Moonlight Becomes You

Robert Herold

Feb. 2021 · An Eidola Project Novel Buch 2 · The Wild Rose Press Inc

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The Eidola Project travels to Petersburg, Virginia, to investigate a series of murders in the Black community—rumored to be caused by a werewolf. Once there, danger comes from all quarters. Not only do they face threats from the supernatural, the KKK objects to the team's activities, and the group is falling apart. Can they overcome their human frailties to defeat the evil that surrounds them?

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A first glance at the cover seems to promise a typical werewolf story. Hairy monster with long claws stomps its bloody path through the terrified village population and so on. But far from it - this book offers so much more than the typical horror orgy of the genre. The characters are well crafted and no stereotypes. They have rough edges and fight their own demons, whether paranormal or human made. An eclectic group is investigating the supernatural events in Petersburg, VA and take the reader on a breathtaking adventure in this page turner you won’t be able to put aside. For me, however, the book's greatest strength lies in its historical context and the extremely well researched time period. Brutal racism, the Ku-Kux-Klan, scary lunatic asylums and a superstitious population accompany the reader on every page and lift the novel to a level that can hold a candle to any highbrow historical novel. As exciting as the hunt for the werewolf is to read, the fates of the main characters and the historical context are even more fascinating and moving. When the werewolf is ultimately exposed, it does not happen without some human tragedy. By the way, my favorite character (although there’s nothing favorable about her) was Monique, Nigel's former lover. The Monique scenes actually gave me the creeps. I very much hope that Robert Herold will expand the story of Monique even further and that we will either meet her again in the third volume or perhaps in a book of her own. Anyone who expected a cozy werewolf story (in the blood-stained kind of way) will be in for a surprise. The horror in the book doesn’t just come from the werewolf, but also and especially from the supposedly civilized society. In this way, the book clearly stands out from the multitude of horror novels and has an unsettling topicality.