The Crypt Artist
Deborah O'Toole is author of the mystery/paranormal fiction novel, The Crypt Artist.
The book was released by Club Lighthouse Publishing in June 2020.
Story description for The Crypt Artist:
A near-starving artist finds himself inspired by a group of long-dead classic painters in a rundown loft in SoHo, New York.
Struggling artist Luca Wolfe lives in a dilapidated warehouse loft in SoHo, New York, barely eking out a living from sales of his work. One night he begins to paint a reproduction of art from the past, but becomes too inebriated to continue. When he awakens, he finds the painting complete, but unlike the creation he began the night before.
Frequent visits from the ghost of Malachy O'Leary - an Irish poet from the far distant past - convinces Luca he is on the verge of losing his mind. He hears strange music and sees lights coming from the vacant apartment Malachy used to occupy while he was alive, and soon discovers Malachy is not alone: he is often accompanied by a perpetually hissing cat, and shares his old apartment with a selection of famous artists from the past. Luca is the only one who can see the phantom visions and hear the ghostly talk, further convincing him he is slipping into a well of insanity from which there is no return.
However, a budding romance with another troubled resident of the building - criminal psychologist Izzy Richards - gives Luca the self-confidence and inspiration he craves, allowing him to delve deeper into his spurt of remarkable creativity like never before.
An unexpected windfall places Luca into a different arena, forcing him to deal with those who would take it away from him, even take his life for the circumstances he suddenly finds himself in. With the help of Malachy O'Leary and his odd stable of ghostly companions, Luca prevails.
But if he cannot alter the course of his own life in the process, all he has achieved will be in vain . . .
> Click here to read excerpts from The Crypt Artist.
"THE CRYPT ARTIST" BOOK INFORMATION:
Paperback ISBN: 979-8-65128-832-8.
Paperback ASIN: B089M2FQYV; Amazon.
Kindle ISBN: 978-1-77217-130-3.
Kindle ASIN: B089YX34PY; Amazon.
BN Nook ID: 2940163049967; Barnes & Noble.
Released: June 5, 2020.
Artistic Creative Advisor: Tracy John Powell.
"Malachy" Scene Advisor: Brendan Gallagher.
Cover Design: "The Crypt Artist" cover designed by Deborah O'Toole (all sizes & related logos).
Cover Art: T.L. Davison, James Wason and Webs Divine.
Book Cover Photo: Jeanne Hébuterne (1898–1920). Image source: Galerie André Roussard, Montmartre; date of image is unknown. The image is in the public domain in the United States of America, which applies to U.S. works where copyright has expired because its first publication occurred prior to January 1, 1923.
The Crypt Artist: Excerpts (PDF, 1.06 MB)
The Crypt Artist: Flyer (PDF, 694 KB)
The Crypt Artist: About the Ghosts (PDF, 1.65 MB)
The Crypt Artist: Cast of Characters (PDF, 406 KB)
For more, visit Deborah O'Toole's website.