Some things are better left buried...

[TobyT]

Far beneath the waters off Ocracoke Island, North Carolina, an ancient evil is awakened and an archeologist’s dream suddenly becomes the world’s nightmare. A small town reporter and his wife try to put the pieces of their lives back together after losing their unborn child, and soon find themselves thrust headlong into the midst of bizarre and terrifying events neither of them could have predicted.

From the dark forests of the Great Dismal Swamp to the underground caverns of Cat Island in the Caribbean, the reanimated body of Blackbeard the Pirate moves with blind fury and a single-minded purpose ... to open the gates of Hell on an unsuspecting world. One man knows the true secret of Diablero, and he must be found before time runs out, not only for those who seek to stop the demon, but for the entire human race.

"Blackbeard is fertile ground for pure evil, and Toby Tate's DIABLERO does the subject justice. A well-crafted read."

— Steve Alten, NY Times Bestselling Author of MEG and GRIM REAPER —


"DIABLERO is the perfect matchup of Lovecraft's Great Old Ones, and Pirates. Ancient evil, modern intrigue, and a fast pace will have readers hanging on the edges of their seats."

— David Niall Wilson, Author of DEEP BLUE and VINTAGE SOUL —


"Pirates, voodoo, and zombies are all creatively wrapped in a shroud of the supernatural in Toby Tate’s DIABLERO. Someone or something has infused the body of Edward Teach, the pirate Blackbeard, with a dose of evil. He roams from the North Carolina coast to the Caribbean in a dream-like state, seeking the source of evil for his re-animator to control. The group hot on Blackbeard’s trail have little more than the hope they can find the key to stopping him before it’s too late. Tate’s skillful treatment of Blackbeard as both an apparition of horror and an empathetic victim is a wonderful twist on the character. Think you know pirates? Think again, and don’t miss this one."

— Tracy Rud, Author of SEA BEGGAR —


DIABLERO by Toby Tate is available at Amazon.com and from your local indie bookstore.

Check out the website at Toby Tate Stories.