Wrath of N'kai

Thank you to Aconyte Books for providing me with an advance review copy.Wrath of N’kai is the newest novel set in the Arkham Horror universe by Fantasy Flight Games, and the first from Acontye Books. For those that remain blissfully unaware of the ancient things that lurk in the shadows, the Arkham Horror universe is set primarily in 1920s America and based largely on the works of H.P Lovecraft and his Cthulhu Mythos.Wrath of N'kai follows the European thief Countess Alessandra Zorzi who is hired by a mysterious employer to steal a recently excavated mummy found in middle America. During her visit to the public showing of the mummy in Arkham, a third party crashes the party and steals the mummy at gunpoint. Helped by her trusty cabbie, Pepper, Zorzi must hunt down the thieves and the mummy and reclaim it for her employer. What follows is a dive into the occult and the weird goings on in the city of Arkham.Alessandra is a very strong willed, competent woman who isn't afraid to speak her mind. Written primarily from her perspective, what begins as a routine job quickly descends into something far more sinister the longer she stays in Arkham. As I mentioned, this touches on the fringes of Lovecraft's Mythos. Elder gods and lore are there, but not well explored which works very well as Alessandra, at the start, has no idea that things, in Arkham, do go bump in the night.This book was a joy to read. Josh Reynolds has made a very enjoyable story that touches the fringes of Lovecraft's Mythos whilst still being inclusive to those that aren't aware of the world Lovecraft created from either his books or Fantasy Flight Games card and board games.