Personal
Demons Gregory
Lamberson
ISBN# 9781605420721
Mass Market Paperback
US $7.95 / CDN $8.95
Horror Book 1 of the Jake
Helman Files
Jake Helman, an elite member of the New York Special Homicide Task
Force, faces what every cop dreads—an elusive serial killer.
While investigating a series of bloodletting sacrifice rituals executed
by an ominous perpetrator known as The Cipher, Jake refuses to submit
to a drug test and resigns from the police department. Tower International,
a controversial genetic engineering company, employs him as their
director of security.
While battling an addiction to cocaine, Jake enters his new high-pressure
position in the private sector. What he encounters behind the closed
doors of this sinister operation is beyond the realm of human imagination.
Too horrible to contemplate, the experimentation is pure madness,
the outcome a hell where only pain and terror reside. Nicholas Tower
is not the hero flaunted on the cover of Time magazine. Beneath
the polished exterior of this frontiersman on the cutting edge of
science is a corporate executive surrounded by the creations of
his deranged mind.
As Jake delves deeper into the hidden sphere of this frightening
laboratory, his discoveries elicit more than condemnation for unethical
practices performed for the good of mankind. Sequestered in rooms
veiled in secrecy is the worst crime the world will ever see—the
theft of the human soul.
Reviews
“This
is a highly imaginative novel, loaded with atmosphere and in-your-face
imagery. Very nicely done.” ~David Pitt, BookList (September
2009)
“Raw,
edgy, dark, and twisted, Gregory Lamberson has delivered a memorable
thriller with Personal Demons. Lamberson
draws you in with a skillfully woven narrative that is both
sharp and sophisticated. Fans of the serial killer genre will
be pleasantly surprised. Lamberson mixes genres effortlessly,
combining elements of horror, science fiction, and the supernatural
thriller into an intricate tale of the battle between good and
evil . . . a battle waged both within and without. This is the
kind of novel that keeps you relentlessly glued to the page
and leaves you thinking about it long after it is finished. Personal
Demons cannot be recommended highly enough.” ~ Bob Freeman, MonsterLibrarian.com (September
2009)
“Fans
will appreciate this edgy, dark thriller anticipating the gruesome
confrontation between evil and fallen good.” ~Harriet Klausner, Midwest Book Review (October
2009)
“Personal
Demons is an outstanding, ambitious book .
. . Greg knows how to write an action sequence, and this
book has lots of ’em. It’s got colorful, memorable
characters and one truly great ‘Whoa! I can’t
believe he did that!’ moment . . .” ~Jeff Strand, author of Gleefully Macabre
Tales (jeffstrand.wordpress.com) (November 2009)
“It’s
a wild journey and one that shouldn’t be missed. I had
a very hard time putting the book down once I started it. Highly
recommended for all fans of the horror genre!” ~Sanddanz, sandsreads.blogspot.com (September
2009)
“Personal
Demons is the biggest little book you will
ever read. There. I said it. This book is jam-packed with
that superhero quality that makes comic book geeks drool,
yet peppered with enough of a good, old-fashioned, crime
novel-meets-horror feel just to make sure you know it's
crossing genres. It also slices, dices, and washes your
car! All this and more!” ~ Paperback Horror (May 23, 2010)