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Mary Monster Kindle Edition

by Matt Ingwalson (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
3.3 3.3 out of 5 stars 25 ratings
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Manchester, 1976. A small boy finds a body in an alley behind a legendary music hall. Forty-one years later, he hears reports of another murder, the victim covered in the same ritualistic markings. Is it the work of a cult? A coincidence? Or is Otis Oliver's memory simply playing tricks on him? His investigation leads him away from his comfortable life into a world ruled by a woman he will come to know as Mary Shelley. And soon he will find himself in the middle of an immortal conflict between Mary and her stepsister, the devilish Claire Clairmont.

Mary Monster is not a book for everyone. It's a mashup of Gothic horror and noir mystery, riddled with hundreds of references to Romantic poetry and New Wave music. It's populated by pop idols and undead artists. And it's written in a purposefully artificial mashup of Mancunian, Manhattan and Elizabethan slang. But for a select group of readers, this is the first book in a series of supernatural thrillers that will blow you away. It's simply one of a kind.
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    January 22, 2019
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In this ambitious novel, Ingwalson's prose slips in and out of Otis' Mancunian dialect, flecked with rich allusions to rock, literature, and various Colorado locales. Otis' voice is noirish in a way that will strike some readers as lyric and others as a bit labored... This is an elegant mystery in the mode of Thomas Pynchon or Jonathan Lethem, invested more in the journey than the outcome. - Kirkus Reviews

Writing a horror novel that plays off a seminal classic of the genre is a huge risk, but Matt Ingwalson does more than a credible job of pulling the feat off in Mary Monster. Rather than focus on her most famous literary work, Ingwalson instead brings Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley forward as both monster and creator... The pace and plotting is brisk and the characters are well drawn... Not nearly as dismal and dreary as the works of Mary Wollstonecraft and her contemporaries, there is menace and darkness enough. An interesting premise and a well-done presentation wrapped in a horror novel, Mary Monster is an engaging, fun and thoughtful critique of the creative process and relationship between artists and inspiration. - Indie Reader

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07M9QCD58
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 22, 2019
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 417 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 203 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1077111290
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.3 3.3 out of 5 stars 25 ratings

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Matt Ingwalson

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Most of my earlier stuff was genre novellas - mysteries, horror, vigilante thrillers and so forth. In 2015, Sin Walks Into The Desert was named Shelf Unbound's Indie Novel of the Year. And the Owl & Raccoon series earned a small following.

Recently, I've been aiming for wilder things. Like Mary Monster, which is a gothic noir about indie music, devil cults and an immortal Mary Shelley. And my most recent mystery, Chatterhat, which my friends have compared to rambling, paranoid comedies like Big Lebowski and Inherent Vice.

Probably because I got my start with the novellas, I've never really hunted for a traditional publisher. Maybe I ought to. But it seems like a lot of work, when what I want to do is just write whatever I feel like writing. Hopefully, somewhere along the line, I turn out something you love.

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3.3 out of 5 stars
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Jeff
5.0 out of 5 stars Hipster Gothic Mystery
Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2019
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June 1816 was “The Year Without a Summer” and at the Villa Diodati Lord Byron entertained his guests: Percy Shelley, John William Polidori (Byron’s personal physician) and Mary Godwin. Their hedonistic revelry would become the real stuff of legend and their challenge to write the most frightening tale would see the genesis of some of the most enduring horror figures of English literature. But something else was born that dreary summer—something evil “from the margins.”

History repeats itself, doesn’t it? What is the cause of brilliant bursts of artistic innovation contained within a particular place and time? Why is the protagonist, Otis Oliver, so damned lucky?

Ingwalson’s alchemical creation is one of hipster music and Gothic mystery, high art and abysmal murder, undeathly romance and just a little magic. The unique prose is stylistic, laden with meaning. But this is not a night at a poetry jam. There is a momentum to this mystery that will keep you up late turning pages.

I have never read a book like this and I’m thrilled with the idea that there is room left for another one. The Good Doctor may come calling soon…
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Jerry
5.0 out of 5 stars A gothic thriller written with great style
Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2019
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With the skill of the great writers the author takes us into the dark world of the supernatural in a Gothic tale of murder and the undead. The reader is given relief with normality as one is taken step by step into the realm of the unfolding mystery. This is not a simplistic horror story nor predictable but one that is artfully written and difficult to put down once begun. Very glad the author has left the door open for revisiting the saga.
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Kate
5.0 out of 5 stars Highly Recommend!
Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2019
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This book is so fascinating and very well written. I was hooked from the beginning and it continued to surprise me throughout. I highly recommend.
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Ellen Oceanside
4.0 out of 5 stars YOUNG BOY’S LIFE
Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2019
MARY. MONSTER by Matt Ingwalston
A young boy wandering the streets of Manchester, the alley yield a body of a woman, the holes and color one never forgotten. Name was in paper a few days later as parents read the paper, it was not spoken aloud. As he grew, his love for rock and roll endured. The women were to young, maybe time to act his age, and try writing his own song. There are things that play in our mind, becoming bigger. A murder once before, the sounds, and smells, are they the same. Different writing them his other books he has written. This read more of an autobiography of a boy then a story. Given ARC for my voluntary review and my honest opinion
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Matthew Chiabotti
4.0 out of 5 stars A smart, fun, exhilarating read.
Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2019
Mary Monster is a deft mashup of noir, horror, literary history and popular culture. In its pages you will find and about a thousand references to great art ranging from Shakespeare to The Smiths, and a core conceit so awesome that when you discover it, you can't help but get giddy and strap in for the rest of the ride.
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JH
5.0 out of 5 stars A thrillride through time, mystery and proximity.
Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2019
Have you ever wondered if things are connected? If a chain of events was driven by choice or by chance? Luck or skill?

In this genre-bending journey, Ingwalson crafts a masterful web of curiosity that takes us through legendary music halls, gothic stories and mysterious road trips.

If you love music, gothic literature, mystery and a twist on language that brings the experience to life in a distinctive way — you will love Mary Monster.
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