Reeling Back

"Reeling Back" is a short story by American author and games designer Tom Lynch. It forms a part of the Arkham Detective Agency series created by C. J. Henderson.
== Synopsis ==
Sheriff-turned-manhunter Sam Branson is hired by the Arkham Detective Agency to track down a number of missing teenagers. His search leads him a to psychic who directs him to the supernatural abductor: the cosmic being known as Atlach-Nacha. With the aid of the psychic, he tracks the Great Old One to her throne of silk in the Dreamlands and succeeds in saving the boys.
== Characters ==
* Sam Branson, a former cowboy thrown forward in time to the modern age. Hired by the Arkham Detective Agency for his skills in finding people.
* Frank Nardi, a partner in the Agency.
* Atlach-Nacha, a Great Old One.
* Suzanne Wvinch, last in a long line of legitimate psychics.
* Shirley Manning, a teenage girl who was either a puppet of avatar of Atlach-Nacha, killed during Branson's rescue.
== Publication History ==
"Reeling Back" was written for the Brian M. Sammons-edited anthology Arkham Detective Agency, published by Dark Regions Press in November 2017.
Category:Expanded Mythos Works
Category:Tom Lynch works