*Book source ~ NetGalley

Daniel Carter became a private investigator after a homicide he was working as a detective goes horribly sideways and totally weird. He just wants to forget about it, but he can’t. When he inherits a bookstore in Providence from a someone he doesn’t know things get strange and weird all over again.

What the fuck did I just read? This is a well-written incredibly bizarre story that had me confused at times, but it didn’t detract from the sense of dread and suspense that permeates the entire story. It’s a bit too out there for my tastes and has too much confusing (to me) science fictiony-horror stuff which is why it gets a 4 instead of a 5, but it’s still a riveting tale that had me glued to the pages waiting to see what happens next. I really like Daniel and Emily and how the whole thing ties back to H.P. Lovecraft. Pretty nifty storytelling. Confusion or not, I’ll be checking out book 2 for sure to see where this whole thing is heading.

Review to come.

Thousands of books, from the floor to the ceiling.
The books gave the thief a most heavenly feeling. 
He gazed in amazement. "Where am I?" he said,

And Peter replied, "In the library, Ted.
You can join if you want to - there isn't a fee, 

And then you can take lots of books out for free."

Then, Woof! She was off, and away they all sped,

Including the book thief (who told them, "I'm Ted.")
Sniff, sniff, sniff! They raced through the wood 
And over the field where the rabbits smelled good.

Everyone followed Detective Dog Nell. 
She stopped at the traffic lights. What could she smell?

Sniff, sniff, sniff! Haddock and hay. 
Pizza and penguins, and further away
The smell of the thief, and - how very exciting - 
Thousands of pages, all covered in writing.