Tortured Spirits (Jake Helman Files Series) - Softcover

"Gregory Lamberson is the sort of force that dark fantasy and horror are lucky to have. The multitalented director of both the cult NYC backyard gorefest Slime City and its new sequel/remake Slime City Massacre genuinely loves what he does, expressing his rather unbalanced--and that's meant in the most positive way possible--psyche in as many media as he can get his mitts on." --Chris Alexander, Fangoria magazine "The fourth installment in Lamberson's Jake Helman Files (after 2011's Cosmic Forces ) is an action-packed blend of hard-boiled urban fantasy and pulpy horror." -- Publishers Weekly (August 27, 2012) "The fourth installment in Lamberson's Jake Helman Files is, for lack of a better word, simply epic. (It is strongly suggested you catch up on the series for maximum effect, but newcomers shouldn't be too lost)." --www.TheHorrorFictionReview.blogspot.com "What about mystery lovers? Steer them directly to Gregory Lamberson and his Jake Helman Files series about a New York City police officer turned PI specializing in supernatural crimes. These are gory and horrific novels, but they are also imaginative and original, with a strong investigative story line." -- Library Journal "Another deft mixture of private-eye and horror themes, and, as with Desperate Souls , Lamberson grounds the story in reality by focusing on Jake's own personal journey into darkness as he struggles to save his best friend." -- Booklist (October 2012) "[ Tortured Spirits ] is written in a headlong style that will carry you to the end with surprising speed." --www.DonDammassa.com

Rife with sex, violence, and gore, this fourth installment of the Jake Helman Files follows the New York PI on his ongoing quest to save his best friend Edgar Hopkins who's been transformed into a raven by a powerful witch doctor. In his pursuit through the streets of New Orleans, the nightclubs of Miami, and the jungles of Pavot Island--where undead slaves harvest narcotics for a ferocious dictator named Ernesto Malvado--Jake is joined by beautiful NYPD homicide detective and Edgar's former partner Maria Vasquez, who is determined to learn Jake's secrets. With no backup and limited resources, Jake and Maria battle voodoo overlords, military troops, and an army of zombies to liberate a political prisoner from Malvado's torture chamber.