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Wrong Side of the Grave
- Mothman Mysteries, Book 1
- Narrated by: James Fouhey
- Length: 4 hrs and 40 mins
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Summary
When Eric Jansen takes a seat behind his drums, every girl in the place takes notice - not that he's surprised. He's had decades to practice. Still, there's that other thing....
He's an alien. Offworlder. Take me to your leader, fall from the sky, space-invading, phoning home, UFO jockey. A swipe of the tattoo on his arm will reveal his true form, which locals call Mothman, a winged creature formed of ashen gray skin and glowing red eyes. Eric is one of the last of his dwindling, offworld species.
So when the recently deceased of Point Pleasant, West Virginia, start walking and talking, the Men in Black mark Eric as suspect number one. It'll be up to Eric and his inner circle to solve the mystery before the black suits lock him up and throw away the key.
A fun listen, Wrong Side of the Grave is a fast-action teen sci-fi mystery with a paranormal twist.
Parent approved: Contains no profanity or sexual content.
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- kirstyes
- 16-08-20
Snark sleuthing - love it
This is a super speedy listen (at just under 5 hours) and I really enjoyed it. It was a refreshingly fun read.
Eric Jansen is a teenage drummer, all long blond hair and attitude. He’s also the legendary Mothman. An Offworlder alien who can swipe between winged Harbinger, invisible, and self-confident teen - a very handy skill for sleuthing, and not being sent to Area 51 for dismemberment.
He is best friends with book blogger, and human, Bridget North, “brother” to man-in-black Carey Warner and has a snarky consciousness uploaded to his ship/hideout.
This was first published in 2015 but it still feels current (well pre-pandemic current) and similar in tone to more recent reads. If you are a fan of A.I.D.A.N. in Illuminae or M. Bot in Skyward you’ll like Dewey. And Bridget being a book blogger was an added point of humour for me.
The alien 👽 vibe was a refreshing twist, with vampires coming from outer space and no longer being top of the food chain. I think it opens up lots of scope for future books and extra-terrestrial world building.
The mystery angle was a good hook too. When corpses start coming back to life mothman starts as a suspect but turns detective. The resolution was satisfying with just enough peril along the way.
Narrator James Fahey was excellent and I enjoyed his variety of accents, though cocky Eric and snarky Dewey were the stand outs.
If you like Buffy or Supernatural do give this a listen.
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