Cthulhu Blues is a fitting conclusion to the SPECTRA Files series which began in 2015 with Red Equinox and continued last year with Black January. I'm going to miss Becca Philips and Jason Brooks as they battle the cosmic horrors found in the Lovecraftian mythos. I'll even miss Becca's dog Django.
The latest story begins with Becca having checked herself into the Psych Center at UMASS, Tewksbury, to be monitored while she slept. Her symptoms, singing in her sleep and a recurring nightmare at 3:33 every morning. In addition, mirrors are showing a link to another world.
A cyclone of eels revolved in the water below the mirror's surface, coalescing in a pattern resembling a woman turning in a pirouette, trailing scarves of black flesh. A chill coursed through Becca's skin just as warmth ran down the inside of her leg and urine puddled at her feet.
There are a number of children around the country who also have been singing in their sleep and they've been collected by a mysterious minstrel to form A choir of the Voice, an instrument played by the ocean..."They're going to raise Cthulhu."
Can Becca save the children and stop this catastrophe from occurring or will she join the choir?
Filled with twists and the Lovecraftian vibe these SPECTRA Files stories are known for.
Cthulhu Blues works well as a standalone novel, but I certainly recommend reading all three books in the series.
Cthulhu Blues is available in both paperback and e-book formats from JournalStone.
From the author's bio. Douglas Wynne wrote his first dark fantasy novel at the age of fifteen but has never found the courage to take it down from the attic and read it. After a long detour through music school, rock bands, and recording studios, he came full circle back to fiction writing and is recently the author of five novels: The Devil of Echo Lake, Steel Breeze, and the SPECTRA Files trilogy (Red Equinox, Black January, and Cthulhu Blues). He lives in Massachusetts with his wife and son and a houseful of animals.
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