A NIGHT OWL REVIEWS BOOK REVIEW | Reviewed by: A.M. Donovan
Dead of Winter is a very well done horror with believable plot twists. You feel loss, betrayal and see redemption. The main characters are those that have lost the groundings of their lives, usually through the actions of others. These are people that could easily have given in to despair and surrendered to the evil that had already tried to destroy their lives but manage to make it through the hardships for a chance to rebuild their lives. Ultimately, in the end, this is a tale about justice and a fresh chance. This story takes place during the colonial days with the northern fur trade and involving evil spirits, deals with the devil and cannibalism. This one is definitely not for the faint of heart.
Nov 04, 2011 | 9781609286491
5 - Rare Top Pick | 4.5 - Top Pick | 4 - I Liked It | 3.5 - Enjoyable | 3 - OK | 2.5 - It just didn't click
Book Blurb for Dead of Winter
A predator stalks the frozen woods. At a fort deep in the Ontario wilderness in 1878, a ghastly predator is attacking colonists and spreading a gruesome plague—his victims turn into ravenous cannibals with an unending hunger for human flesh. Inspector Tom Hatcher has faced a madman before, when he tracked down Montreal’s infamous Cannery Cannibal. But can even he stop the slaughter this time?In Montreal, exorcist Father Xavier visits an asylum where the Cannery Cannibal is imprisoned. But the killer who murdered thirteen women is more than just a madman who craves human meat. He is possessed by a shape-shifting demon. Inspector Hatcher and Father Xavier must unravel a mystery that has spanned centuries and confront a predator that has turned the frozen woods into a killing ground where evil has come to feed.
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