CAVE OF THE BLOOD DEMONS
A Man of the Mist Adventure
By Darryle Purcell
Digital Parchment Press
160 pgs
This is the second in writer Darryle
Purcell’s new pulp series, featuring his Man in the Mist and the second of his
books to land on my review stack. The first was part of his older series, The
Hollywood Cowboy Detectives of which there are currently fifteen. The Man in
the Mist is actually Los Angeles manufacturing industrialist Ralph Thorn.
Trained by mystics in the Far East, Thorn can cloud the minds of men and blind
them to his very presence, thus becoming an invisible avenger meting out
justice to those beyond the law.
As the adventure opens, it is 1938
and a poisoned drug is turning people into mindless killers. Helping the police
investigate the source of the lethal drug, Thorn and his feisty secretary
sidekick, Moxie Malone, discover the tainted heroin is actually being delivered
hidden in small dragon statues imported by one of his own companies from
Indochina.
Determined to discover the actual
source, Thorn, Moxie and Police Detective Farmisht are soon on a cruise ship
bound for the Orient. With them is the lovely Cecile Nguyen, whose father runs
the rubber plantation that services Thorn Industries.
But danger is also along for the
ride, as agents for the mysterious mastermind, known only as the Dutchman, launch
several attacks on Thorn and his companions. The action never stops, as Purcell
captures the speedy pace of the classic pulps while adding a healthy dose of
comedic banter to ease the suspense along the way to his action packed
finale. “Cave of the Blood Demons” is
one hundred percent pure pulp fun and shouldn’t be missed.
2 comments:
Thanks, Ron. I'm glad you liked it.
My pleasure, Darryle. It's a really fun read.
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