Lizzie Borden, Zombie Hunter 2 by C.A. Verstraete

Instead, the author puts a spin on the original crime story by adding zombies! No, this isn't a non-fiction novel about the real Lizzie Borden who was accused of killing her father and step-mother with an ax at their family home in Fall River, Massachusetts in 1892. Published by Imajin Books, the book is now available in print and Kindle. Well, I read the exciting horror-thriller ' Lizzie Borden, Zombie Hunter' by C.A. This book is packed with odd people, action, and mysteries.With Halloween just around the corner, there's no better time than the present to read a good old fashioned horror novel, which was exactly what I did yesterday morning. The twists associated with his woodland discovery would be enough to keep us reading, but there’s a bizarre development at the end, too. He makes a poor decision right then that has drastic consequences. Bowen, strangely drawn to the nearby woods, happening upon what appears to be a crime. It’s wonderful that the author can fill in so many blanks, and continues the story with Dr. The fact is that she was eventually acquitted of the crime, but no one has ever been sure what happened. Not 40 and 41 times, but a lot-29 total.Īren’t we all fascinated with that case? There are songs about it, and lots of speculation and different theories. Seabury Bowen, the haunted man of this book, was a real person, and he was one of the first people in the house after the bodies of Lizzie Borden’s father and stepmother were discovered, hacked to death. The main character faces a couple of mysteries, one concrete and one a bit supernatural. It’s great that Verstraete is going to continue her Lizzie Borden series.

Based on real-life events and historic documents, though some parts have been fictionalized to fit the story. Bowen reveals the eerie side of Fall River as witnessed by the first doctor on the scene of the legendary Borden murders.Ī supernatural tie-in to the book, Lizzie Borden, Zombie Hunter, but without the zombies.

Part mystery, part love story, The Haunting of Dr.

Can he discover who, or what, is shattering the peace before Fall River runs red? Or will he be the next victim? Bowen is determined to uncover the mysteries stirring up the city’s ancient, bloodthirsty specters. Now, two years after the Borden murders, Dr. Rather, he believes the city is poisoned by bad blood and a thirst for revenge dating back to the Indian and Colonial wars. But the retired doctor insists that neither greed nor anger provoked the recent sensational axe murders in Fall River. Seabury Bowen-physician to the infamous Lizzie Borden-swears he’s being stalked by spirits, though his beloved wife thinks it’s merely his imagination. Gruesome deaths haunt the industrial city of Fall River, Massachusetts.ĭr.

Lizzie Borden, Zombie Hunter 2 by C.A. Verstraete