A Novel by Michael Mancino
Genre: Supernatural Thriller / Military Fiction / Noir
Length: 123,000 words
Release: Q1 2026
Jonah Creed is a former Army HUMINT collector who spent years gathering intelligence in Iraq—until an IED blast killed him, gave him a tour of Hell, and brought him back marked by something he can neither see nor escape. Now working as a private investigator in Houston, Jonah is hired by an oil executive to investigate his wife for suspected corporate espionage. What begins as a straightforward investigation into stolen company secrets spirals into something far darker. The same warped symbol Jonah saw scrawled in blood in a Fallujah ritual chamber twenty years prior is now appearing in Houston.
As Jonah digs deeper, he discovers the same darkness he found in an Iraqi basement of a man called Al-Majnoon. With the help of several allies, Jonah races to uncover a conspiracy that spans continents and threatens to tear open dimensional breaches across the globe. The investigation escalates from corporate surveillance to cosmic horror, culminating in a brutal confrontation in the heart of North Africa. This is grounded tactical noir that doesn't pull punches—a story about what happens when the darkness you thought you left behind in a war zone follows you home, and the only way forward is straight through Hell itself.
This is testimony disguised as fiction. The supernatural elements are based on the author's real experiences during military service. This book processes real trauma, real spiritual warfare, and real near-death experiences through narrative.
Content Warning: This novel contains graphic violence, torture (physical and psychological), body horror, sexual content in the context of suffering, and depictions of genuine evil. The goal isn't shock value—it's to give readers a glimpse of what true malevolence feels like.
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