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Sins of the Father is a lovecraftian period horror novel by author JG FahertyHenry Gilman is a mortician and occasional coroner for the town of Innsmouth, in the early 20th century. He’s burdened by the legacy left by his father, who experimented on blasphemous reanimation techniques, and ended up institutionalized in Arkham Sanitorium. Innsmouth has fallen victim to serial murders by strangulation, the latest of which was a policeman. Some townspeople evoke demons and ancient curses, but Henry

I received an e-book ARC copy of Sins of the Father from NetGalley and Flame Tree Press in return for my honest review, which follows below. I thank both for the opportunity.I am rating this 5 stars. I originally rated this 4 stars, wrote a review and posted it as my first approved ARC, I believe. After being lucky enough to have gotten a few more under my belt, I looked over this first review and was horrified by how unprofessional it was. I had not disclosed it was an ARC or who the publisher...

‘Henry Gilman has spent years trying to separate himself from his father’s legacy of murder and insanity. Now he has the chance – all he has to do is figure out who’s been killing people in Innsmouth.’Cosmic Horror? Yes, Please! How the story plays out is a bit predictable early on. However, I wasn’t expecting that ending—loved it!I had a blast reading SINS OF THE FATHER, and I can’t wait to see what Faherty comes up with next.Thank you, NetGalley and Flame Tree Press, for loaning me an eBook of...

Fatherty’s new release is a sort of mixed bag where I enjoyed large parts of it whilst at other times I felt it was slightly labour intensive to get through. Saying that, I really admire this book as well so I am very torn overall over this book which maybe a good thing.The book is a huge dedication to Lovecraft surrounding his writing style, the mythology and place. This is where things can be a bit tricky as I admire Lovecraft and his overall plots but I seldom find him an enjoyable read. I ad...

Great Lovecraftian TaleHenry Gilman has always been looked upon with disdain because of his father's actions. In the city of Innsmouth there is a lot of violence and depravity. Henry is smitten with a girl named Flora who waits on tables at the local pub. Henry finds a routine and seems content that is until a series of brutal murders start taking place. And since Henry is the towns surgeon and mortician it seems he's getting very close and personal with the case. Some believe the murderer is in...

This is going to be another of my "bear with me" reviews and for that I should probably apologize. If you do take the time to read this (or any of my other "bear with me" reviews), I'm sorry. Let's get to it, shall we?Recently I was told of Aphantasia ("a condition where one does not possess a functioning mind's eye and cannot voluntarily visualize imagery", according to Wikipedia who in turn credited an A.J. Larner). And I'm thinking that this might be one of the reasons - just maybe - that Lov...

Henry Gilman's had a bad go of it, mostly thanks to his father whose crimes shook the community of Innsmouth. He's just trying to get by when he ends up in the wrong place at the wrong time and suddenly finds himself in the middle of a plot involving the undead and a monstrous creature floating beneath the city. And, when the chips are down is he going to follow in the madness of his fathers footsteps? Will he atone for his father's sins or will he carry along the "family business". That conflic...

J.G. Faherty writes great horror and explores many different facets of the genre. Sins of the Father takes him deep into Lovecraft country and when a writer ventures down that road, there is always a danger that the resulting story could become derivative. But Faherty is much too strong an author to allow that to happen. Sins of the Father is fresh, full of the unexpected and dark. Deeply dark. In Henry, we have a tortured young man forced to live with his father's shocking legacy, and in love w...

This story is a huge homage to H.P. Lovecraft. The setting is in Innsmouth...so the tale includes Arkahm, the Miskatonic River & the University.... Definitely Lovecraft's stomping ground. The Basics: Henry Gilman has lived under the stigma of atrocities committed by his father. His father was a doctor who descended into madness after Henry's mother died of cancer. His ultimate goal was to cure cancer, but the things he did in his madness were depraved and horrific. Henry does his best to make a

SINS OF THE FATHER, by J.G. Faherty, is a Lovecraftian-style novel set back in the past. The setting near the town of Innsmouth, the Miskatonic University, and other Lovecraftian landmarks, interested me quite a bit. However, I expect that those not as familiar with Lovecraft's imagination might not fully appreciate all of the links. "Believe in Science, Henry, not superstition . . . " At a young age, Henry's mother passed away with a cancer eating away at her. His father--a doctor--grew obses...

You know what I like better than horror? Horror with tentacles! And while I've not read a lot of Lovecraft, I definitely recognize the author's nod to the classic horror writer. The novel is set in the early 20th century. As a child, his father was a renowned doctor whose healing techniques came into question when Henry's mother was dying of cancer. Some of his father's experiments led to corpse reanimation and eventually landed him in an asylum. Henry is now an adult working as a coroner/mortic...

Thank you NetGalley and FlameTree Press for this ARC of 'Sins of the Father'. Below find my honest review and opinion.I very much enjoyed my first J.G. Faherty read. I will definitely read more by this author.Set in Lovecraft's world of Innsmouth, 'Sins of the Father' was very difficult to put down. It was a mystery, a thriller, a romantic drama, a horror story, and a science fiction tale all in one. It kept me thinking about it, even when I wasn't reading.The main character, Henry Gilman, was v...

The Sins of the Father by J.G. Faherty takes place in the Innsmouth of H.P. Lovecraft. It soon becomes obvious that The sins of the father is a loving pastiche of Lovecraft’s Arkham cycle, a practice which Lovecraft actually encouraged. It is all there, Arkham, the Miskatonic river, the University, and of course, the mysterious, indecipherable manuscript that holds all the secrets of the cosmos. The setting is interesting and realistically described. Lovecraft fans will feel right at home in Fah...

This was too much of the 'horror' genre for my taste. The premise was a good one, someone wanting to make amends for his father's sins but in my view could have been executed better (pardon the pun) and was too far moving away from the crime drama that I like. I think others will enjoy this more!

WOW! WOW! WOW! A super-fantastic Lovecraftian spin! Even just the Mystery would have been fascinating, but the Denouement and on to the end are tremendously exciting/fascinating/engrossing/beautiful/Cosmic! (I can't point to where the story really caught fire for me, without spoiling!) Can we please have a sequel? I don't want to stop!Welcome to Innsmouth. What you see is not what is; and what nightmares of Cosmic Horror you experience--may be reality.

I received an e-ARC from the publisher through NetGalley.Rated 3.5/5This book was what I generally refer to as a hammock-read: something that is entertaining but doesn't really require too much thought to enjoy. I requested it because anything lovecraftian has my attention, and this book definitely delivered. I sort of doubt anyone with no clue about the mythos would enjoy this read, seeing how it mentions places, objects, happenings and institutions etc that are central to the world built aroun...

“Not you, ma’am. I’m here for him.” Flannery pointed at me.“Appears the apple don’t fall far from the crazy tree.”The precise words the protagonist, Henry, does not want to hear. However, he has been carrying the weight of these words his whole life. Thus, begins Sins of Father by J G Faherty with the main character buried under the sins of his father.The opening chapter is gory, action-packed, thrilling, and lays the foundation of a town gripped in the embrace of fog and a deadly plague. It is

Sins Of The Father by JG Faherty Sins Of The Father is an extension of the Lovecraft Universe. This includes historic sights such as Miskatonic University, Arkham Sanitarium and the town of Innsmouth where shadows hide plenty of real evils. Emerging as The Waterfront Killer, a string of very unusual murders have been discovered leading to a deadly web of jealousy and guilt by bloodline. Written with that familiar first person Lovecraftian style, author JG Faherty brilliantly offers stomach-churn...

Many thanks to NetGalley and Flame Tree Press for allowing me to read an advanced reader copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. Sins of the Father by JG Faherty is as if Dr Frankenstein met HP Lovecraft to create a wild ride of thrills and chills. Henry Gilman is a lowly morgue attendant in the fictional town of Innsmouth in a time period that still remembers the horrors of the plague. He was a medical student, but was expelled and pretty much shunned after it was discovered that hi...