Bobbit Rock

What can I say about this book! I've never read a book with an opening like it. The first chapter engages you completely. It portrays Isaac talking with Dr Brady, presumably his psychiatrist. Whilst talking we have flashbacks to the events that started this nightmare for Isaac. The description is fantastic and you really feel the despair Isaac feels.

Bobbit Rock and the devil are to be feared. Don't try and be brave, just run.

The town Callahan is a complete mess. Throughout the tale, it just progresses into an absolute nightmare, where you want to leave, but can't. It just leaves you with despair. The shining light in all of this is Grace. Her name is ironic. The characters were brilliant. I loved the writing, it really enticed me in.

I don't want to give much away, but I wish the ending linked more to the start. I also would have liked more of the bobbit rock to have featured in amongst the chaos.

Brilliant read, and very much looking forward to see what this author shows us next.

Hallahan a city in North Carolina is dying. Everyday there are more and more murders. David and Issac childhood friends are now detectives. They've heard that it could be the work of Ghost Killers or scarier still, The Wretched Man.
The Wretched Man has been a legend of that area. A demon that kills without conscience or remorse
This is an urban legend story. It is raw, violent, bloody. The main character is strong and likable. You cheer him on to succeed. The supporting characters add to the story making the story gel.
It is a story of love, courage, hate, forgiveness and strength.
Great read!

A strange rock formation the locals call Bobbit Rock stands in an eerie forest clearing outside of Callahan, South Carolina. As a child Isaac decided to climb the cursed rock, a task that had killed others before him. Isaac succeeded.
Years later Isaac is a widowed Police Detective. Callahan is enduring a sick and twisted murder spree. The police can find no evidence, no witness...they dub the killers "The Ghost Killers", plural because no one person can do that much killing. The citizens of Callahan are blaming "the Wretched Man", a theory the police discourage as silly myth. Except, secretly, Isaac has his own memories of the Wretched Man. Are they memories, imagination or nightmares? Readers.....have YOU met the Wretched Man?
Thank you #NetGalley for allowing me to read this arc in exchange for my honest review. #BobbitRock

Bobbit Rock by Joseph Landing is a psychological horror novel that was part murder mystery, part supernatural, part urban legend, and part allegory. This novel takes place in the fictional town of Callahan, South Carolina, which is known as the Silicon Valley of the South. It is a prosperous town that has unfortunately become the have the highest murder rate per capita in the United States. Our main character is a homicide detective trying desperately to save his hometown from whoever is committing all of these murders. He is a broken man who lost his own wife and unborn child to the hands of the killer or killers. The police are at a loss because the killers never leave behind any evidence, so the killer(s) become known as the Ghost Killers. But some of the people claim that Callahan is actually being cursed by The Wretched Man. The Wretched Man is a Carolina folktale stemming from a massive rock formation known as Bobbit Rock. Many people have attempted to climb this rock and have failed, plunging to their deaths. Some people claim that the Rock is cursed by the devil himself. What if the devil is still living on Earth and what is he has decided to take out his misery and suffering on the town of Callahan. Is there any redemption for Callahan or will the Ghost Killers continue their reign of death on the town of Callahan?
Overall, Bobbit Rock was a wild ride that I could hardly wait to find out the conclusion. I do wish that we could have found out more about Bobbit Rock and the legend surrounding it. Some of the plot felt a bit rushed and I genuinely wanted to spend more time in Callahan and with our characters.

4 stars.
It took me a while to get to read this but once I started, I needed to know what happened. It was dark and creepy and I loved it. Great characters and descriptions.

Thank you to the publisher and to Netgalley for the advance copy of this book!

I loved this book. The atmosphere was everything I wanted it to be. I loved the plot and the twist in the book. I loved the characters in this story. It gave me all the feels I was looking for when I started reading this. It was a bit sad at times for me when dealing with a death of family members but still I highly recommend this author. I loved the writing. I will be looking for other works in the future from this author.