Join us in welcoming two local authors and discover two unique (under the radar) books that are getting excellent reviews. Eva Moon and K. Dalton Barrett (Kevin Barrett) will be talking about their latest novels, answering questions and signing books at BookTree on June 28th at 5pm.
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More about the books:
Pinocchio’s Guide to the End of the World by Eva Moon
Becoming real was only the start. Pinocchio got his wish, but finds there's more to being human than having the right kind of body. Inside, he still feels like that same wooden puppet.
In the wake of WWI, his struggle to fit into a human world leads to a deadly fight with a fascist officer and flight from the only home he's ever known.
From tramp steamers to stifling sweatshops, from love to bitter heartbreak, he can't outrun his puppet past. Returning home years later, he discovers his beloved papa, Geppetto, was spirited away in the middle of the night into a Germany newly in Hitler's grip.
“As enchanting—and as darkly surprising—as the original fairy tale.” BookLife Reviews, Editor’s Pick
"Must read! (5 stars) A delightfully fresh, gripping take on an old classic with charming characters and a heartfelt message. I felt totally immersed in this world and totally invested in its colorful cast of characters, all of whom you will fall in love with. It's part fairytale retelling, part contemporary fantasy, part alternate history, with warm, heartfelt themes about humanity, love, and belonging." - Reedsy Discovery
The Shrouded Gentleman by K. Dalton Barrett is a murder mystery novel set primarily in Victorian England in 1884, filled with dark humor, bloody murders, demons, autopsies, and supernatural forces.
It was a simple choice: The stranger or the hangman. On the eve of "Dr." William Johnson's execution, a rough, mysterious man comes to Newgate Prison demanding his release. The stranger calls himself Detective Coombs. He claims Johnson is his assistant and helped him solve a murder case. Even though they've never met, Johnson chooses the lie over the rope.
Egged on by the voice of his long-dead twin brother, Johnson throws his lot in with Coombs, a man who sees solutions to murders that no one else can - solutions that fly in the face of observed reality but turn out to be true. During an investigation at a vicarage deep in the moors, a confrontation goes violently wrong, leaving Johnson clinging to life and with one final choice, this one offered by the voice that may not be his dead brother after all.
Author Bios:
Kevin Barrett, aka K. Dalton Barrett, has been writing since he knew what words were. Sixty-odd years later, he has published his first novel, "The Shrouded Gentleman". He also has a short story in the NH-based anthology, "Live Free or Ride!", and pieces in anthologies from Concord Writers Night Out in 2018 and 2019. His play, "Targets" was produced by the Community Players of Concord and won the 2003 NH Theatre Award for Best Original Play.
Eva Moon is an author, songwriter, playwright, screenwriter, performer, and former Huffington Post blogger. Her plays and musicals have been staged across the US and UK, and her solo musical, “The Mutant Diaries: Unzipping My Genes” is streaming. “Pinocchio’s Guide to the End of the World” is her first novel.