Deadlight Jack

When I requested "Deadlight Jack", I had no idea that it was the second book in a series. As it is, that does not matter in the least because this book works very well as a stand alone novel. George Watters is African-American and Jimmy Kalmaku is a Tlingit shaman. They have been best friends for a very long time and both have a connection to the supernatural. When George's young grandson disappears in the Louisiana bayou, George and Jimmy fly across the country to rescue the young boy and come face to face with an ancient evil known as Deadlight Jack. The characters of Jimmy and George are one of the main strengths of the book. Mark Onspaugh has a gift of being able to develop characters through their interactions and conversations. Jimmy and George are so well developed that I could imagine them as real people. You really get a sense of their personalities and their long friendship through their sometimes hilarious banter. I also enjoyed how the author set up the background to the story. It was just enough to provide a good story line without being too long and drawn out. I really enjoyed this book very much and am planning to go back and read the first book in the series. George and Jimmy are unusual heroes in the sense that they are elderly men but they are unique in other ways as well. I definitely recommend this book to anyone who loves a horror novel that has depth and characters who stay with you even when you have turned the last page.

Four out of Five Stars