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From author Jonathan L. Howard comes the start of a thrilling supernatural series that brings the H.P. Lovecraft mythos into the twenty-first century, optioned by Warner Bros TV.Daniel Carter used to be a homicide detective, but his last case -- the hunt for a serial killer -- went wrong in strange ways and soured the job for him. Now he's a private investigator trying to live a quiet life. Strangeness, however, has not finished with him. First he inherits a bookstore in Providence from someone he's never heard of, along with an indignant bookseller who doesn't want a new boss. She's Emily Lovecraft, the last known descendant of H.P. Lovecraft, the writer from Providence who told tales of the Great Old Ones and the Elder Gods, creatures and entities beyond the understanding of man.
About the Author
Jonathan L. Howard is a game designer and BAFTA nominated scriptwriter of some twenty years experience.
He's been a novelist since 2009, débuting with the darkly humorous "Johannes Cabal the Necromancer." Since then the sequels "Johannes Cabal the Detective" (2010) , "Johannes Cabal: The Fear Institute" (2011) , and "The Brothers Cabal" (2014) have also seen print. A new Cabal novel is set for publication in late 2016.
The first novel of his Russalka Chronicles trilogy, "Katya's World," a YA science fiction story that takes place on the dangerous and unforgiving ocean-covered world of Russalka, was published in 2012, the first sequel, "Katya's War," following in 2013.
2014 saw the beginning of the "Goon Squad" project, an ongoing story of mismatched superheroes, published in episodes.
His new series of modern horror novels begins with "Carter & Lovecraft," due for publication in October 2015.
Jonathan L. Howard lives with his family in the English West Country.