Review: Great new supernatural thriller from Brian Moreland
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 6, 2014
Horror author Brian Moreland’s newest offering, "The Vagrants," switches locales and takes the reader to Boston, Massachusetts, with a prologue that foretells something bad is about to come down the pipeline. Our main character is Daniel Finley. He is a journalist who posed as a homeless person for six months to write a scathing exposé about the plight of poverty in America. Here, he meets people called Seekers led by a man known only as Mordecai.Daniel plays the underdog the reader will want to root for and Moreland does a good job depicting how precarious it is for Daniel to retain the ability not to fall under the hypnotic sway that Mordecai has over others.If you liked Moreland’s previous books and short fiction, you’ll enjoy "The Vagrants." You’ll also like this book if you enjoyed the film "The Departed" and you like crime thrillers. Moreland’s best book in my mind remains "The Dead of Winter," although it is indeed difficult for any author to top him or herself. Some books have a different flavour than others.Far from being one of those authors who just keeps on cranking out more of the same stuff, Moreland brings a fresh diversity to each one of his works, which is great news for his fans. I look forward to seeing what he comes up with next.