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April 2013 eBook of the Month.
A frightening, dark, unnerving and powerful thriller that explores the lengths a father will go to find his daughter, and the darkness he is prepared to confront along the way. A professor of demonology, who says he is an atheist, is tempted / tricked into a trip to Venice to consult on an unnamed phenomenon. He is totally unprepared for what he confronts. This book is brilliantly written subtly demanding you read the next chapter and then the next... and then it's dark and you definitely need the lights on. Definitely one for fans of Linwood Barclay and Gillian Flynn.
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'A smart, thrilling, utterly unnerving novel. Pyper's gift is that he deeply respects his readers, yet still insists on reducing them to quivering children. I like that in a writer' -- Gillian Flynn
'The Demonologist is that rare thing - a novel that is both genuinely terrifying and erudite. The research is excellent and lightly worn, the pace and cleverness of the plot thrilling, one of the most exciting works of fiction I've read for some time'
Kate Mosse
'Genuinely terrifying, don't-read-late-at-night stuff. Thrilling, compelling and beautifully written -- SJ Watson
'The Demonologist is a smart psychological thriller. Carefully crafted, claustrophobic and deeply, deeply creepy' Simon Toyne
'Richly crafted, deliriously scary and compulsively page-turning from beginning to end. Imagine The Exorcist and The Da Vinci Code as penned by Daphne du Maurier. Don't miss this one!' -- Jeffery Deaver
'As compelling and smoothly chilling a tale as you'll find this year. The Demonologist shows an enormously gifted writer at the top of his game, producing a novel of eerie menace and unique depth. Those of us who write supernatural stories do not throw the names Ira Levin, William Peter Blatty, and Peter Straub around lightly. You'll be hearing all three associated with Mr Pyper soon, and all such comparisons are warranted, the highest praise I can offer' -- Michael Koryta, New York Times Bestselling Author Of The Prophet
'Pyper is an intelligent writer, steeped in Miltonian symbolism, gifted with language ... This artful literary exploration of evil's manifestation makes for a sophisticated horror tale' KIRKUS
'A mesmerizing and melancholy narrative voice lends chilling credibility to this exceptional supernatural thriller' PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
'Andrew Pyper is a rare breed. Reading The Demonologist is like running through a house on fire- you've got to get through; nothing will stop you. And when you're out, brokenhearted and bewildered, you're left wondering if what happened was real. That's Pyper's brilliance: he does it so well you never see the fiction' -- Sarah Langan, Author Of The Missing
'Smart and astonishing ... The Demonologist holds a mirror to the reader and reveals the places where our deepest darkness lurks' -- Brunonia Barry, New York Times And International Best Selling Author Of The Lace Reader And The Map Of True Places
About Andrew Pyper
Andrew Pyper was born in Stratford, Ontario, in 1968. He received a BA and an MA in English Literature from McGill University in Montreal, as well as a law degree from the University of Toronto. He is the author of four bestselling novels, including THE GUARDIANS and LOST GIRLS. He is also the winner of the ARTHUR ELLIS AWARD.
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