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Michelle Kato Sobeski
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By:
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PD Alleva
About this listen
Detective. Angel. Victim. Devil.
A haunting tale of suspense, loss, isolation, contempt, and fear.
On November 1, 1951, war hero John Ashton was promoted to detective. His first assignment: find the district attorney’s missing daughter. But his only lead is Alena Francon, a high society sculptor and socialite committed to Bellevue’s psychiatric facility.
Alena has a story for the new detective. A story so outlandish John Ashton refuses to heed the warning. Alena admits to incarnating Golem, a demonic force, into her statue. A devil so profound he’s infiltrated every part of New York’s infrastructure. Even worse, he uses children to serve as bodily hosts for his demonic army, unleashing a horde of devils into our world.
When Alena’s confidant, Annette Flemming, confirms the existence of Golem, John is sent on a collision course where fate and destiny spiral into peril, and the future of the human race hangs in the balance.
The Devil Is In The Details!
Fans of The Silence of the Lambs, Clive Barker, John Connolly, Stephen King, and Anne Rice will be fascinated by this edge of your seat psychological horror novel with a story that rips out the heart of humanity and throws it on a slab to be feasted on.
©2021 Paul Alleva (P)2024 Paul AllevaListeners also enjoyed...
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“Haunting, dark, and creepy—Golem is by far one of the best books I've read in years.” ~ BookeryBliss Reviews
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- Kindle Customer
- 15-09-24
Brilliant storyline
Absolutely brilliant psychological horror that links the crime thriller and supernatural wonderfully. The narration is also amazing
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- Chiara - aratecla_the_bookrat
- 22-04-25
Supernatural psychological horror not to be missed
I love this author and his ability to write about the supernatural in such an unsettling way, quietly creeping up your spine, but at the same time, also exploring important social themes, such as vulnerability and loneliness. The audiobook was so well narrated by Michelle Kato Sobeski, her ability to change voices was amazing!
Golem is an engaging novel set in the glamorous 1950s, focusing on the evil taking roots into humanity, exploiting humans’ vulnerabilities and vanities. In addition, the reader can also appreciate the focus on the divide between the rich and the poor and how envy and status’ thirst can pave the way to evil.
I loved the characterisation in this novel, never shallow, but always layered, so that the reader never really knows a character fully. Golem is obviously the focal point and the character the other protagonists revolve around, true evil incarnate, or is he?
Whilst John, Alena and Annette try to live their lives as best they can, they each have their encounters with Golem and I would say fall in his trap, but I actually think that they are their own fate masters and events happened that way because of their choices, one way or another. But again, things are not so easily defined and that’s why the Devil is in the details!
I loved the cosmogony or theogony, depending on how we look at it and I also enjoyed Golem’s speeches which I found thought provoking! I also loved the author’s explanation of the origin of the book, based on some true facts.
If you’re a fan of supernatural psychological horror I think you’ll want to meet Golem and lose yourself in this tale of evil and horrific rituals.
Thanks to the author for the opportunity to listen to it and this is my honest opinion.
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- Jenny Ramsden
- 21-03-25
enjoyable mash of genres
This book feels like a mash of different horror genres all mixed into one plot, and it works really well. There's a folklore aspect, as well as some solid horror tropes, and the story itself is a mix of supernatural and crime thriller. All this weaves a highly enjoyable tale with characters you both love and love to hate. The narrator suited the story well.
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- Michelle Burgess
- 03-04-25
Brilliant x
Great story, the readers voice was really good. I would definitely recommend for anyone who like cult like horrors.
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