If you enjoyed The Burgers of Calais, you'll have the stomach for this novel.

At the bottom of it all, is a detective novel where a gruesome find leads to missing and homeless people - but not all is what it seems, as the novel takes a turn for the supernatural. ( )

Warning ⚠️ Do not read either whilst eating or with a full stomach!
Dark, gruesome and fully engrossing. His best book my a big mile.
Loved it in all its gory glory ( )

Very Different and Unusual.................

The Shadow People by Graham Masterton is a very unusual book which we do not come across. An extremely scary plot with sharp twists and turns are going to hook you up right from beginning. The climax was a cherry on the top. Although, the plot got a little bit flat in the middle, but, it picked its pace and everything was fired up again. The plot encircles around cannibalism, Satan worship and horror. I really liked the book and would like to read more from the author.

I would, definitely, give the book 5 stars. Thanks to Netgalley and Head of Zeus for giving me an opportunity to read and review the book. ( )

I was approved to receive an e-Galley ARC of The Shadow People, authored by Graham Masterson, from the publisher Head of Zeus and NetGalley for review consideration. What follows is my honest opinion given freely.

This became a DNF at 11%. I attempted to read past the police treating a trans suspect (referred to as ‘the man in the dress’) at the station with sub-human behavior, presented with no fanfare, and failed. I read fiction for many reasons, and do not shy away from darker story lines. This, however, felt like prejudice, and not part of an intentional addition to the story for the story’s enrichment. I’ve never been a big reader of Masterson, when I was barely double digits I remember my dad letting me read The Manitou and being terrified. He writes POC and women stereotypically (racist and sexist) often, which some could argue was how it was done when he wrote Manitou in the 70’s but Shadow People is coming out in 2022, it’s not okay now, and really should not have been okay then. I see many lauding this in reviews as wonderful because of the violence and gore, no mention of the problematic language. Either they are willing to look the other way, or they do not see it as problematic. As a reading community I think we should do better. What we purchase is showing support. I will not be requesting/reading from this author anymore. I support the LGBTQ+ community and the BIPOC community by reading/buying work by them and not reading/buying work by people that damages and disrespects them. ( )