The Devil's Detective

by Simon Kurt Unsworth Narrated by David Rintoul

Overview

Debut novelist Simon Kurt Unsworth sends the detective novel to Hell. In The Devil's Detective, a sea change is coming to Hell . . . and a man named Thomas Fool is caught in the middle. Thomas Fool is an Information Man, an investigator tasked with cataloging and filing reports on the endless stream of violence and brutality that flows through Hell. His job holds no reward or satisfaction, because Hell has rules but no justice. Each new crime is stamped "Do Not Investigate" and dutifully filed away in the depths of the Bureaucracy. But when an important political delegation arrives and a human is found murdered in a horrific manner-extravagant even by Hell's standards-everything changes. The murders escalate, and their severity points to the kind of killer not seen for many generations. Something is challenging the rules and order of Hell, so the Bureaucracy sends Fool to identify and track down the killer. . . . But how do you investigate murder in a place where death is common currency? Or when your main suspect pool is a legion of demons? With no memory of his past and only an irresistible need for justice, Fool will piece together clues and follow a trail that leads directly into the heart of a dark and chaotic conspiracy. A revolution is brewing in Hell . . . and nothing is what it seems. The Devil's Detective is an audacious, highly suspenseful thriller set against a nightmarish and wildly vivid world. Simon Kurt Unsworth has created a phantasmagoric thrill ride filled with stunning set pieces and characters that spring from our deepest nightmares. It will have readers of both thrillers and horror hanging on by their fingernails until the final word. In Hell, hope is your worst enemy.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Original, tense, and full of great twists, this is one hell of a great read.”
     —Hugh Howey, author of WOOL

“Damned good. . . . An entertaining Dantean spin on the police procedural.”
     —Financial Times
 
“A grand, nightmarish page-turner that will have you riveted no matter how much you'd prefer to look away.”
     —Kirkus Reviews
 
“This might be the most whimsical murder story ever told. The Devil's Detective is relentlessly creative, fearlessly witty, and completely twisted. Naturally, I loved it.”
     —Chelsea Cain, bestselling author of One Kick

“A clever spin on the traditional police procedural. . . . We’ve seen other novels set in Hell, but we haven't seen a Hell quite like this.”
     —Booklist

“Dark and luminous, compelling and insidious, The Devil’s Detective is a novel that transcends genre.”
     —Michael Marshall Smith, bestselling author of The Intruders and The Straw Men

“Hell as the setting for a noir investigation turns out to be as fun as it sounds in The Devil's Detective.  Inventive and pacy, Simon Kurt Unsworth has created a world—underworld?—distinctly his own.”
     —Andrew Pyper, author of The Demonologist and The Damned

“Inventive and intriguing—Unsworth turns a journey through Hell into a heavenly read.”
     —Alison Littlewood, author of A Cold Season

“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. 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.”
     —ThisIsHorror.co.uk

Product Details

BN ID:	2940170079513
Publisher:	Recorded Books, LLC
Publication date:	05/15/2015
Edition description:	Unabridged

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