" As the glow waned, Patrick's eyes widened in terror. Emerging from the very roof above him was a grotesque hybrid: a wolf's head atop a human body. Its crimson eyes bore into him, while its lower half resembled a bloodied, filth-covered human form. Patrick's voice caught in his throat; he tried to scream, but the sound remained trapped within.
Frozen, powerless, he watched as the spectral creature circled him. The boundary between nightmare and reality blurred, and Patrick wondered if he was losing his sanity." A Cross-continental paranormal, black magic murder mystery which is nerve wrenching and unfolds a saga of a Gritty American woman who defined all the odds, weathered out every storm in her way to save her hubby from the Evil spell & Curse.
When an American couple Patrik & Ursula with their kids relocated to a new home in Mandeville, they were greeted by the evil spell cast on them by some malicious culprits. Patrik was the victim of the sinister spell which evoked primal fears in him. The Evil spells were multiple and came in variety of ways. Mysterious sounds, dance of shadows, moving him from the bed, the horrendous and grotesque, half wolf & half flesh creature coming from ceiling and approaching him, sudden jolt to throw Patrick from the sofa. Every other night Patrik was subjected to primal fear by the evil spell.
Ursula, his wife when become aware of the Patrick's fearsome experiences in home, takes the matter in her own hand.
Bening an highly educated woman, Ursula thinks Patrik is having some health or psychological issues. She consults multiple doctors including psychiatrists, but the malicious spells do not stop.
She takes help of local church which helps to stop Patrik's paranormal experiences inside the house, but the malevolent forces now turn outside, and Patrik began to experience similar horrendous and sinister spells outside the house and at his workplace,
Ursula suspects one person in the locality and trails him with determination. To her horror the person she followed gets murdered. This is followed by a second murder of a Mexican businessman, the very next week.
This paranormal. Black magic and murder mystery is a based on true event which happened during 1978 to 1980. The Mandeville police swing into action. Ursula tries help from another continents, The Oriental angle comes into play wherin Ursula is helped by a Sage .
A nerve wrenching novel where there are multiple suspects, but the victim is one, Patrik, husband of Ursula.
Interesting and complex story of how finally Ursula & Police solve this mystery and remove the spell casted on Patrik.
The mystery & suspenseful novel is weaved in such a way that till the last 6 paragraphs, it is nearly impossible for reader to guess the malevolent persons behind the sinister spell & their motives.