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The Man Who Dealt in Death

Deep beneath the desert town of Peridot, something evil lurks.

Werewolf detective Colton Fen is used to strange mysteries, but when he arrives in Peridot on his latest assignment, he’s less than pleased to be assigned a partner. Rennick Dalton is a blood-drinking, illusion-wielding card shark who doesn’t have the best reputation. The two unlikely partners will have to put aside their differences if they hope to stop the horrible acts taking place beneath the streets of Peridot.

Together with the help of sharp-shooting actress Mary Silva, they’ll track the demonic creature that slithers beneath the desert. But the demon is waiting for them. It wants to turn them into one of its many disturbing minions — or add them to its grotesque collection.

Step into a dangerous and fantastic world set in the old west of 1893, where supernatural creatures and unexplainables live alongside cowboys and gunslingers. THE MAN WHO DEALT IN DEATH is book one of the COLTON FEN series.

Reviews

“Marlena Frank takes readers back to 1893 and into a sensational and dangerous world in the Old West in her supernatural novel The Man Who Dealt in Death. There are paranormal creatures and beings labeled unexplainable mingled into the everyday lives of cowboys and gunslingers. Follow the case of werewolf detective Colton Fen and his new partner, vampire illusionist Rennick Dalton, as they track the unimaginable evil that lurks and grows deep beneath the desert town of Peridot. Joined by Mary Silva, a sassy actress and a deadly accurate shot, they track the demon. They have no idea that the demon wants to add them to its collection of minions. Can they stop the horror, or will they become a part of a grotesque collection?

The Man Who Dealt in Death is a superb supernatural novel by Marlena Frank that readers of murder mysteries, thrillers, paranormal, and horror genres will enjoy. The detailed descriptions of the gory scenes are so vivid that I could see and smell what was happening. It was like experiencing a great movie or watching an epic television series. The action is non-stop but moves at a medium pace. There is time to process the new information as the characters rest and plan their next move. Frank explains the supernatural beings and their abilities clearly. She brought fresh and new ideas of supernatural beings that I found unique and the stuff of nightmares. I was on edge and in fear over the fates of Fen, Rennick, and Mary.”

– Alicia DeBerry for Readers’ Favorite

“This was such a fun and freaking addicting read! And one of my favorites by Marlena Frank!”

– Candace Robinson, Bestselling Author

“These three characters are easy to fall into, and I came to like them more and more as the story progresses. Colton is definitely my favorite. If you read the prequel NIGHT FEEDERS, you will get an introduction in to the kind of man Colton is. I recommend checking that short read out before this book is released. And let me say that whether you like thrillers, suspense, mystery, paranormal, adventure, westerns or a bit of a growing romance and growing friendships…YOU WILL LOVE THIS!! It has a bit of everything and is such a fun, hard to put down read, not unlike everything Frank writes, but I’m thinking this is definitely a favorite!!”

– Donna with BookDragonGirl