Brighton Publishing releases “Shaytan” by novelist David S. Arthur

MESA, Ariz. - Feb. 24, 2015 - PRLog -- Brighton Publishing LLC proudly announces the eBook release of Shaytan “A Journey into Evil,” by novelist David S. Arthur.

The eBook is currently available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and other leading eBook retailers. Print release is slated for late-summer 2015, and will be distributed through Ingram, the world’s largest book wholesaler. The print version will also be available worldwide through the Xerox Espresso Book Machine Network.

Synopsis: In the heart of the jungle death stalks the night. The authorities claim it is a man-eating leopard. The natives believe it is something far more terrifying—a creature that by day wears the skin of a man, but when craving human flesh becomes the demon.

SHAYTAN!

The creature has been plaguing remote villages in India, killing villagers in multiple swift  silent attacks, and dragging them away to the jungle wilds. No one is safe from the demon, and no one can find it to kill it. It slips in and out, ghost-like, taking any prey it desires.

Historical sleuth Richard Quizzenbury and his wife Emily have embarked on a hunt for the creature. They are the guests of Victor Bloodworth, an expert marksman of Anglo-Indian descent. It is Victor’s mission to put a stop to the bloodshed. The Quizzenburys are along for the thrill.

Suddenly they are engulfed by a world in which time moves to the rhythm of the cosmos; where the spiritual and supernatural merge and illusion shares equal footing with reality. Little do they expect what awaits them in the ageless realm of the undying gods.

In a land still ruled by primal superstitions, there is an ancient invocation:

From all that flies, from all that crawls
From all that prowls the mountain
O Night protect us

“Shaytan is a book filled with unflinching observation, telling details, and breath-taking turns,” said Kathie McGuire, director of Brighton Publishing LLC. “On par with the works of James Patterson and Robert Ludlum, it is masterfully written with perfect pacing that will make it difficult to put it down.”

David S. Arthur is an American novelist with a taste for international adventure and ancient history. His previous book “The Kingdom of Keftiu,” the first in the series featuring English historical sleuth Richard Quizzenbury and his feisty wife Emily was released in 2011 and received great acclaim in the literary market.

Prior to returning to the world of fiction writing, David produced and directed hundreds of motivational film and digital video projects, created and staged theatrical performances, authored plays, and produced concerts and large audience events.

David resides in Santa Fe, New Mexico.