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    Eidolon: A Whyborne & Griffin Short Story
    Eidolon: A Whyborne & Griffin Short Story
    Eidolon: A Whyborne & Griffin Short Story
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    Eidolon: A Whyborne & Griffin Short Story

    By Jordan L. Hawk

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    A Whyborne & Griffin short story.

    Griffin Flaherty wants nothing more than to create a perfect Valentine’s Day for his lover, Dr. Percival Endicott Whyborne. Dinner at a fancy restaurant, an evening at the theater, and a romantic interlude at home should do the trick.

    But a new client with an urgent case puts Griffin’s plans in jeopardy. A magic talisman has been stolen, and if it isn’t returned by sundown, disaster will befall not only on the thief but the innocents around him.

    Can Whyborne and Griffin track down and return the amulet by nightfall, or will dinner reservations become the least of their worries?

    Note: This story takes place between the events of Widdershins and Threshold, and is narrated from Griffin’s point of view.

    Short story: 9,200 words.

    The Whyborne & Griffin series:
    Widdershins (Book 1)
    Threshold (Book 2)
    Stormhaven (Book 3)

    Other books by Jordan L. Hawk:

    Hainted

    Heart of the Dragon (short story)

    The SPECTR series:
    Hunter of Demons (Book 1)
    Master of Ghouls (Book 2)
    Reaper of Souls (Book 3)
    Eater of Lives (Book 4)
    Destroyer of Worlds (Book 5)

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJordan L. Hawk
    Release dateFeb 11, 2014
    ISBN9781941230015
    Eidolon: A Whyborne & Griffin Short Story
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    Jordan L. Hawk

    Jordan L. Hawk is a trans author from North Carolina. Childhood tales of mountain ghosts and mysterious creatures gave him a life-long love of things that go bump in the night. When he isn’t writing, he brews his own beer and tries to keep the cats from destroying the house. His best-selling Whyborne & Griffin series (beginning with Widdershins) can be found in print, ebook, and audiobook.

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    • 5/5
      Griffin & Whyborne's first Valentine's Day, told from Griffin's perspective .
    • 2/5
      A short story set very soon after the end of Widdershins. Griffin has their first Valentine's Day all planned out, hoping to make a perfect impression on Whyborne but it gets waylaid when a member of one of the old Widdershins families comes to him with a very time-sensitive case.
      The writing leaves much to be desired - the writer uses about 5 different variations of the phrase "stirred my cock" for Griffin in the 25 pages that said cock is practically its own character. The two characters still feel a bit flat and the "mystery" in this story isn't much of one and isn't really explored. Granted, it is a short story and only so much can be included, but then it's the writer's responsibility to come up with an idea that can be sussed out within the pages. After this, I can't see continuing with this series or the writer.
    • 4/5
      I really loved that it was from Griffin's point of view. I feel I would have enjoyed Threshold more if I've read this one first.
    • 4/5
      Our first look at Widdershins from Griffin's POV. This was an enjoyable short story which takes place very early on in the series between books one and two. There wasn't much of a mystery, Griffin's client knew "who dunnit" and he easily found the culprit. The supernatural aspect was a bit creepy and we never really learned what the full circumstances involved were. I kind of liked to the open-endedness of it, and thought it was cool when we returned to this storyline which gets tied up near the end of the series.Mainly, I enjoyed seeing Whyborne through Griffin's eyes and getting a feel for how he sees him.

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    Eidolon - Jordan L. Hawk

    Eidolon

    (A Whyborne & Griffin short story)

    Jordan L. Hawk

    Eidolon © 2014 Jordan L. Hawk

    ISBN: 978-1-941230-01-5

    All rights reserved.

    SMASHWORDS EDITION

    Cover art © 2016 Lou Harper

    This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

    Edited by Annetta Ribken

    Author’s note: The events of Eidolon take place between Widdershins and Threshold.

    I

    On the morning of February 14, 1898, a carriage stopped at our gate.

    Unexpected visitors weren’t unusual, given my profession as private detective. But the coach itself, which I spied upon between the parlor window curtains, gave me pause. No device of any kind showed on the carriage’s gleaming ebony doors. The coachman dressed in black to match his conveyance, from the top hat on his head to the gleaming leather of his shoes. Even the horses were the color of soot, as was their harness.

    The door opened, and a woman climbed out, pausing for a moment to study the house, with its screen of thick hedges and iron gate, all of which offered a certain amount of privacy to my clients. She wore a thick coat of white fur—fox?—with matching muff. White egret plumes decorated a hat equally pale. The blackness of her eyes and hair were made even more striking by her unnatural pallor.

    Her mouth pursed slightly, but she started up the walk with a determined gait, as if overcoming whatever doubts she harbored. I waited for her knock before opening the door.

    Mr. Flaherty? she asked in the accent of upper class New England.

    I am, I said, stepping back and motioning her inside. May I be of some assistance? If you sent a card ahead, I fear I didn’t receive it.

    This is a matter of some urgency, she said. I had no time for niceties.

    I understand. Allow me to take your coat. The ivory dress beneath was almost the same shade as her skin. May I offer you coffee?

    As I said, we have no time for niceties, she replied.

    I’d dealt with imperious clients many times. Some—the men, generally—required a sharp word to reassure them I would not be bullied. I suspected this woman wasn’t interested in such a test of manliness, merely in quick obedience.

    I could play at that as well, so long as she didn’t push it too far. I could play at almost any role; it was what had found me success among the Pinkertons. And, to be honest, in the bathhouses of Chicago and points west.

    Of course. I ushered her into the parlor and gestured for her to take a seat across the

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