“Patrick Thomas  once again entertains us at the pub we all wish we could hang out in.  Murphy’s Lore: Through the Drinking Glass is an entertaining ride that leaves you  wanting more. The cast of characters at Bulfinche’s Pub is always chang-ing, bringing  new laughs, perils, & adventure.  Don’t miss the  latest installment of this wonderful series.”  -Edward McFadden, FANTASTIC STORIES

    “SLICK... ENTERTAINING.” -Paul Di Filippo,  ASIMOV’S

    “HUMOR, OUTRAGEOUS ADVENTURES,  & SOME CLEVER PLOT TWISTS.”    -Don D’Ammassa, SCIENCE FICTION CHRONICLE 

“JOIN HEX, PADDY & THE GANG IN THEIR RACE TO UNDO THE FUTURE IN PATRICK THOMAS’S FOOLS’ DAY, PART OF HIS COMIC MURPHY’S LORE SERIES.”  -PUBLISHER’S WEEKLY

    “SHADOW OF THE WOLF IS THE FIRST TIME (I KNOW OF) IN LITERATURE THAT THE READER BECOMES THE WEREWOLF AND THE BOOK ITSELF BECOMES THE VICTIM. I KNOW THIS BECAUSE I DEVOURED MY COPY WITH MONSTROUS GLEE! AND ALL OF PATRICK’S OTHER BOOKS MAKE A FINE DESSERT!” -Mitch Hyman , Creator of BUBBA THE REDNECK WEREWOLF

    “WANT TO LEAVE YOUR LIFE BEHIND? THEN FOLLOW ME TO BULFINCHE’S PUB... THE CLIENTELE WILL NEVER CEASE TO AMAZE YOU.” -Michael Laimo, PIRATE WRITINGS

    “HERE MAGIC IS THE NORM... MURPHY’S LORE OFFERS THE READER A LOOK AT THE WORLD BEYOND.” -Alan Zimmerman, THE NEW YORK PRESS

    “AMUSING STUFF. WONDERFUL STUFF.” -Andrew Andrews, TRUE REVIEW

    “A DELICIOUS COCKTAIL OF HUMOR, FANTASY & HEART WITH A DASH OF SUSPENSE THAT YOU WON’T BE ABLE TO PUT DOWN... MOST OF THE TALES MIX LAUGH-OUT LOUD BITS WITH SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES, BUT THE MOST AMAZING PART IS HOW AUTHOR PATRICK THOMAS BLENDS REAL-WORLD ISSUES AND THE MAGICAL PATRONS WITHOUT BEING TRITE, MAUDLIN OR PREDICTABLE.” -Beth Hannan Rimmels, THE LONG ISLAND VOICE

    “OUTRAGEOUS...” THE TIMES BEACON RECORD

    “I WAS THOROUGHLY ENCHANTED...AN OFF THE SCALE BOOK.” -BUZZ BOOK REVIEW

    “A UNIQUE AND INTRIGUING CONCEPT, THAT IMMEDIATELY SUCKED ME INTO THE STORY. ORIGINALITY IS MISSING IN TODAY’S BOOKS, BUT PATRICK THOMAS CONTINUES TO BREATHE FRESH, NEW LIFE INTO EVERY FANTASY AND HORROR... I LOVE THE WAY THOMAS EXPLORES THE WEREWOLF MYSTIQUE. THOMAS REALLY PUT HIS OWN SPIN ON THIS CLASSIC MYTHOLOGY AND MADE IT SEEM BELIEVABLE AND TOUCHING... THOMAS CONTINUES TO CRAFT A WORLD WITH WELLKNOWN CHARACTERS DEPICTED IN A WHOLE NEW LIGHT. HE HAS TAKEN WHAT HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED, TURNED IT ON ITS EAR AND MADE NOT ONLY HIS OWN BUT OPENED UP A WHOLE NEW CHAPTER IN STORYTELLING. SHADOW OF THE WOLF CONTINUES THOMAS’ STREAK, RAISING THE BAR AGAIN AND AGAIN.” -Jon Minners,YBFREE.com

    “THE COVER AND TITLE WERE EXTREMELY INTRIGUING. THESE THINGS DIDN’T PREPARE ME FOR HOW GOOD THIS STORY AND THE CHARACTERS ARE...PATRICK THOMAS TELLS A GREAT STORY INVOLVING MANY CHARACTERS FROM HORROR, MYTHOLOGY, AND ADVENTURE. THESE CHARACTERS AREN’T RUN OF THE MILL...YOU’LL ENJOY THEM A LOT. THE BEST THING ABOUT THIS BOOK IS THAT HE WAS ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY COMBINE HORROR AND COMEDY. THIS IS A DIFFICULT THING TO DO AND THOMAS DOES IT WITH FLYING COLORS. I RECOMMEND THIS BOOK HIGHLY AND REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO SEE MORE OF THIS SERIES.” –D.W. Jones, BLOOD MOON RISING

    “THE CHARACTERS ARE ENGAGING AND AMUSING, AND I FOUND THAT OVER TIME I BECAME ATTACHED TO THEM, AS I WOULD TO A CAST OF REGULARS AT MY FAVORITE PUB. THE PLOTLINES ARE CREATIVE AND ENTERTAINING... THE UNDERPINNINGS OF THE CENTRAL PLOT ARE UNIQUE AND DELIGHTFUL— THE CHARACTERS OFFER A CORNUCOPIA OF POSSIBILITIES FOR DRAMATIC TWISTS AND COMIC TURNS.” -Sara Sutterfield Winn, GREEN MAN REVIEW

    “PATRICK THOMAS CONTINUES TO AMAZE ME WITH THE MURPHY’S LORE SERIES. JUST WHEN I THOUGHT HE COULD NOT TOP HIMSELF, HE PROVED ME WRONG AND CREATED ANOTHER EQUALLY ENTHRALLING BLOCKBUSTER.” -Jon Minners, BANDWIDTH

    “DON’T EVER THINK TO PRESUME THAT YOU KNOW WHAT’S COMING NEXT. THE STORIES ARE FUNNY, UNDERWRITTEN BY A SLY SENSE OF HUMOUR THAT COULD BE LOOSELY TERMED ‘HARD-BOILED COMICALNESS’ THAT’S DEFINITELY GOT A NEW YORK EDGE TO IT. AND IT’S VERY ENTERTAINING. UNDERPINNING THE HUMOR IS AN INTRINSICALLY SUBTLE, BUT SOLID PSYCHIATRIC BASE. WITH THAT COMBINATION, I CAN ONLY SAY THAT THERE ARE SOME REALLY INTERESTING TWISTS IN THESE STORIES. BUT DON’T EVER MAKE THE MISTAKE THAT THEY ARE SIMPLE. THESE TALES LINGER IN THE MIND FOR AGES AFTER YOU’VE READ THEM&ldots;THE EMPLOYEES AND PATRONS OF BULFINCHE’S PUB HAVE A SOLID GROUNDING IN THE MULTIPLICITY OF HISTORY, RELIGION AND MYTH OF THE HUMAN RACE, BUT ARE BOUND BY RULES AND SOMETIMES CURSES&ldots; WHENEVER A RAINBOW BEACON LEADS A TROUBLED SOUL TO THE DOOR OF BULFINCHE’S, HE, SHE OR IT WILL ALWAYS FIND SURCEASE AND HELP&ldots;THE BEST THING ABOUT THESE STORIES IS THAT THEY ADDRESS SOCIAL ISSUES RIGHT ALONG SIDE THE WHIMSICAL ONES.” -Marianne Plumridge, INFINITY PLUS

    “GIBSON & GLOVER DID IT IN LETHAL WEAPON. MURPHY & NOLTE PERFECTED IT IN 48 HOURS. TUCKER & CHAN REPRISED IT IN RUSH HOUR. NOW, MURPHY & LOKI BREAK NEW GROUND WITH IT IN MURPHY’S LORE: REDEMPTION ROAD. THE MURPHY IN THIS TALE IS NOT EDDIE MURPHY, BUT JUST A LOWLY BARTENDER FROM BULFINCHE’S PUB WHO HAS TEAMED WITH THE MASTER OF MISCHIEF, THE EVIL GOD LOKI FOR WHAT MUST BE THE VERY FIRST SUCCESSFUL BUDDY BOOK EVER CREATED&ldots;FUNNY, DRAMATIC, ACTION PACKED; PATRICK THOMAS KEEPS UPPING THE BAR ON THE MURPHY’S LORE SERIES & THERE DOESN’T APPEAR TO BE ANY END IN SIGHT. REDEMPTION ROAD IS JUST ONE STOP ON THE ROAD IN PATRICK THOMAS’ CONTINUED SUCCESS.” -Jon Minors, G-POP

    “THOMAS KEEPS HIS TONGUE PLANTED FIRMLY IN CHEEK ...BUT STILL MANAGES TO GENERATE AN EXCITING TALE...SIMULTANEOUSLY HYSTERICAL & DOWNRIGHT CREEPY... A FUN READ FOR ANYONE THAT LIKES THEIR FANTASY EVENLY MIXED WITH PUNS, QUIPS & ONE LINERS.” -Michael D. Pederson, Nth DEGREE

 “A delicious cocktail of humor, fantasy & heart with a dash of suspense that you won’t be able to put down.” Beth Hannan Rimmels, THE LONG ISLAND VOICE