JACKSON – A township author has released two mystery/horror filled books just in time for the Halloween season.
“Time The Avenger” by Jason Marinko is a sweeping narrative surrounding an investigation into a murder that conjures up remembrances of a troubled past. The lead character, Paige learns her former friend and classmate has been pulverized at the hands of a killer and her recollections take her back to 1988, through the corridors of Middleton High School.
Through her memories Paige pieces together how past and present connect, as a plot for tragic revenge unfolds. Marinko describes the book as a coming-of-age novel full of 80s nostalgia, information age chaos, nail-biting tension, friendship, and love in the face of life-threatening turmoil.
The telling spans the social upheaval of the late Cold War and comes to a murderous halt amid the late 2000s housing crisis and economic recession. “Fans of chaotic thrillers, crime noir and modern tragedies will love ‘Time The Avenger.’ A Gen- X saga that proves you never get too old to take your revenge,” the author said.
Marinko’s “Starry Nightmares” is described as more of a spine-stiffening collection of stories tailor-made for readers who acknowledge the violent realities of evils that move and writhe among us all.
Jackson author Jason Marinko poses with copies of his two new horror/thriller books that were released on October 13. (Photo courtesy Jason Marinko)
Developed as a companion piece to “Time the Avenger,” this anthology also embraces themes of human-centered (and human-wrought) fear.
There is the couple from the inner city pulled out of their comfort zone as they traverse a mountain peak, stalked by an unseen adversary. There is the group of friends shoveling snow who discover that their neighborhood holds a parent’s worst nightmare and there is evil lurking in a public park that will leave a teenager fighting for his life.
“These tales involve deeply human horrors – atrocities people inflict on one another in the spaces that feel closest to home,” the author said.
“Friday the 13th in October, a bit corny I suppose, but being a Jason from a place beyond the pines, I couldn’t resist,” the author said noting his books’ release date on Friday the 13th invokes the hockey masked horror film figure Jason Voorhees from the Friday the 13th horror film franchise.
He’ll be doing a local book signing from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on October 28 at the Charleston Coffee House, 605 Route 539, New Egypt, located in the Dover Shopping Center.
Both books are available for preorder from Barnes and Noble.com and other retailers. For additional information visit timetheavenger.com
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