Johnny Lycan & the Last Witchfinder, by Wayne Turmel, FEB 2024 LTER
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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.
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.
