The Bones of Lazarus

On the war-torn Caribbean Island, amidst rising acts of terror and horrific bombings, surfaces a savage killer, a war correspondent whose stories have become oddly prophetic, a Russian operative with a past, and a mysterious political plot. Is it more than a coincidence? At its epicenter, Captain Daniel Loomis, fighting for his sanity and survival, seeks a connection. Yet, he cannot stop the growing fear that a creature of legend has arrived—the immortal Lazarus. Resurrected with a terrifying power, it's claimed he's walked the earth for 2,000 years seeking the hearts and souls of the wicked. As political intrigue and conspiracy unravel around him, Captain Loomis is charged with finding the killer. But first he must come to terms with whether he pursues a man, a myth, or the original Frankenstein monster in this imaginative, darkly funny, supernatural thriller.

The Bones of Lazarus follows intersecting lives on the war-torn Caribbean Island of Saint George. Amidst rising acts of terror and horrific bombings, surfaces a savage killer, a war correspondent whose stories have become oddly prophetic, a Russian operative with a past, and a mysterious political plot. Is it more than a coincidence? At its epicenter, Captain Daniel Loomis, fighting for his sanity and survival, seeks a connection. Yet, he cannot stop the growing fear that a creature of legend has arrived—the immortal Lazarus. Resurrected with a terrifying power, it's claimed he's walked the earth for 2,000 years seeking the hearts and souls of the wicked—leaving his mark—the face of petrified evil—upon his victims. As political intrigue and conspiracy unravel around him, Captain Loomis is charged with finding the killer. But first he must come to terms with whether he pursues a man, a myth, or the original Frankenstein monster in this imaginative, darkly funny, supernatural thriller.

John Derhak is a writer, storyteller, and historian, who spends his time between Maine and Florida, and all places in between. In the case of the former, mostly to rejuvenate, relax, kickback, and write. In the case of the latter, mostly to avoid black fly season, frigid arctic blasts, and find calm on a tropical beach to write. His general interests include but are not limited to: History of plumbing. The feel of a new pen. The aurora borealis. Popular uprisings. Baseball. A bottle of good red wine. Fine cigars. Sons. Family. Friends. The beach. Imagination. Astral projection. Common Sense. A stand of pines. Moose. Prime numbers. Pooches. The Red Sox nation. The Patriots. Gnarly Barley Ale. A pint of Guiness. Czech Pilsners. Aureolas. Curves. A passionate interlude. Mountains. Wilderness. The urban jungle. moe., jazz, bluegrass, the standards, and rock 'n roll. The higher stages of the barbarian culture. P.T. Barnum as philosopher-king. Grilled Asparagus. The buzz with onomatopoeia. The Bones of Lazarus, his third work of fiction, is a very dark comedy and supernatural thriller (2012). Chill Your Cockles (2009), a collection of haunting tales, is his second work of fiction. Tales from the moe.Republic, his first novel, a Pulitzer Prize contender for fiction, was released in 2007.