The Unclosing Eye

"The Unclosing Eye" is a photographic novel by J.P. Leck and is the twenty-first installment (twenty-third, chronologically) in his Endless Elsewhere multimedia meta-narrative. It is the first Endless Elsewhere photographic novel. It was released for the Amazon Kindle on December 5, 2017. Physical copies were first made available at Indiana Comic Con beginning March 30, 2018.

Synopsis
Retired police detective Keith Sorrells has started his own private detective agency with the help of Dr. Frederick Hardesty. Together, they investigate the supernatural occurrences around Circle City and soon find themselves tracking down a book of spells stolen from a local policeman.

Plot Summary
Coming soon!

Characters

 * Keith Sorrells - retired from the Circle City Police Department and no longer the skeptic he once was. He now wields Hardesty's Zapper and tracks down the supernatural around Circle City.
 * Keith Sorrells is portrayed by Stephen E. Foxworthy.
 * Dr. Frederick Hardesty - now acting as Sorrells' 'secretary,' Hardesty works with the former detective to track down his lost Music Box.
 * Lunablood - a young man born into a family of Skin-Walkers who battles Sorrells by Old Scratch Creek.
 * Piper - a waitress at Joe's Diner who hasn't seen Sorrells in a while.
 * Piper is portrayed by Lauren Mallison.
 * Carolyn Pelfrey - a formerly demon-possessed 'damsel-in-distress' who provides Sorrells with a key piece of evidence.
 * Carolyn Pelfrey is portrayed by Julia Leslie.
 * Sylvester Jurgen - an original member of the Boonies cult living in a bunker who has stolen a grimoire from a policeman.
 * Sylvester Jurgen is portrayed by Jack Draga.

Referenced Characters

 * Det. Alex Heaney - still missing-in-action following the events of "The Invoked."
 * Elliot Abshear - the final owner of the Codex, a former member of the Boonies cult turned Death-Eater.
 * Ryan Tolliver - still missing-in-action following the events of "The Invoked."

Locations

 * Circle City Cemetery - Sorrells meets Carolyn in the cemetery near the large angel headstone.
 * Joe's Diner - a Circle City greasy spoon where Sorrells pops in for a chat with Piper.
 * Jurgen Bunker - the underground hideout of Sylvester Jurgen, one of the last surviving members of the Boonies cult.
 * Motel 66 - the 'worst motel in Circle City' which now serves as 'home' to Sorrells and his detective agency.

Artifacts

 * The Brain Box - the box that stores the living brain of Dr. Frederick Hardesty, which has now been outfitted with a box to connect him directly to the Internet.
 * The Codex Reclusione Alio in Oculo - a spellbook stolen by Sylvester Jurgen that ends up being a palimpsest of some other text. The large eye on the cover inspires the name of Sorrells' detective agency.
 * The Lantern - a machine that allows the user to see and hear the spiritual realm, which can lead to madness. It is now under lock and key in Sorrells' room at Motel 66.
 * The Music Box - a machine created by Hardesty that reanimates corpses. Hardesty has tasked Sorrells with locating this lost invention.
 * The Zapper - a nonlethal weapon designed to temporarily immobilize its target. After some modifications by Hardesty, it is now able to kill, which Sorrells discovers too late.

Link

 * "The Unclosing Eye" on Amazon
 * "The Unclosing Eye" (autographed!) on Endless Elsewhere Shop
 * "The Unclosing Eye" on Goodreads