The Hook

It’s 1976 and Ernest Kemp is looking for his wife and daughter. After leaving the US Navy, he finds his way to Hallowell, Maine. He’s an outsider and the townsfolk don’t trust him. Their suspicions increase when someone starts killing children. After being falsely accused and arrested, Ernest teams up with Samantha Belcher as she investigates the murders for the Kennebec Journal. They discover the murders are ritualistic sacrifices. Ernest and Samantha’s issues rise as bullfrogs roam all over town and three new outsiders resemble women from a 100-year-old news article. Will they find the killers and Ernest’s family before another child dies?

Praise for The Hook

The BookFest Awards – Second Place Winner, Fiction > Thriller – Supernatural

Literary Titan Gold Book Award Fiction

“The Hook is a gripping story with high stakes and many dark elements.” ~ ManyBooks (Read More)

“The book’s strengths include well-crafted character arcs, vivid descriptions, and a constant undercurrent of tension that captivates the reader.” ~ Literary Titan (Read More)

“Pack is deft when it comes to balancing the plot and the characters, and the dynamic between his intriguing, flawed characters is authentic. Fans of gripping supernatural thrillers will be glad to sink their teeth in this one.” ~ Prairies Book Review (Read More)

“Pack creates a vivid sense of doom, deftly portraying an intriguing world of brutal slayings, centuries-old curses, deadly rituals, otherworldly beings, and ordinary people who are caught between these anomalies. Readers will be on the edge of their seats until they turn the last page.” ~ BookView Review (Read More)

“Penned with a gritty grace that blurs the line between reality and something far stranger than fiction, the surprises build slowly with a deft layering of suspense, weaving together different genres and themes, and fronted by an engrossing protagonist.” ~ Self-Publishing Review (Read More)

“The allure of The Hook comes from its ability to deliver the horror, dial it back, and then gradually build up to a crescendo of fright. …a tale with an irresistible appeal to fans of mystery and horror.” ~ The Book Commentary (Read More)