Review: Ed Lorn writes some wicked stuff
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 19, 2014
Hope for the Wicked is another superb horror novella from Edward Lorn, there’s some seriously shocking scenes in this, I won’t elaborate further but a strong stomach is essential if you’re thinking of reading this.More of a revenge thriller that has no issues with crossing over into horrific detail, a troubled and wickedly flawed protagonist that suffered an abusive childhood and grew up to right those violations for others, all for a price of course.The line between good and evil is somewhat faded in this tale and this shows through perfectly in the characterization, Larry and Mo Laughlin have done terrible things to the worst of people but are now aiming for legitimacy as private investigators in Long Beach, California.It’s a struggle until a big job lands smack on their doorstep, one promising enough for early retirement, a rich couple’s daughter has been kidnapped and the ransom needs to be dropped off in Mexico, 2 million along with the lives of the perpetrators, definitely not dead or alive, only well and truly dead will suffice.A more interesting couple you’re unlikely to come across again, they’ve both been through the mill and come out the other side stronger for it, their history is one of heartbreak and more than explains the path they now walk. A path filled with retribution but the heartbreak is one that never ends and the final link to another story finds our flawed hero heading back home to Bay’s End.If you like dark fiction, you won’t get much darker than this, it’s compelling, violent, removal of sexual organs with pliers type violence and a ruthless brutality. All the shocks combined with the depth of the characters and the harsh lives they lead gives another highly entertaining read from an author who’s back catalogue I’m now racing through.