A Boy's Hammer

"A darkly delectable, fresh blend of horror and Finnish myth."
-Kirkus Reviews\n"A witty, immersive, and mystical adventure that will leave you laughing and thoroughly hooked. Grass leads readers through a maze of otherworldly drama and a rich cast of memorable characters. The descriptions are visceral and creative, while the prose shines brightest in the dialogue and scene-building, which crackle with wit and emotional depth. This action-packed read feels like a superhero origin story, but there are deeper themes that fuel this compelling new offering from a prolific and uniquely inventive writer."
-Self Publishing Review\n"Filled with interesting characters and alternating POVs, Grass grips his reader’s attention and rarely lets it loose."
-Independent Book Review\n20 years ago, Alan and his mother disappeared in a plane crash off the coast of Helsinki.
20 years later, a giant man with his whole body covered in tattoos appears amidst the rubble of an explosion at a Philadelphia oil refinery. Detective Jefferson O’Brady, a dissolute alcoholic with a photographic memory, is brought in to piece together the mystery behind this behemoth. The hulking man says that he’s Alan come back from the realm of the dead, and Alan’s genius billionaire Aunt Mimi agrees.
And the first thing the reappeared giant has to do? Return to Helsinki, Finland to find the means to craft Ukonvasara—the hammer of Ukko.
All the while, strange happenings are underway in Philly:
A resurrected serial killer. Hidden (oc)cult conspiracies. Bizarre murders that defy the laws of space and time. Aunt Mimi in a miraculous trance state that grants her unseen visions of prophecy and telekinetic powers.
Detective O’Brady may be the only person capable of getting to the bottom of it all, but he can’t rely on the force, and his allies are few and far between.
Something’s going down in the City of Brotherly Love.