The Hammer, a horror/crime novel

sargatanas · 04-09-2013, 02:50 PM

Hi, everyone.
This is Josh. I've just gotten into this self-publishing stuff and I'm still pretty green all around, especially as a writer. After messing about for far too long, I finally decided to get something going and get it out there.
The Hammer is my first novel, but certainly will not be my last.
Thanks very much, and happy reading to you all.

I'm in the Kindle Store here:

http://www.amazon.com/The-Hammer-ebo...rds=The+Hammer

mr_nihilism · 04-10-2013, 12:37 PM

Congrats on your 1st !

I`ll just toss in the description of what `The Hammer`is about.

Description: The Killer. The Cop. The Girlfriend. The Hammer.
Homicide Detective John Hansen battles the horrors that people so callously inflict on one another, as well as his own crumbling sanity. Into his maddening isolation comes Redd, an ER doctor, who sees past John's demons and gives him the hope he desperately needs.
There is a murderer in the city, bent on sanctifying and cleansing the sinners he is surrounded by. Preying on prostitutes, the heights of his depravity evolve into something beyond a means to salvation.
A sledgehammer wielding assassin reverberates through the hollow, souless streets, bringing vengeance to those incapable of finding retribution for themselves.
Can John stop them and save his sanity in the process? Or will he be lost in the vortex of his own madness?

sargatanas · 04-10-2013, 06:29 PM

Hi, Mr Nihilism. I don't know why I didn't post the description myself, so thanks for helping me out. If you have any work available I'd be interested to know where I can find it.

jhempel24 · 04-11-2013, 03:47 AM

Just looking at the preview, there are no quotations....is that a stylistic choice?

sargatanas · 04-11-2013, 10:53 AM

Yes, it is. I'm not sure it worked, but I didn't want to break up the narrative with quotations to signify dialogue. The idea is that the narrator is telling himself the story as it happens. If that makes sense.

04-09-2013, 02:50 PM	#1
sargatanas Member Posts: 12 Karma: 500010 Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Eastern North Carolina Device: iPad	The Hammer, a horror/crime novel Hi, everyone. This is Josh. I've just gotten into this self-publishing stuff and I'm still pretty green all around, especially as a writer. After messing about for far too long, I finally decided to get something going and get it out there. The Hammer is my first novel, but certainly will not be my last. Thanks very much, and happy reading to you all. I'm in the Kindle Store here: http://www.amazon.com/The-Hammer-ebo...rds=The+Hammer Last edited by sargatanas; 04-09-2013 at 07:05 PM.

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04-10-2013, 12:37 PM	#2
mr_nihilism Always been the caretaker Posts: 479 Karma: 1406369 Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Canada Device: Aura H2O, PW2	Congrats on your 1st ! I`ll just toss in the description of what `The Hammer`is about. Description: The Killer. The Cop. The Girlfriend. The Hammer. Homicide Detective John Hansen battles the horrors that people so callously inflict on one another, as well as his own crumbling sanity. Into his maddening isolation comes Redd, an ER doctor, who sees past John's demons and gives him the hope he desperately needs. There is a murderer in the city, bent on sanctifying and cleansing the sinners he is surrounded by. Preying on prostitutes, the heights of his depravity evolve into something beyond a means to salvation. A sledgehammer wielding assassin reverberates through the hollow, souless streets, bringing vengeance to those incapable of finding retribution for themselves. Can John stop them and save his sanity in the process? Or will he be lost in the vortex of his own madness?

04-10-2013, 06:29 PM	#3
sargatanas Member Posts: 12 Karma: 500010 Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Eastern North Carolina Device: iPad	Hi, Mr Nihilism. I don't know why I didn't post the description myself, so thanks for helping me out. If you have any work available I'd be interested to know where I can find it.

04-11-2013, 03:47 AM	#4
jhempel24 Wizard Posts: 2,157 Karma: 7068605 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Amazon Kindle Paperwhite, B&N Nook Colro	Just looking at the preview, there are no quotations....is that a stylistic choice?

04-11-2013, 10:53 AM	#5
sargatanas Member Posts: 12 Karma: 500010 Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Eastern North Carolina Device: iPad	Yes, it is. I'm not sure it worked, but I didn't want to break up the narrative with quotations to signify dialogue. The idea is that the narrator is telling himself the story as it happens. If that makes sense.