ISBN 978-1-60264-238-6 (soft) 16.95; 978-1-60264-239-3 (hard) $23.95; 978-1-60264-263-8 (ebook) $5.95. 492 pages.
From demigod Heracles to the more contemporary icon Superman, history abounds with mythic stories of powerful heroes. Some are powered mystically, while others are mere humans no more gifted than the rest of us.This however is all fantasy. In reality, people do not don colorful costumes with the intent of intruding on the illicit business of others. They do not put themselves in harm's way and mask their identity from those they seek to protect. Do they?
Detective Emily Garwin has searched for answers to the mysterious savior of Reed City, if one truly exists. Some have witnessed this figure's heroics, while others have but the faintest clue of their ordeal. Criminals are fearful and a few people cheer the selfless endeavors.
In searching for the truth behind these unlawfully busted crimes, Emily encounters aspects of her past long considered resolved. The trials of hunting a flesh-and-blood vigilante shall tax her physically and emotionally. And more corpses found in her protectorate belie their superficial nature, giving rise to a larger conundrum.
Who is this unseen individual? A supernatural force of nature? Act of God? Or perhaps a mortal capable of succumbing to mortal desires of vengeance?
With incredible supermen, dazzling heroines, and feats of strength that go beyond physical, I've grown up absorbing the tales of these modern myths. Movies, comics, or TV shows, whether they were all in good fun or dead serious in their endeavors (and sometimes a nice blend of the two). It was, in fact, my early interest in comic books that improved my reading and writing comprehension.
I've written throughout my life. Mostly it started out as schoolwork, but I eventually started making my own comic books, and in my early teens, fan-made fiction. I'll admit right now, a lot of it was paltry, but that's how you learn and thusly grow as a writer and a person.
It was in my senior year of high school that this tome started. I had the idea in my head for a while to write a serious, realistic take on the disguised crime-fighter. Yet it wasn't until my Writing teacher Mrs. Knoph (pronounced K, by the way) let us choose the kind of story to write for one assignment that The Gauntlet started to take shape. I was unafraid of thanking her in front of the class.
Hope you enjoy the ride.
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