souple

Kerrigan, William

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1942946163 ISBN 13 : 9781942946168

Editeur : William Kerrigan, 2016

Synopsis

CALIFORNIA HELL, the third novel of the Ghost Killers, combines superb myth-making with fascinating historical detail. Its tone runs the gamut from eerie to hilarious.Mike Buckman and his companions journey to the Babalon Bar on old Route 66 in the desert wastelands of California, where they battle a vicious cult of Satanists. With the aid of a local Palm Springs medium and an investigative reporter for an evangelical weekly, Mike traces the cult’s ancestry to Jack Parsons, pioneer in rocketry and devout follower of British magus Aleister Crowley, and to his wife, the artist and underground film star Marjorie Cameron. Due to their previous case (see THE PASSED ON), the Ghost Killers are able to secure the advice and cooperation of Crowley’s spirit. At the book’s climax they meet an ancient Syrian demon with a raging appetite for light.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Educated at Stanford and Columbia, William Kerrigan has taught English literature at the state universities of Virginia, Maryland, and Massachusetts. He is the author and/or editor of eighteen books of literary scholarship and criticism, published by presses such as Harvard, Yale, and Johns Hopkins. Most recently he co-edited four volumes of John Milton’s works in the Random House Modern Library. Now retired and living in California, he writes mystery novels, including a series called “The Kerrigan/Seagrove Mysteries” charting the early history of the movie business in California, featuring Wallace Kerrigan (the author’s grandfather) and his mistress Pearl Seagrove. He is also the author of supernatural thrillers in the “Tales of the Ghost Killers” series. The Ghost Killers of Black Ash Canyon inaugurated the series. The Passed On continued it, introducing the Sarka family and the ghost of Aleister Crowley. The latest entry, and Kerrigan’s most recent novel, is California Hell, which folds the histories of Jack Parsons and Marjorie Cameron into a story set in the barren desertscapes of the California’s Route 66.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: William Kerrigan
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1942946163
• ISBN 13: 9781942946168
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 250
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