Wayne Turmel

As fun as the previous two, but the trilogy is now mostly concluded. There is space for further options, but I understand the author is likely to try other universes.

Jonny is pretty much settled into his new life - his role as enforcer/collector and PI for the old man is working out well. He gets to visit interesting places, has some available cash and Shaggy gets to play form time to time too. His nearest and dearest aren't quite so settled, but it's all acclimatising ok. Eventually good things come to an end - from the fight at the end of the last book a video has emerged and now suddenly Jonny is known, his face is clear. And so he gets a visit from a reporter - fortunately just part fo the paranormal gossip scene for the moment, but it's clear things will have to change. The next exposure comes when a new force enters town. The Last Witchfinder has risen again and his fundamentalists look very poorly on magic users. Jonny is publicly exposed whilst helping defend a local paranormal fair. However TLW actually wants one of the old man's books, and so there is both a professional and personal reason for Jonny and Shaggy to go hunting.

It's all over the top, but it remains fun and doesn't try to take itself too seriously - a neat balance to strike. I won't miss the lack of further sequels but they're worthy entries of the genre.… (plus d'informations)

I received this book from the author through Early Reviewers in exchange for an honest review.
This book is about Johnny Lupul in this third book about the Werewolf PI, where a 500-year old witchhunter Matthew Hopkins returns from the dead to create trouble. This book contains twists and turns and plot twists.
Even though this was the first book I had read in the series, it was pretty easy to get into the story and how the werewolf-part worked, but there were certain parts that referenced to earlier books, but it wasn't in a way that distracted me from the book. I quite enjoyed reading this book!… (plus d'informations)

Disclosure: An electronic copy of this book was provided for review by the author, via Library Thing.
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This third entry in Turmel’s Werewolf P.I. series again pits shape-changing protagonist Johnny Lupul against bad guys who are out to lay hands on a powerful paranormal item from the collection of his eccentric employer – this time a grimoire which can supposedly be used to bind demons, and the Head Bad Guy in search of it is none other than a 500-year-old witchfinder by the name of Matthew Hopkins.

Or so it seems.

Whoever (or whatever) Hopkins is, he controls a small but growing cadre of modern witch-hunters – determined to “rid the earth of witches, demons, and idolaters”, but for the moment they are satisfying themselves with protesting, picketing, and occasionally vandalizing psychic fairs and other events they consider demonic. Lupul’s attempts to deal with Hopkins and his group is complicated by the fact that an internet reporter with a paranormal-themed podcast has laid hands on a video of Lupul transforming and fighting another supernatural opponent.

Turmel keeps the action fast and throws several twists into the plot as Lupul and his friends battle their way through the text. There’s plenty of gore, help from some unexpected sources, and a major turnaround in the direction of the plot before everything is resolved. What may be more important is that he also opens the door for a completely different direction for the character. Johnny is being urged, by several people who care about him, to investigate something far more personal than ancient artifacts. Go to Romania, he is told. Find your people.

Fans who have followed the full Werewolf P.I. series – Johnny Lycan & the Anubis Disk, Johnny Lycan & the Vegas Berserker, and now Johnny Lycan & the Last Witchfinder – will definitely want to read the author’s note at the end of this book. And maybe ask Grandma Mostoy to take another peek at her tarot cards to see which path is going to open up next.… (plus d'informations)

Johnny Lupul is a werewolf private investigator sent to Las Vegas to investigate a case and stumbles upon some witches, a psychic pawn broker, and an enemy with a mysterious secret. Johnny must resist changing into his werewolf form or reveal his secret. Johnny goes to Las Vegas to retrieve an item for his boss in Chicago that supposedly was fake but turns out to be the real thing. I really enjoyed reading this paranormal urban fantasy novel. I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.… (plus d'informations)