The houses are quiet, it’s the residents who are screaming. Simon Kurt Unsworth reinvents the classic English ghost story with a portmanteau collection that takes the haunted house genre and makes it scream… quietly. A commission that witnesses cattle lowing in the cow-sheds of Stack’s Farm long after they’ve been slaughtered, and a reckoning in the showhouse of 24 Glasshouse as he and his colleagues pay the price for creating their own ghost… There is a hidden agenda to paranormal researcher Richard Nakata’s investigations into these houses. In an abandoned hotel, work is underway to upgrade the building but something is stalking the residents… The Devil’s Detective is an ambitious yet accomplished piece of work that will leave the reader not only wanting more Thomas Fool but hoping against hope that the reality of Hell isn’t anywhere near as bad as the version in Unsworth’s imagination.A chambermaid’s seemingly innocent request is granted, an act of kindness that has dire consequences for a guest…Īn unearthly light in an abandoned bungalow resolves the mystery of a missing child…Īn invitation to a clifftop graveyard leads to a harrowing chase by things that remain unseen… “A layered, fascinating first novel that will put readers firmly in mind of Clive Barker as they indulge in the gorgeous detail of Hell and all of its squalid denizens. Alison Littlewood, author of A Cold Season “Inventive and intriguing-Unsworth turns a journey through Hell into a heavenly read.” Andrew Pyper, author of The Demonologist and The Damned Inventive and pacy, Simon Kurt Unsworth has created a world-underworld?-distinctly his own.” “Hell as the setting for a noir investigation turns out to be as fun as it sounds in The Devil's Detective. Michael Marshall Smith, bestselling author of The Intruders and The Straw Men “Dark and luminous, compelling and insidious, The Devil’s Detective is a novel that transcends genre.” We’ve seen other novels set in Hell, but we haven't seen a Hell quite like this.” “A clever spin on the traditional police procedural. Chelsea Cain, bestselling author of One Kick

The Devil's Detective is relentlessly creative, fearlessly witty, and completely twisted. Simon Kurt Unsworth reinvents the classic English ghost story with a portmanteau collection that takes the haunted house genre and makes it scream. : Quiet Houses (9780983624516) by Unsworth, Simon Kurt and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books available now at great prices. “This might be the most whimsical murder story ever told. “A grand, nightmarish page-turner that will have you riveted no matter how much you'd prefer to look away.” An entertaining Dantean spin on the police procedural.”

“Original, tense, and full of great twists, this is one hell of a great read.”

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