Pendle Fire
A Gripping Mystery Thriller

I have to admit that I took one look at the cover, was intrigued, then read the blurb and thought "wow, I need to read this book". If there is something I like is it books that are slightly paranormal (or really heavy with the paranormal lol) that are not outright paranormal, more like "what's going......more

Who is the Hobbledy Man? Is he responsible for the outbreaks of violence sweeping across the country? John Malkin is a social worker ... overworked, underpaid ... and way too many cases involving children. Two teenage girls are found wandering in the woods. They speak of men picking them up and takin......more

Not quite 3 stars. Oh dear, here I am doing my lone voice of dissent again. I thought the book was awfully jumbled up. Johnny Malkin is an overworked social worker and it seems that some medieval curse/witchcraft/bollocks has singled him out for something awful. The town erupts into racial violence w......more

Pendle Fire is the third book by Paul Southern that has found its way to my hands. With Pendle Fire, Southern firmly makes a signature statement. Gritty, dark and disturbing but also clever and daring and challenging. This is what I have come to know from the author! Southern would never deal out a......more

The prologue sets a dark theme for what the reader can look forward to in the rest of the book. Johnny is a man with issues. I certainly didn’t envy anyone in his line of work and no wonder he struggles to sleep on a night. He tries his best to help the people in his care but at times it’s a constant......more