Bloodline Curse: Don't be alone in the fitting - room... urban legend in asia comes to life... - Arthur Crandon

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Résumé :
Constantino was a weak man. Flawed but not evil. The burden thrust upon him by the actions of his ancestors is hard to bear. How can he protect the Constantino name? How Can he save his family? How many must die before he summons the courage to do what must be done?
It all began generations ago with the Spanish colonization of the Philippines.
In Cebu in 1565 the European Conquistadors came. They imposed their way of life and religion on the locals who could not resist the well-trained and equipped invaders. They made slaves of the men and concubines of the women forcing them to build fine homes and churches
Rajah Tupas, the deposed former king of Cebu could take no more. With a band of his men he burned down the biggest and most beautiful church, many men and women died. Among them was a young priest, burned alive in the fire. As he died in agony, he cursed the man responsible. It was a solemn curse that would echo through time. Future generations would suffer because of the Rajahs actions.
Eventually the burden fell upon Juan Constantino, a descendant of the bloodthirsty Tupas. Unless he acts, the slaying, the mutilation, the fear, the suffering will pass down through more generations.
The fast-moving story is based on a widely believed legend of a monster living in the basement of a mall in the Philippines, this tale is not for the faint-hearted. Readers of Historical Myths, Horror, and Thrillers will enjoy the pace and intensity of this novella.

Biographie:
Arthur Crandon is a lawyer, the boring office kind, not the exciting (and much better paid) courtroom type. He worked as a solicitor for a while before embarking on an interesting life overseas. He has spent most of his time in recent years in South East Asia, more recently in Hong Kong. Before that, Arthur lived and worked in the Philippine Islands (particularly Luzon and Mindanao) for a number of years. During these years, the experiences of political life and the realities of doing business and living in the Philippines became all too apparent. These experiences are vividly portrayed during the course of 'Deadly Election' and provide the reader with an accurate insight of what to expect if ever they choose to visit the archipelago. He loves to fish, and play the piano - but spends most of his time writing, eating, drinking and sleeping - usually, but not always, in that order. His first book, Deadly Election, draws on his strange imagination and his experiences, together with those of others, in a land that, beneath a veneer of civilization, operates like the Wild West and is very dangerous to innocent and gullible foreigners.