Paul T Beardow

Portmanteau Paul T Beardow

What seems like a straightforward missing person's search becomes something much more dangerous for psychic investigator Harry Macadam after a dead body is found in a river. Harry and his team from the Portmanteau Investigations Agency are rapidly drawn into a web of intrigue and find themselves being watched by both the police as well as a darker, more mysterious adversary. The hunt for the missing woman leads them towards a criminal underworld that few people know about. Anyone that gets close to the truth doesn't live to tell and a similar fate awaits an unknowing Harry as he uses his uncanny mental abilities to peel away layer after layer of secrets and lies. To prevail against the utter evil that lurks in the shadows around him, Harry must not only discover a horror beyond anything he could imagine, but also confront the demons that hide inside him. For Harry has his own secrets. Ones that he himself doesn't even understand the full truth of and on those hidden truths rest the fates of dozens of souls. Who is the real danger? The killer that he seeks, or Harry himself? Portmanteau is the killer debut novel from Paul T Beardow. If you like Gone Girl, or Girl on the Train, you might just like this.