Description
Winner of the 2014 International Thriller Writers Award for Best Novel.
The unsettling, unique and utterly compelling new novel from the bestselling author of LOST GIRLS.
Professor David Ullman is a world authority on demonic literature. So when offered a luxury trip to Venice to consult on a 'phenomenon' he accepts, taking his daughter, Tess, with him.
But in Venice, things take a sinister, terrifying turn when a man speaks in the voice of David's dead father, repeating the last words he ever spoke to his son. Then Tess disappears before his eyes.
Yet as she falls into the waters of the Grand Canal, she pleads with her father:
'Find me...'
Winner of the 2014 International Thriller Writers Award for Best Novel. The unsettling, unique and utterly compelling new novel from the bestselling author of LOST GIRLS.
About the Author
Andrew Pyper was born in Stratford, Ontario. 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. Although called to the bar in 1996, he has never practised law. Andrew is the author of a string of bestselling novels, including LOST GIRLS, which won the Arthur Ellis Award, and THE DEMONOLOGIST, which won the 2014 International Thriller Writers Award for Best Hardcover Novel. Find out more at www.andrewpyper.com or follow him on Twitter @andrewpyper
Reviews
A stunningly crafted, intelligent and moving horror story ... this is a subtle, revealing exposition of the power of the devil. There is an elegance to the storytelling, and a command of what evil may mean, that lingers with you long after the end * DAILY MAIL *
Effective, literate, nightmarish * SUNDAY TELEGRAPH *
Genuinely terrifying, don't-read-late-at-night stuff. Thrilling, compelling and beautifully written -- S J Watson
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
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! -- Jeffrey 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
A literary horror story that values smarts over scares . . . a book about a father and daughter, and how far a parent will go to protect a child * NATIONAL POST *
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
A stunningly crafted, intelligent and moving horror story ... this is a subtle, revealing exposition of the power of the devil. There is an elegance to the storytelling, and a command of what evil may mean, that lingers with you long after the end * DAILY MAIL *
Effective, literate, nightmarish * SUNDAY TELEGRAPH *
Genuinely terrifying, don't-read-late-at-night stuff. Thrilling, compelling and beautifully written -- SJ Watson
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
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
A literary horror story that values smarts over scares . . . a book about a father and daughter, and how far a parent will go to protect a child * NATIONAL POST *
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
Milton expert Prof David Ullman finds his paradise has turned into pandemonium and the light is turning into darkness. Pyper knows how to make you afraid, very afraid. * THE NORTHERN ECHO *
The Demonologist is a scarily satisfying read * TELEGRAPH & ARGUS *
Awards
Winner of International Thriller Writers Award 2014 (UK) and International Thriller Awards 2014 (UK).
Book Information
ISBN 9781409120797
Author Andrew Pyper
Format Paperback
Page Count 352
Imprint Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
Publisher Orion Publishing Co
Weight(grams) 222g
Dimensions(mm) 129mm * 197mm * 22mm
