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Berryhill Gets His ‘Mojo’ Working in New Novel

In this version of Chattanooga, monsters hide beneath the streets and in lurk dark corners.

Shane Berryhill’s Bad Mojo features vampires—called “vipers” by the locals—who dwell in underground Chattanooga.  Zombies attack people in alleys near the Terminal Brewhouse.  Legendary dive bar the Stone Lion is still open for business, an enchanted, magically-protected haven for humans and supernatural creatures alike.

Berryhill joins us to talk about Bad Mojo, the first in a series of urban fantasy novels set in the Scenic City.  Ragnarok Publications released it in 2014.

A prolific author, his previous works include the Chance Fortune books for young adults, the Christmas noir novel The Long and Silent Night, and the Sherwood, Texas comic book series.

From the publisher:

Shane Berryhill’s first dark adult fantasy is the story of ZORA BANKS—a beautiful, Southern conjure woman of mixed race—as told through the eyes of her partner, ASH OWENS, a pretty boy-redneck cursed with a monstrous alter ego.

When Tennessee State Representative Jack Walker hires Ash to find his missing, drug-addicted wife, Ash finds himself at odds with Chattanooga’s various underworld gangs—both the living and the unliving—as he and Zora become embroiled in a far-reaching occult organization’s grab for ultimate power.

Equal parts True Blood and Justified, Bad Mojo is a dark delight for fans of urban fantasy, Southern Gothics, paranormal romance, and hardboiled crime. It's book one in Berryhill's "Zora Banks" series.