Item: Only Ghouls and Horses
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Welcome my friends to my review of Only Ghouls and Horses.

Book Details

Only Ghouls and Horses by Dan Harris
Published by Independent on April 29, 2022
Genres: Fiction, Paranormal, Short Stories, Urban Fantasy
Format: eBook
Pages: 66

“Well, Amy’s currently on maternity leave. And I see that you have a theoretical background in hauntings,” Taylor said, a glint in her eye.

Fieldwork at Britain’s paranormal detection agency had always seemed prestigious to Tom Bailey, but that was before he bought a house and settled down. Being a boring office drone doesn’t seem so bad anymore, not compared to meeting a grisly end and becoming yet another vacancy for recruitment to backfill.

However, telling your manager you’re incompetent is not a winning advancement strategy, so with the department’s usual exorcist on leave, Tom is forced out of his cubicle and into the world of ghosts, witches, and cultists.

The one university module on ghost stories that he used to pad out his CV isn’t going to cut it. If Tom wants to keep his career and his head, he’s going to have to learn the tricks of the trade, and fast.

Source: Kindle Unlimited

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My thoughts on Only Ghouls and Horses

Only Ghouls and Horses lightened my spirits for a couple of hours today.

The author created Unit 13 to battle the paranormal world hiding in the background of our everyday life.

In this short story, we learn how poor Tom was recruited to Unit 13 and follow his first few field cases. I just noticed I referred to him as “Poor Tom” the entire time I was reading. He just has that vibe.

The use of wit and sarcasm to describe the mundane bureaucratic office life, as well as the various paranormal dealings kept me chuckling throughout the story.

I am not an aficionado of horror stories. And while the story does have some death and gore, it doesn’t dominate the tale in any way.

This is book one of a collection and it left me eager to read more. Only Ghouls and Horses will make an excellent edition to the library of anyone who enjoys a dose of wry humor with their ghoulish tales.

I received a digital copy of the book from the author or publisher to review. This is my honest, unbiased opinion.

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About Dan Harris

Dan Harris is a writer. It's hard to deny that fact because he wrote the words that you’re currently reading.

Another hard to deny fact about Dan: He was born in the South West of England and moved roughly clockwise around Britain until he arrived back almost exactly where he started, except twenty years older and unemployed.

His writing has been described as some of the best urban fantasy humour to come out of Britain in the last thirty years. However, that description was from a close personal friend and should be viewed with suspicion.

Yet another fact about Dan: His only close personal friend is his cat, Sampson.

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