The Secret Files of Jest R. Wicked Book One: The Lost of Spidercreep Hollow

Online, June 29, 2012 (Newswire.com) - Children hide their eyes, and gasp and shriek...although they are apt to take a peek, and as they sit their curiosity succumbs...when Jest R. Wicked this way comes.

From the dark imagination of Jesse Horn comes the playfully frightening tale of a boy struggling to regain his memory and unlock the sinister mysteries that surrounds him in a dark and frightening world.

After waking up near a seemingly abandoned village with no memory of who he is or how he got there the boy sets out to uncover the truth behind what has happened. As one answer only seems to only lead to more questions he will learn a series terrible truths that will both challenge and terrify him.

Filled with suspense, adventure, and dark comedy, this first installment of the Secret Files of Jest R. Wicked has the hero up against a crazed doctor, people with a dark and frightening secret, unspeakable creatures, and an shockingly uncomfortable amount of spiders.

In the same tradition of A Series of Unfortunate Events, The Name of This Book is Secret, and Coraline comes what Liz Szabla at Feiwel & Friends calls "a fun read" and John Rudolph of Dystel & Goderich Literary Management says is "an ambitious undertaking and I liked the creepy atmosphere". "This one has some great hooks going for it" says Jim Thomas/Nick Eliopulos at Random House.

Editorial Reviews

Associate Editor Connie Hsu at Little, Brown said "I was taken with Jesse's illustrations, which worked with the tone and the text. The writing was solid, and I liked the pervasive dread and fear throughout. I think Jesse is such a talented author (multi-talented at that), his voice feels so naturally Victorian, and it reminded me of THE TURN OF THE SCREW, which I loved."

"I enjoyed Jesse Horn's creativity and "production" and I loved being entertained and spooked by THE SECRET FILES OF JEST R. WICKED," Hilary Van Dusen candlewick press.
For ages 9 and older.

The Secret Files of Jest R. Wicked Book One: The Lost of Spidercreep Hollow, which is the first of a multi book series, will be released August 7th, 2012. For more information you can visit the authors website at www.awickedworld.com, the book website, which will be up in early July at www.jestricked.com or the publishers website at www.fyreflyllc.com.

Jesse Horn is an American children's writer and illustrator. He has worked for several years as a journalist and executive editor for the Mogollon Connection newspaper. Among his past unusual occupations he has worked for a secret company that produced a large amount of smoke, as well as for a large amount of smoke that did not know it had company. He is passionate about writing and illustrating for children, and when he is not attempting to hide the skeletons kept in his closet, he is busy running from them. He is currently being represented by Fyrefly Publishing and he is the founder of the website Oddities Magazine.