Now somebody is murdering vampires in scranton, and stan learns that its all part of a renegade wizards. Fiction writer justin gustainis is also an american college professor. Stan markowski is a detective in scrantons occult crimes unit, tasked with ferreting out the culprits of crimes both by and. Before moving to justines current city of tallahassee, fl, justine lived in pensacola fl, beaverton or and jacksonville fl. See all past recommendations heather graham is one of the famous and bestselling. Hardest words in the scripps national spelling bee business. Stan markowski is a detective sergeant on the scranton pds supernatural crimes investigation unit. Download read hard spell 2011 by justin gustainis in pdf.
Like the rest of america, scrantons got an uneasy live and let unlive relationship with the supernatural. I even have a copy of black magic woman unread still sitting on my bookshelf. An occult crimes unit investigation book online at. Quincey morris from justin gustainis morrischastain investigations series. Justin gustainis hard spell an occult crimes unit investigation. Gustainis detective, stan markowski, operates in a world where vampires, ghouls, trolls and werewolves are common place. This topic is currently marked as dormantthe last message is more than 90 days old. Prior to his career in academe, he was, at various times, a soldier, garment worker, speechwriter and professional bodyguard. But when a vamp puts the bite on an unwilling victim, or some witch casts the wrong kind of spell, thats when they call me. Justin gustainis supernatural investigator quincey morris and his partner, white witch libby chastain, are called in to help free a desperate family from a deadly curse that appears to date back to the salem witch trials. Justin gustainis science cannot deal with the supernatural. There is a second book in this urban fantasy series in progress, evil dark.
There are many correct ways to spell justin depending on the language room you reside in. In this urban fantasy, an occult detective in scranton, pennsylvania investigates crimes involving vampires, werewolves, witches, ghosts, and ghouls. Justin gustainis on hard spell, writing, and police. Howard is a professor and selfproclaimed psychic with a history of assisting investigators, or so it seems. May 28, 2015 hannukah is a popular option possibly because there is no one right spelling. Jul 01, 2011 hard spell by justin gustainis is the first book in his occult crimes unit investigation urban fantasy series. That just makes it hard on the kid later on when they have to always correct people on the spelling. Michael clough for we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, aainst powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world ephesians 6. Jack reacher where applicable, we provide you with both the publication order of the books written, as well as the chronological order of the books.
May 23, 2008 just spell it the way its supposed to be spelled. As you might expect from the hard boiled detective novel cover, not to mention his deadpan introduction, stan markowski, the hero of justin gustainis hard spell, is a detective sergeant of the stranton pd. Scranton, the strangest city on earth has an uneasy live and let unlive relationship with the supernatural. Stan markowski is a detective in scranton, pennsylvania, whos responsible for policing all the things that go bump in the night, like vampires, werewolves, goblins, wizards, and other supernatural creatures, aka supes. I never understood the fad of changing the spellings of names. Hard spell ebook por justin gustainis 9780857661166. Yes, ive seen his novels at the stores, drawn in by the dark urban fantasy covers. He is the author of the hades project, black magic woman, evil ways, hard spell and sympathy for the. Oct 27, 2014 in this post id like to say something about paul beggs jack the ripper. Of course there are a lot of authors and a lot of books out there so this isnt.
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Justin gustainis author justin gustainis was born in northeast pennsylvania in 1951. Heres a great one with the justin gustainis, author of the occult crimes unit trilogy, from angry robot books a favourite publisher of mine. Joseph justin gustainis born february 9, 1951 is an american college professor and fiction writer. I am a freelance copyeditor working in genre fiction with big five publishing houses, selfpublishers and everything between. Ive always wanted to read justin gustainis s books.
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Also to be released on july 26th by angry robot books is hard spell, the first of a. Nemmani said he knew he was going to win once he heard the word koinonia and immediately knew how to spell it. Freelance genre copyeditor sff, ya, crimethriller, romance, horror. Husband and wife pi team helen hawthorne and phil sagemont wont be sparing the sunscreen on their latest assignment, but theyre about to find out murder is no day at the beach. Ive never thought of scranton, pa as a really happening place, but in the alternate reality of hard spell by justin gustainis, scranton becomes the epicenter of everything occult in this paranormal police procedural. I wont mention the name of the journal that contacted me, so ill just say that it isnt one that usually deals with philosophical subjects.
A former army officer, speechwriter and professional bodyguard, justin gustainis is a college professor living in upstate new york. Chris marie green, author of the vampire babylon and bloodlands books i enjoyed every page of hard spell. At various times in his misspent youth he was a soldier, garment worker, speechwriter, and professional bodyguard. Set in an alternative world where the supernatural have the same rights as we do, hard spell is an urban fantasy novel by justin gustainis and follows the adventures of stan markowski, a detective of the scranton pds occult crimes unit. Hard spell is a good bit of paranormal fiction that is more crime novel than paranormal one. Do you love this name, but want a different spelling maybe you just want to put a unique spin on a common name. Interview with teresa frohock and giveaway july 20, 2011.
Hard spell pdf epub download cause of you download. Download read evil dark 2012 by justin gustainis in. He is the author of the hades project, black magic woman, evil ways, hard spell and sympathy for the devil. He attended college at the university of scranton, a jesuit university that figures prominently in. The occult crimes unit investigation book series by justin gustainis includes books hard spell, evil dark, and known devil occult crimes unit investigation 3. The word interning won in 1936, and therapy took the prize four years later. Stan markowski is a detective sergeant on the scranton pds supernatura.
An occult crimes unit investigation has 2 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. Justin gustainis was born in northeast pennsylvania in 1951. Scranton, like the rest of the country, has been learning to deal with the supernatural element for some fifty years in the wake of the infiltration of. At various times in his misspent youth he was a soldier, garment worker.
Gustainis previous writing credits include the morris and chastain investigation books a fantasy series that mixes up crime investigation with. Beginning in the mid1990s, while retaining his academic job, he began to write fiction. Despite it being a common name, many people still spell it wrongly. Download full hard spell book in pdf, epub, mobi and all ebook format. Hard spell is the first book in the new occult crimes unit investigation dark urban fantasy series from justin gustainis.
If youd like to see the book trailer for hard spell, im sharing it here. After earning both bachelors and masters degrees, he was commissioned a lieutenant in the u. He has authored two novels, black magic woman 2008 and the hades project 2003 as well as a number of short stories. An urban fantasy mystery ebook written by sm reine. The winning words werent always this arcane or difficult to spell. Hard spell, the 1st book in new series is out tomorrow as is sympathy for the devil, the 3rd morris and chastain novel. Markowskis job on the scranton police departments supernatural crimes investigation unit has him investigating crimes that cross into the supernatural supe. Justin gustainis books list of books by author justin. Justin gustainis grew up in northeastern pennsylvania and is now a college professor living in upstate new york. Also a crucifix, some wooden stakes, a big vial of holy water, and a 9 mm beretta loaded with silver bullets. He began writing fiction in the mid1990s, while retaining his academic job. Gustainis has given us a fantastic supernatural cop story that just dares you to put it down.
Lee hard spell an occult crimes unit investigation por justin gustainis disponible en rakuten kobo. My photos of the 2004 revised paperback edition are of a somewhat battered copy from my local library. Justin gustainis is a college professor living in upstate new york. In the gospel of loki we are given mythology from a selfaware perspective. In earlier incarnations, he was an army officer, garment worker, speechwriter, and professional bodyguard. Lilith saintcrow, author of nightshift and working for the devil a winning mix of urban fantasy andhardboiled detective fiction. Save up to 80% by choosing the etextbook option for isbn. Justines ethnicity is caucasian, whose political affiliation is unknown. Hard spell justin gustainis 9780857661166 netgalley. Quincy morris 01 black magic woman justin gustainis download. Jul 26, 2011 hard spell is a very good read, one i recommend to fans of urban fantasy, paranormal, or even cop dramas. Ebook whoever fights monsters as pdf download portable. Justin gustainis has given us a fastpaced, brutal and bloody urban fantasy that kept the hits coming.
Theres a lot of male gazey stuff going on, with a couple of blatant male fantasy characters, but there are some surprises too the main. Justin gustainis has been an army officer, speechwriter and professional bodyguard. The bibliophilic book blog genre mashups seem to be all the rage these days, and justin gustainis hard spell is a perfect example of how to do them. Stan markowski is a detective sergeant on the scranton pds. Nov 21, 2018 hard spell by justin gustainis, 9780857661159, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. I figured that reading the latest incarnation of weird tales would be fun, and also that i could learn something about contemporary horror fiction along the. Project, black magic woman, evil ways, hard spell and sympathy for the devil. Order it now so you can be the first of your friends to read it. See the complete occult crimes unit investigation series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. If samspade and jack fleming were somehow melted together, youd get stan markowski.
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A quarterly ezine by a community of artists, poets, and writers. He is currently a college professor living in upstate new york. These are things that go bump in the night, but we are the ones who bump back. Lee child, and then in order of the character or series ie. Hard spell occult crimes unit, book 1 by justin gustainis book cover, description, publication history. Jun 01, 2018 the 2018 spelling bee winning word is just as hard to say as it is to spell. His books routinely top the bestseller lists in northern europe, and hes won just about every nordic crimewriting award, including the prestigious glass key awardalso won by henning mankell, stieg larsson, and jo nesbo. He is the author of the hades project a semifinalist for the 2003 stoker award for best first novel, black magic woman, evil ways and two forthcoming novels.