THE CONSULTANT BY BENTLEY LITTLE

The Consultant is an eerie and original horror novel from one of my favorite authors, Bentley Little. This man can turn the most mundane concepts into something terrifying! 

Rating: ★★★★
​Release Date: September 23, 2016
Genre: Horror
Series: None. Complete Standalone. 
Pages: 477 pages
Format: eBook. Purchased.

CompWare is in serious trouble after a promised merger falls through, so they do what other businesses have done to bolster their public image: they hire a consulting firm to review and streamline their business practices.

But there's something strange about the firm they hire--more specifically, the quirky gentleman who arrives to supervise the project: Mr. Patoff, tall and thin and wearing a bow tie, and with an odd smile that never quite reaches his eyes.

In his first interactions, the consultant asks a few inappropriate questions, and generally seems a nuisance. Over time, Patoff gains more power, to the point where he seems to be running the whole company. He enacts arbitrary and invasive changes to office protocol. He places cameras all over the building, making workers paranoid; he calls employees at all hours of the night, visits some of their homes and menaces their families.

People who defy the consultant get fired… or worse. 

They soon realize they're not just fighting for their jobs: They're fighting for their lives.

The Consultant is a biting workplace satire, with the horrific touches only Bentley Little could provide.

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Read my Book Review

Release Date: September 2015
Genre: Horror
Actual Rating: 4.25 stars

The Consultant is just as sick and twisted as Little's former books and I LOVED IT. Bentley Little has his own writing style and while his books tend to be similar in the way they are written and how they turn out, it's the small things (like whatever is haunting the characters) that make the books stand apart. It's amazing how Bentley can continue to write horror stories that surround mundane things and make them terrifying! In this one, there is a consultant who is terrorizing the people at CompWare and he will stop at nothing (including killing) until the office works like a "well oiled machine". People within the building are forced to to do outrageous things- like giving blood via the slash of a butcher knife- and if they don't do the tasks or conform they are TERMINATED (in the bloodiest way possible). All in all, this is another GORY thrill ride and I think fans of the author are going to eat this one up! I myself am always looking forward to a Bentley Little book and am hoping he continues to write them!

If you are a horror fan and haven't heard of Bentley Little then I strongly suggest checking out his work! I have been reading his books for YEARS and they never get old. I think he's actually one of my most read authors as well - I have read nearly all his books with the exception of 3. So check them out!

★★★★