As a big fan of Lovecraft, I want to know if this book is for real, or if it's an elaborate put on. The author states that the incredible tale is based on declassified secret documents that he aquired under the freedom of information act. I agree with the other reviewer, the events described are utterly unbelievable, but fascinating. If true, Lovecraft and Harry Houdini's brother, and the female companion they shared, helped to uncover a hidden nazi submarine base under classic spy novel circumstances, including a shoot out, and a coverup. I hope the story is true, because Lovecraft's personal life seems to have been utterly uneventful, and I'd like to think he had a few real adventures along the way... but I doubt it.

H.P. Lovecraft held captive by fascists in a secret underwater installation off the Massachusetts coast? Harry Houdini's brother a G-Man?

This is one of the most baffling and exciting... novels?... I've ever read. Sources are provided to convince us this is an academic work, yet the events described are truly too bizarre to be readily believed. 'Lovecraft's Book' is either a little-known (and incredible), story from the author's life; the astounding background to 'The Shadow Over Innsmouth' ; an extraordinary practical joke; or the most intricately-woven conspiracy tale since 'The X-Files' . Either way, it makes incredulous yet marvellously compelling reading.