Review: Northwoods

Northwoods by Bill Schweigart
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I hope Bill Schweigart continues writing this series. I’ve heard that the third book is in the works, and I cannot wait. I enjoy the characters; the author has done a superb job bringing them to life. That is not to say that they are perfect or don’t do stupid things, but they are likable and entertaining. It is easy to pick a favorite and then worry about them for the rest of the book. Because scary bad things are happening and nobody is safe.

Northwoods begins by introducing a new setting and a new character, Agent Davis Holland is ex-military, and he is a man on a mission to save the town he is not only assigned to protect but that he has adopted as his own. The story begins with a mysterious box that Agent Davis discovers in the woods under suspicious circumstances. Enter Ben, Lindsay and Alex, the intrepid investigators from Beast of Barcroft, who are again commissioned by cryptozoologist Severance to discover just what’s going on. At first glance, it consists of tourist schlock, mainly tee-shirts, and cutesy stuffed toys but as the investigation deepens they find desecrated graves, and strange disturbances in the woods.

The monsters are scary and disturbing, and the author goes all out with the blood and guts. He certainly doesn’t hold back on the horror, and by the time the book culminates in a frantic, bloody battle the reader be on the edge of their seat wondering what is coming next.

Think X-Files, or Supernatural.nes

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