un livre génial, avec un rythme effréné, des personnages attachants et une histoire complexe. Entre enquête et thriller historique, un livre passionnant que l'on ne peut pas lâcher! un pur régal.

Egypt... An ancient temple, a crime, robbery and sacrilege, revenge.
And who better to carry out this revenge than the victim, that returns from Duat to avenge the sacrilege committed against his god?
Now, we are talking about Egypt and murdered priests, so the right tool is exactly a mummy!
But not the classic, slow and clumsy mummies... this is a special being that will make the reader check the corners of his room before retiring to sleep!
A great story for those like me who love to read paranormal, horror and Egyptian themed stories. I highly recommend it!
I thank the author and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book.
The opinion I have expressed above is based solely on what I think and feel about this book.

Ragman by JG Faherty is a thrilling and entertaining horror novel that brings the mummy back into the spotlight. Set in modern-day New York City, the story follows a group of characters who find themselves entangled in the wrath of an ancient mummy seeking revenge against the descendants of those who wronged him. The author skillfully blends history, religion, myth, and lore to create a captivating narrative. The incorporation of familiar Egyptian gods adds depth and familiarity to the story, while Faherty’s unique take on mummy mythology adds a fresh perspective to the genre. The book is well-paced, revealing the strengths and limitations of the mummy as the tension escalates.

One of the highlights of the book is the well-developed relationships and interactions between the main characters. Their interconnectedness, often strained and dysfunctional, adds layers of complexity to the story as they work together to survive and resolve the issues at hand. The dynamic between the two cops, former partners who must put aside their differences, is particularly well done, and their journey of rebuilding trust and friendship adds depth to the narrative. Faherty’s writing is descriptive and evocative, bringing to life the various settings, from present-day New York City to historical and mythical locations. The vivid descriptions and imagery enhance the reading experience, immersing the reader in the world of the story.

Overall, Ragman is a highly enjoyable horror novel that will appeal to fans of monsters, crime-noir, and supernatural tales. It reignites the excitement surrounding the mummy as a horror protagonist and offers a unique and engaging take on the genre. With its blend of history, mythology, and thrilling action, this book will leave readers with a renewed appreciation for the mummy and a cautionary reminder to tread carefully when it comes to ancient artifacts.

Faherty’s new novel is one to read and one that gives much enjoyment especially if you are a fan of the classic universal monsters.

Firstly, I am a huge fan of Faherty’s work and find his books giving us an updated horror feel for our new age. He can take something that can seem like old hat and give it an unique spin that keeps the reader guess with every page. Ragman is no different and it is awe inspiring to say the least that this page turner gives something special.

The characters are well written and very three dimensional and the reader is truly invested with their plights. The plot mixes many different genres which brings this book to the height of greatness. Fascinating mystery, in depth history whilst not losing the momentum with details but including them in by weaving them masterfully into the plot.

This is an excellent read and highly recommended. If you have not read Faherty before, I would strongly urge you to look for him as his books are nothing less than admirable giving an updated and unique voice to horror with great mastery.

So glad I decided to pick this up and read , because it 100% gave me vibes of the old black and white monster movie The Mummy ( 1930s) one. And it was on spot on , it had everything I love in an old horror Movie . A MONSTER , REVENGE, NEED I SAY MORE

If you like mummies, ancient curses, horror and mystery do I have a book for you. The author has done a good job of mixing a modern police procedural with ancient Egyptian religion in a thriller. The characters also have depth which you don't always find in a book like this. That adds a lot to my enjoyment.

I think this book has been overlooked by a lot of people. Pick it up and I think you will be surprised.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for an ARC in return for an honest opinion.

Picture this, Egypt 1888, a group of 11 British soldiers stumble upon a tomb guarded by a priest, they rob the tomb but not before murdering the priest, and before he dies curses the group. An act which will have grave consequences in the future.

Present day.

The dead priest is resurrected to avenge his death, and what follows is a fun-filled/action/humour/horror journey with body parts left right and centre!!. I really enjoyed it, I don't think I've ever read a story about a dead ancient priest/revenge-looking mummy at least I don't remember.

The author did his homework, research-wise, at least on what my understanding of Egypt is. The narration was spot-on and I felt the author had fun writing it—also very colourful characters.

If you are into a killer mummy, action-filled adventure then you can't go wrong with this one.

Gruesome murders are taking place in New York and there seems to be a link to Ancient Egypt- but surely there can't actually be a murderous mummy on the loose, can there?!

This was an interesting combination of crime story and supernatural horror story. I'm not sure it was completely successful- I feel we had too many murders for too many reasons.

However, it was a novel take on what is a well-trodden path and it did keep me reading to find out what would happen.

Thanks to the author, Flame Tree Press and NetGalley for the eARC of this book.

This is a mummy book, no I mean like Egyptian mummy, not just about mothers - my first line when explaining this book to anyone. Ragman is a fairly short book filled with murder and mystery. Our main characters once a great team of friends, now fractured and divided, until the unbelievable and impossible to explain crimes happen. Through multiple aggressive and gory murders by the Ushabti - a creature called forth from ancient spells masterminded by a priest brought back to life to get his revenge - these 4 characters somehow manage to rekindle a marriage, a relationship and a friendship even as their police and forensic connections become limited as others refuse to believe the truth of the crimes happening

As a child I loved all of the great black and white monster movies - Dracula, Wolfman, Frankenstein and, of course, the mummy. Whilst vampires and werewolves go strong in literature (here’s looking at you Twilight), I don’t feel we get as much Frankenstein creation or old school mummy action. This novel is old school mummy action - you have a curse which is dormant for centuries but, due to plot requirements, the mummy awakens seeking revenge. It’s a B-movie with more horror elements and some great characters so, for me, if you miss those scares you had as a child, read Ragman and remember why you shouldn’t go stealing from tombs!

I had a really good time reading this. I have always had a fascination with the ancient tombs. Who hasn’t? This entire story took that to a new and fun level that I wasn’t expecting.

**3.5-stars rounded up**

Ragman is a fun-filled, brutally-descriptive Horror romp through the streets of modern-day New York City, following multiple perspectives, all trying to survive the wrath of an ancient mummy's curse. I've actually never read a book featuring a mummy before and ended up having a ton of fun with this one. It was a bit like a SyFy channel movie come to the page and frankly, that hit the spot for my current reading mood.

In this story our main characters include Dan, a current NYPD officer, his ex-partner, disgraced NYPD officer, Tom, Dan's wife, Joanna, a forensic lab tech, and Stacy, Tom's ex-girlfriend, who works at an Egyptian Museum in the city. We do get a couple of other perspectives, but these four were really the stars of the show.

The gist of this is that in the 1800s, a group of very rich young men traveled to Egypt, raided a temple, killed the priest of the temple and robbed a bunch of ancient artifacts to increase their own wealth and prestige.

A mummy from this theft ends up at a museum of Egyptology in New York City, where present day it is awakened. Said mummy rises from his slumber with a deep yearning for revenge against those who'd wronged him and his temple. As luck would have it, the descendants of these tomb raiders, now mostly live in NYC, convenient yes, but not surprising. They're all still incredibly wealthy families and New York City is a known haven for the ultra-rich.

And when very rich men begin to be brutally murdered, literally torn limb-from-limb, it draws attention. When people, including our protagonists, witness the being doing the murdering, they can hardly believe their eyes. A giant mummy erupting out of thin air with a clear vengeance against particular people. It's unclear how they'll ever be able to stop it. Bullets have zero effect. How will they stop it?

I'll be honest, I started to feel a little hopeless here. This ancient killing machine seemed unstoppable. How could our protagonists ever survive its wrath?!

As mentioned above, I had a lot of fun with this. It wasn't perfect, but it definitely kept me entertained and wanting to read more. The killing scenes were wild, brutal, descriptive and cringe-worthy. That's basically everything I'm looking for in a supernatural creature feature.

This is the second novel that I have read from Faherty and both had very engaging horror imagery. He has quite the knack for creatively killing people off. Additionally, in this one, I enjoyed all of the ancient Egyptian lore and concepts included. It gave the narrative a little something extra that was just so interesting. I loved the premise and how it followed through to the end.

Finally, I will mention that I really enjoyed Tom and Dan. I liked the women as well, especially Joanna, but the relationship between Tom and Dan was very well done. They were partners and best friends at one point, but had a falling out, so a lot of this focused on them rebuilding trust and friendship.

I liked watching that play-out amidst a backdrop of brutal murders. It sounds insane, but it's true. I really felt for Tom, he got the short-end of the stick quite a bit, so I loved seeing him gain some confidence back over the course of this story. I'm hoping there is a sequel to this following these main characters. Faherty definitely set-up that possibility and I would absolutely be here for it.

Thank you so much to the publisher, Flame Tree Press, for providing me with a copy to read and review. This was a damn good time!

It's been a long time since I read a story featuring a vengeful Ancient Egyptian priest and I had a lot of fun as I love this type of story.
This is a good one, not to scary but very entertaining. The characters are interesting and they have some back story that makes the plot even more interesting.
The author did a good job in adding elements of mythology and the bad guy is very bad.
Entertaining and gripping.
Highly recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher for this arc, all opinions are mine

If you ever forget that the editor behind Flame Tress Press used to do Leisure Publishing, there are books like this to remind you. Straight-up old school schlocky creature feature, a literary equivalent of a B movie with nothing especially literary about it. But fun.
Because creature features are fun, by nature. And Mummies are always good for some laughs. Although of course the ones in here are meant to terrify.
Ragman is basically a by-the-book police procedural with an Ancient Egyptian flavor. It’s got one of those sins of the fathers things going on, a major vengeance driven plot with two cops, one current and one former, trying to figure out what’s going on, while also trying to reconcile their own personal (kinda funny to readers but tragic to them) relationship.
The book is decent and solid in a way that comfortably knows itself and never tries to be more, with plenty of action. Watch these intrepid cops repeatedly shoot their guns at the seven-foot-tall mummy despite bullets having zero effect on it. Over and over and over again. Yahoo.
Anyway, serviceable for a mindless sort of fun with mummies. Reads quickly enough. Thanks Netgalley.

JG Faherty's Ragman is Night at the Museum meets The Mummy meets Law & Order. The premise is intriguing: An Ancient Egyptian priest in modern Manhattan, set on revenge on the descendants of the British soldiers that plundered the temple he guarded more than a hundred years ago. Enter two rough and tough cops with a chip on their shoulders and a turbulent history between them. The cast of characters also includes a greedy businessman, a crime tech determined to do the right thing, and an undead mummy.

I wanted to enjoy Ragman more than I ultimately did. It was a fun read full of supernatural thrills and a high bodycount. I would absolutely recommend for fans of supernatural thrillers with an adventure twist.

Well that was a pleasant little read. Dysfunctional characters/ relationships and a mummy all over that. I really enjoyed this! I definitely need to read more on Egyptian mythology

Wowzers. The last time I read a book with a mummy villain was probably back in the good old days of Goosebumps! (Omg how great were those books?!)

I loved this! Ancient curses and Egyptian gods, resurrected priests…and of course the main event - Ragman - the seemingly indestructible mummy brought to life by a magic spell who wreaks havoc on those unlucky enough to encounter him.

This book is bloody (which I enjoy), packed with suspense (double thumbs up for me) and full of centuries-old grudges that result in the most brutal killings.

Some of the references to ancient Egyptian language and lore took me a while to get my head around, but it’s a topic I love and doesn’t appear in too many books.

I enjoyed the main characters and their backstory, although I did feel like maybe the two former partners had both overreacted to a personal event. But having said that it did make for good character development, as the two had to put aside their awkwardness to defeat a common enemy.

All in all, a fabulous read. If you like a mixture of horror and suspense, magic and myth, definitely give this a go!

4.5/5 (rounded down for Amazon/NetGalley

Ragman
By JG Faherty
P256 2023 5/200
8/10

*This ARC was provided by Netgalley in exchange for an honest review*

A mummified priest is resurrected and out for revenge on the descendants of his murders. Ragman manages to take Egyptian mythology, horror, and detective drama and wraps it up into one nice book. Faherty writes scenes of legitimately great horror and complex characterwork very well.

Thoroughly enjoyable, Ragman should definitely be on your radar.

I found the beginning of the story rather boring, but I kept reading. It eventually got better.
The story of the mummy was good, and I liked how the author had someone controlling the mummy it just wasn't on a killing spree.

I wasn't impressed with the characters as far as the detectives and how they handled their personal life along with the killings. I found the personal lives took over the killings. I wasn't really impressed with that aspect of the story. It really could have been left out and it would have made the story better.

As other reviewers have written, this reminded me so much of the movie "The Mummy".
Please don't go by my review, read the book if you want to, you may like it better than I did.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me to read an advanced digital copy for an honest review. These are my words and my words alone

This was such a fun read. A crime caper with mummies and loads of other ancient Egyptian folklore. Totally bonkers but tons of fun, with a great story and wonderful characters. Absolutely brilliant!