Something In The Blood

Something in the Blood by H. H. Mika @h.h.mika

𝙎𝙩𝙚𝙥 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝘽𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙙𝙧𝙪𝙣, 𝘼𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙠𝙖—𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙪𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙞𝙨 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙧𝙤𝙧.

Some writers tell a story, H. H. Mika crafts an experience. Something in the Blood is an all-consuming atmospheric novel full of tension.

From the first to the last page, Mika proves himself a writer of rare skill, blending razor-sharp prose with an uncanny ability to unnerve, intrigue, and utterly captivate. Cold, sharp, and relentless—Mika’s prose cuts like a blade against ice.

Something in the Blood is a book written with deep understanding of people. The characters are complex, flawed, deeply human, drawn with such care that they feel real in a way few fictional figures do. There’s no excess, no artificial drama—just raw, unfiltered emotion.

The pacing is perfectly controlled, with a tension that ratchets up so seamlessly you don’t notice until your pulse is racing. The author knows exactly when to hold back, when to let the dread settle in, and when to cut loose with moments that will leave you breathless.

Mika has a strong command of mood. Every sentence drips with intention, layering detail upon detail. Bloodrun, Alaska, isn’t just a setting—it’s a character in itself, a cold, quiet expanse where every shadow feels a little too long, every silence a little too heavy.

The real brilliance of Mika’s writing lies in how effortlessly he blurs the line between the rational and the uncanny. Few authors can make folklore feel this tangible. Truth and myth tangle in ways that leave you questioning everything.

"𝐅𝐨𝐥𝐤𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠."

If this is what the author is capable of now, the future of crime thrillers—and perhaps something even darker—belongs to him. Looking forward.

— 𝘽𝙡𝙪𝙚 𝙍𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬𝙨

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