Review; The Old Man's Request: Book One of the Utgarda Trilogy by Joab Stieglitz

A while ago I was fortunate enough to recieve an ARC of The Old Man's Request: Book One of the Utgarda Trilogy by Joab Stieglitz through Netgalley. I read it shortly afterwards, but waited until now for posting the review as I wanted to focus on horror and spooky reads this month.

Description from Goodreads
Fifty years ago, a group of college friends dabbled in the occult and released a malign presence on the world. Now, on his deathbed, the last of the students enlists the aid of three newcomers to banish the thing they summoned.

Hampered by the old man's greedy son, the wizened director of the university library, and a private investigator with a troubled past, can Russian anthropologist Anna Rykov, Doctor Harry Lamb, and Father Sean O'Malley gather the knowledge and resources needed to defeat the entity?

The Old Man's Request is a pulp adventure set in the 1920s, and the first part of the Utgarda Trilogy.

My Thoughts on the Book
This was a really fun read with an exciting plot that sucks you in. I also got a liking for several of the characters, such as the Russian anthropologist Anna Rykov, Doctor Harry Lamb, and Father Sean O'Malley. Now I'm keen on reading the rest of the series. If one is into mysteries and horror, The Old Man's Request is worth the read.

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