Flame Tree Press Tour - Sins of the Father

TITLE: Sins of the Father
AUTHOR: JG Faherty
PUBLISHER: Flame Tree Press
PUBLISHING DATE: August 2020

FROM GOODREADS: 

Henry Gilman has spent years trying to separate himself from his father's legacy of murder and insanity. Now he has the chance - all he has to do is figure out who's been killing people in Innsmouth. Then he'll be a hero and win the heart of the woman he loves, Flora Marsh. But soon he's caught in a web of danger, with the undead stalking the streets at night, a terrible monster lurking below the city, and a prophecy of destruction about to come true. In the process, his actions cause unwanted consequences and to save Flora he has to do the very thing he's spent his life trying to avoid: follow his father's footsteps into madness.   

MY THOUGHTS:  You know what I like better than horror?  Horror with tentacles!  And while I've not read a lot of Lovecraft, I definitely recognize the author's nod to the classic horror writer. 

The novel is set in the early 20th century.  As a child, his father was a renowned doctor whose healing techniques came into question when Henry's mother was dying of cancer.  Some of his father's experiments led to corpse reanimation and eventually landed him in an asylum.  Henry is now an adult working as a coroner/mortician in the town of Innsmouth.  He is investigating the death of a local policeman when he witnesses a demon coming from the sea.  One who resembles a fish-like creature and one whom Henry witnesses murder someone.  Soon Henry has to prove his own innocence which proves hard to do with cloud of his father hovering over him.

This book was fast-paced and exciting.  I've read a lot of thrillers lately but as the nights get a tad cooler, I found Sins of the Father just what I needed to satisfy my horror-loving soul.  I found myself liking Henry for the most past but don't get me wrong, he was sometimes a despicable man who did questionable things.  Maybe it was because of his flaws that I liked him. 

I have to admit that I wasn't completely satisfied with the conclusion and perhaps there is a sequel in the making out there somewhere.  I'm definitely game for it if there is.  Either way, if you are intrigued by Lovecraft or enjoyed his works, then I think this might just be a book for you.  Once again, Flame Tree Press doesn't disappoint and Faherty is an author I will definitely pick up again.

RATING: 4 PAWS

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: JG Faherty is a Bram Stoker Award® and ITW Thriller Award nominee and the author of six novels, nine novellas, and more than 50 short stories. He writes adult and YA horror/sci-fi/fantasy, and his works range from quiet, dark suspense to over-the-top comic gruesomeness.

His novels and novellas, all of which are listed on Goodreads, include THE CURE, CARNIVAL OF FEAR, GHOSTS OF CORONADO BAY, CEMETERY CLUB, THE BURNING TIME, LEGACY, CASTLE BY THE SEA, FATAL CONSEQUENCES, THIEF OF SOULS, THE COLD SPOT, and HE WAITS.

He enjoys urban exploring, photography, classic B-movies, good wine, and pumpkin beer. As a child, his favorite playground was a 17th-century cemetery, which many people feel explains a lot. His personal motto is "Photobombing people since 1979!" You can follow him at www.twitter.com/jgfaherty, www.facebook.com/jgfaherty, http://about.me/jgfaherty, and www.jgfaherty.com.