The Devil Pulls the Strings
Written by J.W. Zarek⎮ Narrated by Curt Bonnem
Author: J.W. Zarek
Narrator: Curt Bonnem
Length: 9 hours 58 minutes
Publisher: Author's Republic
Released: Sep. 10, 2021
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Synopsis
Do you like when time travel, twisted history, and secret societies collide?
The Devil Pulls the Strings, described as The Librarians meet The Magicians, is an epic fantasy adventure set in modern-day Wentzville, MO, New York City, and 1813 Genoa, Italy. It weaves bromance, Slavic mythology, secret societies, Paganini’s music, and time travel.
Boone Daniels, 22, has problems, debilitating panic attacks, gut-wrenching guilt, an evil spirit wendigo haunting him since age six, and now he almost killed his best friend in a joust. But when he fills in for his injured friend at a New York City gig, he ends up meeting the gig’s contact, Professor Stone, at his NYC brownstone where his body falls from the balcony and the place explodes with gun fire.
Boone barely escapes but uncovers a sinister plot to perform a rare Paganini piece that summons the Devil to trap Baba Yaga and destroy modern-day New York City and finds himself on a race through time to capture the cursed melody. Along the way, a crazed immortal, steampunk vampires, and Baba Yaga set the stage for war, and Boone shall have to risk death for redemption. Because all Boone wants is to keep a promise to a friend. The same friend he almost killed last Sunday during a joust.
Can a small-town Missouri musician outplay the supernatural and save NYC’s soul?
The Devil Pulls the Strings is the pulse-pounding first tale in the Archivist series. If you like when tortured heroes, epic battles, time travel, twisted history, and secret societies collide, then you’ll love J. W. Zarek’s spectacular story.
This audiobook is narrated by award-winning, professionally trained multimedia performer and audiobook narrator Curt Bonnem. And for music lovers, it includes music by world-renowned musicians Oleg Bezuglov, Natalia Bezuglova, and Vladimir Gapontsev.
Meet the Author: J.W. Zarek
J.W. helps catch naughty folks for the Government. He's successfully run in the Walt Disney World Marathon as a woman. He's climbed to the top of Mount Fuji and been kicked off Mount Rainier. He’s sailed through the Suez Canal and taught English Conversation in Japan, and can analyze anyone's handwriting. He's also on a mission to save the world through cheesecake, one-slice-at-a-time. When he worked at the FBI, his thesis Red Flag Behaviors Found in Relationships, earned him an invitation to present a paper at the First Annual Forensics Congress in China. Which led him to write his award-winning book Naughty or Nice - Whose List Are You On? Available as a handout during lectures. His other bestselling book, The Happiness Code, he co-authored with Ray Brehm and other authors who share and show you their own happiness hacks they use, you can use too.
Jess has been a constant presence in the audiobook community since 2016, running The Audiobookworm and Audiobookworm Promotions. The only thing that surpasses her love of audiobook listening is the passion and zeal with which she promotes them.