New Hope - Softcover

Hobbs, Steve

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1495349632 ISBN 13: 9781495349638

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2014

Synopsis

Desperate evil descends on a quirky Maine town in Steve Hobbs’s gripping debut thriller, New Hope. Seventeen year old Miri Jones has always wanted to be a detective. When she discovers mutilated human remains during her morning run, she’s found her case. But the bizarre nature of the crime will shake everything she believes in and might just get her killed. The town of New Hope is about to make its last stand in a war Miri never knew existed. Only the brave will survive. New Hope offers an adventurous combination of mystery and suspense set in a seemingly quiet 1980s community. Partly a thriller and partly a coming of age novel, New Hope is about deep friendships and unexpected danger.

About this title

About the Author

Steve Hobbs writes about seemingly normal people caught up in extraordinary situations. His first novel, New Hope, was published in 2014. Steve was born on the passenger seat of a car on the side of an unlit street in Maine and still lives in New England. When not writing, Steve is a ruffled parent and devoted husband in a very supportive family. Steve will happily respond to anyone who writes him at steve@hobbspond.com.

Review

Set in the remote Maine town of New Hope in the late 1980s, this exceptional
debut novel is an enticing blend of supernatural fiction, horror and one
young woman's coming-of-age.

This novel-which works equally well as a YA or adult read-revolves largely
around almost-17-year-old Miri Jones, daughter of the town's police chief.
Attractive, intelligent, athletic and tenaciously inquisitive, Jones' dream
is to follow somewhat in her father's footsteps, perhaps working as an
investigator for the FBI. When she discovers the corpse of a young man while
jogging on a woodland trail, she embraces her inner Nancy Drew and vows to
solve the mystery, even though her father warns her to stay away. With her
babysitting charge-13-year-old Christopher Marlowe-as partner, the young
detective duo sets out to unravel the circumstances leading up to the
bizarre murder. Marlowe, however, is hiding a bombshell of a secret, and
once Jones discovers what Marlowe is concealing, the investigation takes a
horrific turn. Jones' worldview is obliterated when she learns that not only
do creatures such as vampires and werewolves exist-they are in her own town!
Accompanied by a small group of friends, Jones and Marlowe uncover
jaw-dropping revelations that could very well get them-and those they
love-brutally killed. So many aspects of the story are outstanding:
character development, plot intricacy, innovative twists on old myths,
setting-Hobbs nails the late '80s vibe with references to Van Halen, Bob
Seger, Steve Grogan of the New England Patriots, etc.-and narrative
intensity. Also of note is the novel's sardonic sense of humor; even in the
most perilous of situations, the teenage protagonists still have wits enough
to come up with some great comments: e.g., "By the way, there's a lot of
vampire crap at the library." It's fitting that Stephen King is mentioned in
the storyline. This debut from Hobbs, who was raised in Maine, is very much
comparable in tone and ambiance to King's debut novel, Carrie (1974).
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About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1495349632
• ISBN 13: 9781495349638
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 286