The Haunting of Modesto O’Brien

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The Haunting of Modesto O’Brien

By (author): Brit Griffin

A gothic tale from deep within the boreal forest…

Violence and greed have intruded into a wild and remote land. It’s 1907, and silver fever has drawn thousands of men into a fledgling mining camp in the heart of the wilderness. Modesto O’Brien, fortune-teller and detective, is there too – but he isn’t looking for riches. He’s seeking revenge.

O’Brien soon finds himself entangled with the mysterious Nail sisters, Lucy and Lily. On the run from their past and headed for trouble, Lily turns to O’Brien when Lucy goes missing. But what should have been a straightforward case of kidnapping pulls O’Brien into a world of ancient myths, magic, and male violence.

As he searches for Lucy, O’Brien fears that dark forces are emerging from the ravaged landscape. Mesmerized by a nightmarish creature stalking the wilderness, and haunted by his past, O’Brien struggles to maintain his grip on reality as he faces hard choices about loyalty, sacrifice, and revenge.

AUTHOR

Brit Griffin

Brit Griffin is co-author of We Lived A Life and Then Some: the life and death of a mining town (Between the Lines, 1996), a non-fiction histroical book which made the 2011 CBC Cross Country Check Up Reading List. Brit was publisher of Highgrader Magazine for 10 years, an independent publication focused on rural and resource based communities. She won two American Catholic Press Awards for her writing on family life, and has worked as a freelancer in print, video and radio. She lives in Cobalt, Ont. with her husband Charlie Angus. They have three daughters.