Tobias

<p><strong>When a past symbol resurfaces on a farmer's hard-earned land a small neighborhood near Milwaukee will rip apart at the seams in a fight of blood sweat and tears.</strong></p><p>51-year-old Salvatore Sal Coppola has finally achieved his life-long dream: buying the farm he always wanted to settle down on away from the busyness of city life. However he finds that happiness is harder to find than a needle in a haystack when something-lost for centuries-resurfaces amid his fields of corn.</p><p>At the same time Sheriff Kenneth Graf faces a disturbing truth as a high school quarterback falls ill under strange circumstances. Sheriff Graf's best friend Lloyd Stevens desperately seeks the respect he had in high school by helping him investigate hieroglyphs found in a barn. </p><p>Despite Lloyd's efforts University professor Joseph Leroy shines new light on the case leaving Lloyd feeling overshadowed.</p><p>When Sal the Sheriff and Joseph form an unlikely partnership Lloyd feels abandoned falls behind on the investigation and begins constantly obsessing over crime scene photos.</p><p>Soon the quarterback's mental instability the trio's investigation and Lloyd's silent dalliance with a darker force come to a head. The fiery long tail of a meteorite will not pass by unnoticed any more so than that of a simple barn cat being unwaveringly chased by a curious dog.</p><p><em>Tobias</em> is a riveting urban fantasy novel in the same vein as <em>American Gods</em> (Neil Gaiman) and <em>The Talisman </em>(Stephen King). It features untold biblical passages legends and folklore-and is sprinkled with a generous dash of government conspiracy. Young adults and adults with a penchant for dark fantasy and stories that describe the vastness of the universe are sure to enjoy <em>Tobias</em>' bright cast of characters and twisting plot.</p>