The Nightmare Man by J.H. Markert

  Thank you to Netgalley and Crooked Lane Books for a copy of the eARC in exchange for a fair review.

    Ben has just finished and released his latest book, he finished in one weekend that he can't really remember but he knows something good didn't come out it. Little does he know, that in the sleepy small town where his family home is; his book is slowly coming to life and not in a good. Ben writes horror novels and his books are the things of nightmares.

Detective Mills remembers Ben, but he doesn't know their worlds about to collide after he finds the Peterson family dead in the barn. Plus a little girl disappeared a week or so ago. Bad things are happening in New Haven. Mills knows his time is running out, but he hopes he can figure out what is going on before it is too late.

Ben's life begins to fall apart right after a tragedy occurs at his first book signing. Soon the police are looking at him because of the murders that are just like what happened in his book. Can Ben figure out the truth of his family's house and what happened the weekend he finished the book.

I will be honest I was surprised by how much I liked this book. I usually just read mysteries or thrillers and every now and then some other genre. I don't always like horror books, but this one was so good. The story was fresh and interesting and I was drawn in. I was also very excited with the way the book ended and the prospect that there might be more in this world. I don't recommend reading this late at night. It might just bring Nightmares.