The Artifact: Parata Occult Mysteries, Book 1

Book 1: Parata Occult Mysteries

by Brian Hill

Genres: Occult & Supernatural; Horror

Synopsis

A 4000-year-old Egyptian artifact, pulled from a mythical pharaoh’s tomb.
A British aristocrat with mysterious intentions.
A young thief without a past.
A shady spiritualist in hiding.
A Native American private investigator, trying to keep his business afloat.

Who is the victim?
Who is the criminal?

Who is the monster?

It’s 1984, and Rev Parata is a hard-nosed, Native-American P.I. who is down on his luck. Stuck in the orbit of the Big Easy, he’s barely fending off racists and criminals when a British aristocrat drops the case of a lifetime in his lap: the search for a mysterious Egyptian artifact.

As Rev tracks down his mark, he finds out that not everything is as it seems. Faced with death or insanity from powers beyond understanding, he must rely on his wits and his people’s medicine to survive.

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Release date: March 1, 2023

Print pages: 259