Mark McNease
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Mark McNease
by Mark McNease
A walking stick, a skull, a bullet hole, a curse. Enter the Devil's Wood to find out how it all comes together.
Antiques dealer Peter Brightly encounters an unusual walking stick at a mysterious estate sale where strangers come to bid on the remnants of a life. He sees its multi-colored wood, lovingly carved as if by the gods. It’s not just any walking stick. It has a sense of history and mystery to its beauty. He desires it at any price, knowing he must possess it. What he doesn’t know is that it must possess him, too.
Something changes when he brings it home. His health declines as his life unravels. Determined to understand what’s happening to him, Peter traces the object’s history through the lives of those who’ve owned it before, each trail leading further into darkness. A tree, an ancient people, a man and a curse. A woman he joins forces with to find the truth. Will the walking stick claim him as a debt to pay? Or will he bury it along with the forces that gave it life? Enter the Devil’s Wood for the answers. You may never come out.
“What a great story. I was instantly involved in the characters and the plot. The characters were believable and I couldn’t put the book down. Can’t wait for more from this author. - B. Coponen (Amazon)”
Author, publisher, and so much more.
Mark McNease is the author of the Kyle Callahan Mysteries, the Marshall James Thrillers, the Maggie Dahl Mysteries, and more. He is a two-time Emmy winner, publisher, and workshop instructor teaching fiction writing, self-publishing and thematic journaling. He has over 15 published books with more on the way. Find him at MarkMcNease.com and YourWritePath.com.
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