Between Death and Life: Conversations with a Spirit (Updated and Revised)

In upstate New York, in the woods around Woodstock, Dutchman's Creek flows out of the Ashokan Reservoir. Steep-banked, fast-moving, it offers the promise of fine fishing, and of something more, a possibility too fantastic to be true. When Abe and Dan, two widowers who have found solace in each other's company and a shared passion for fishing, hear rumors of the Creek, and what might be found there, the remedy to both their losses, they dismiss it as just another fish story. Soon, though, the men find themselves drawn into a tale as deep and old as the Reservoir. It's a tale of dark pacts, of long-buried secrets, and of a mysterious figure known as Der Fisher: the Fisherman. It will bring Abe and Dan face to face with all that they have lost, and with the price they must pay to regain it.

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242 pages

Average rating: 7.08

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M-O
May 23, 2023
8/10 stars
Cosmic horror through the lens of grief. A sense of scale that is awe-inspiring. The embedded narrative and exploration of grief are both phenomenal, making the ending that much more potent. Slow burn with great payoff, wonderful set pieces, and solid conclusion.
oh_let3
May 16, 2023
10/10 stars
imaginative cosmic horror
ChrisCarne
Jan 02, 2023
6/10 stars
An enjoyable enough and well-crafted yarn but it didn't engage or disturb in the way I really want horror to do.

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