Charles - A novel by J. E. Tyler
9, Jan 2026
New Novel – Charles by J. E. Tyler

The last sound Charles remembers is the tick of a clock. The next will be the hum of the electric chair.

They called him a killer. A monster. A curse. But are monsters bornโ€”or are they made?

Charles entered the world in a prison cell; his motherโ€™s death sentence carried out just hours later. From there, life sharpened its knives on him: foster homes that broke him, men who taught him pain, a town that fed him rage.

Now, at age 30 and strapped to the electric chair, Charles begins to feel time unravel. He is pulled backwards into the darkest memories of his mind. He cannot control this pull. Something is happening.

The clock ticks again, but this tick is not the same. It’s loud; seemingly booming from everywhere and nowhere at onceโ€”and it is backwards; the echo rolling in first followed by a hit. Every backward tick peels away the lies, the blood, the judgment.

When the spiral turns forward again, redemption and revenge will walk hand in hand.

By age thirteen, the river whispered his name, and an old woman placed destiny in his hands. When the clock strikes again, the question will remain: Was Charles ever the villainโ€”or the only soul brave enough to fight fate?


This novel is available in various formats on Amazon.com:

Hardcover-444 Pages. ISBN 979-8-9945006-0-6 -$22.99
Paperback-444 Pages ISBN 979-8-9945006-1-3 -$17.99
eBook-486 Pages ISBN 979-8-9945006-2-0 -$3.99

J. E. Tyler grew up in Massachusetts. He has carried a love for horror through every chapter of life.

Disillusioned by the genre’s safe offerings, he unleashed a story that haunted him for years-his first novel and his boldest descent into darkness:

Charles.

Off the page, he is a veteran who served as a U.S. Marine during Desert Shield and Desert Storm: The Gulf War.

Today he owns & runs a survival gear business, creates gritty video content about tactical gear and restoring a battle-worn army truck and is a musician who has played from one side of the country to the other.

And now, with his first literary offering, he adds Author to his list of titles.


He writes what others fear to imagine.


Learn more at http://www.rocknus.com.

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