The Hat Man
by Greg Marchand
September 2-5
an imaginative, chilling, and inspirational story about a courageous woman who challenged a dark, otherworldly force… Marchand knows how to engage his readers with a blood-curdling tale
– Readers’ Favorite Five Star Review
After leaving her fiancé and quitting her job, veterinarian student Sadie Burrows meets with friends at a rental cabin on coastal Alabama’s Ward Island. Instead of a peaceful weekend, Sadie experiences devastation. A shadowy figure at the edge of the forest kills her best friend—her Australian Shepherd, Buddy—with a breath of smoke. The event leaves the once-reserved woman with a foggy memory of a tall man in a bowler hat and gentleman’s coat… and an unquenchable thirst for vengeance.
As she strives to lift the veil that shrouds the assailant’s identity, she learns he is indicated in other very recent and brutal murders on the island named for its previous Victorian owners. What’s more is GoPro footage from one of the killings, visions from a Seer boy in the Louisiana swamps, and a memoir Sadie finds in the Ward’s abandoned mansion lead her to the realization that he is not of this world and has a surreal connection to the Hat Man sleep-paralysis phenomenon and to one of the world’s oldest urban legends, that of Spring-Heeled Jack.
With help from a local fishing charter captain, a witch-proficient police officer, and her two faithful friends, Sadie will either see to the destruction of the so-called Hat Man or die trying.
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About the Author
Greg Marchand is a Western Kentucky University Alum, U.S. Army veteran, and former Yellowstone sous chef living on Alabama’s Gulf Coast. Vivid descriptions of natural scenery and clever twists highlight his supernatural and sometimes horrifying stories. Marchand’s accolades include a glowing Kirkus Review, five-star Readers’ Favorite reviews, a Screencraft’s Cinematic Book Semi-finalist qualification, and Garth Brooks waved at him once. The Indiana-born author’s dream is to have one of his stories made into a movie or television series.
