The Devil Pulls the Strings, J.W. Zarek
The Devil Pulls the Strings, J.W. Zarek
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The Devil Pulls the Strings

Author: J.W. Zarek

Narrator: Curt Bonnem

Unabridged: 9 hr 58 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/27/2021


Synopsis

The Devil Pulls the Strings is the pulse-pounding first tale in the Archivist series.

Set in modern-day Wentzville, MO, New York City, and 1813 Genoa, Italy, weaves bromance, Slavic mythology, secret societies, Paganini's music and time travel.

Twenty two year old Boone Daniels has problems, debilitating panic attack, gut-wrenching guilt, a wendigo haunting him since age six, and now he almost killed his best friend in a joust. But when he fills in for his injured friend at a New York gig, he goes to meet the gig's contact at his NYC brownstone. A body falls from the brownstone balcony and the place explodes with gun fire. Boone barely escapes but uncovers a sinister plot to perform a rare Paganini piece that summons the Devil to trap Baba Yaga and destroy modern-day New York City.

He then finds himself on a race through time, to capture the cursed melody. Along the way, a Romani immortal, steampunk vampires and Baba Yaga set the stage for war, and Boone shall have to risk death for redemption. All Boone wants is to keep a promise to a friend. The same friend, he almost killed last Sunday during a joust.

Can a small-town Missouri musician outplay the supernatural and save NYC's soul?

If you like when tortured heroes, epic battles, time travel, twisted history and secret societies collide, then you'll love J. W. Zarek's spectacular page-turner.

This audiobook is narrated by award-winning, professionally trained multimedia performer and audiobook narrator Curt Bonnem. And for music lovers, it includes music by world-renowned musicians Oleg Bezuglov, Natalia Bezuglova, and Vladimir Gapontsev.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Lila on December 12, 2021

Free Kindle e-book in exchange for an honest review as a reviewer on OnlineBookClub.Org. After an unfortunate jousting accident in which Flynn gets hurt, his best friend Boone Daniels promises to step in for him at a gig in New York City. Trying to find professor Stone, Flynn's contact, Boone comes r......more

Goodreads review by The Bookish Elf on May 29, 2022

The Devil Pulls the Strings is a hauntingly beautiful novel that will stay with you forever! Life is often full of beauty and joy. But life can also be cruel and painful at times. In this book, author Joe Zarek embodies both the wonderful and terrible aspects of life. Boone Daniels, who is now twent......more

Goodreads review by Laura on October 15, 2021

The Devil Pulls the Strings by J. W. Zarek is a rare piece of urban fantasy that blended multiple themes such as magic, history, music, humor, and mythology. Zarek beautifully narrates the story gradually intensifying the curiosity of the readers while creating captivating images throughout the read......more

Goodreads review by Khushi on June 17, 2022

The Devil Pulls the Strings is beautifully written, with an unusual setting and a great set of characters, realistic and flawed but admirable. There's a wonderful, touching, layered relationship between Boon and his friend, Flynn. It explores good and evil, love for friends, family and nation, and o......more

Goodreads review by Lunatic on June 17, 2022

The Devil Pulls the Strings is a richly imagined novel, incredibly atmospheric, a work of fiction with hints of the fantastical set in modern-day Wentzville, MO, New York City, and 1813 Genoa, Italy, and is a wonderful book to curl up with on the couch and be utterly transported elsewhere. Mr. Zarek......more