Dead Reckoning

by Ivan Blake

Overview

Readers' Favorite and Eric Hoffer Award-Winning-Author

"...one of the most complex and well-crafted dark figures that I've seen in horror, and that's in a very long time as a fan of the genre...a psychological, fulfilling, and bone-shaking horror story with complexity and genuine terror." —K.C. Finn, Award-winning author of Book of Shade

Professor Ignatius Greyson is about to be terminated for fraud and sexual abuse, but he won't go quietly. He's determined to take revenge on everyone who ever dismissed his intellect, and the perfect weapon for doing so lies somewhere among the one hundred fifty Titanic dead buried in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Greyson has chased clues to the correct grave from Russia to Czechoslovakia, but after a series of appalling blunders, he is desperate for help. That's when he comes upon Chris Chandler, infamous defender of the dead as he's called by the press in Maine. With the promise of a college scholarship, Greyson induces an unwitting Chandler to help in his hunt. When, however, Chandler realizes the lengths to which Greyson will go to recover the lost weapon and unleash its terrifying power, their conflict is joined. With the help of a Holocaust survivor who carries a grim and shameful secret of his own, Chris must battle Greyson to the death or become the very monstrous thing he has dedicated his life to vanquishing.

Praise for Ivan Blake
Dead Silent

Dead Silent is quite the gift, complete with a black bow, to horror fans. A ghoulish gem, Dead Silent juggles the Gothic New England ambiance, the parade of sleazy characters, and the occasional supernatural mauling with panache. —Kirkus Reviews

Ivan Blake excels in crafting enjoyable, seat-of-your-pants, high-octane tension...readers who like fast-paced horror with a big dose of history and mystery will find Dead Silent heady, engrossing, and nearly impossible to put down. —Midwest Book Review

Product Details

BN ID:	2940160950662
Publisher:	Speaking Volumes
Publication date:	05/16/2023
Series:	The Mortsafeman Trilogy , #3
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Ivan Blake was born in Britain, next door to his grandfather’s pub and three miles from Stonehenge. His family immigrated to Canada when he was a youngster and then moved frequently between various Canadian Naval bases for more than a decade. Ivan did his undergraduate studies at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia and his graduate studies in History at the University of Chicago. He taught in universities for fifteen years before joining the Federal Public Service as a senior executive. Ivan served the Government of Canada for nearly twenty years, and then, on his retirement, he consulted and spoke on governance and accountability around the world. Now Ivan enjoys his family, paints, travels, and writes solely for pleasure. Over the years Ivan has written for radio, television and the stage but today he focuses on writing fiction. Ivan's books have received Eric Hoffer and Readers’ Favorite awards raves from Kirkus Reviews, and five-stars exclusively from Midwest Book Review and Readers’ Favorite. Since childhood Ivan has enjoyed reading and writing works of horror and the fantastical—probably because of the Druids' blood that flows in his veins.