{"product_id":"the-devil-aspect-9781472128331","title":"The Devil Aspect","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cfont size=\"+1\"\u003e''\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA masterclass in suspenseful, character-driven prose fiction. Simply exceptional''\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrank Darabont, writer and director of \u003ci\u003eThe Shawshank Redemption\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Green Mile\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe best twist I have ever read''\u003c\/b\u003e (Michael Ridpath, author of \u003ci\u003eTraitor''s Gate\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Breathtaking''\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Wildly entertaining . . . truly frightening''\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e(\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e_____________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow do you find a killer when you''re surrounded by madness?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e1935.\u003c\/b\u003e As Europe prepares itself for a calamitous war, six homicidal lunatics - the so-called ''Devil''s Six'' - are confined in a remote castle asylum in rural Czechoslovakia. Each patient has their own dark story to tell and Dr Viktor Kosárek, a young psychiatrist using revolutionary techniques, is tasked with unlocking their murderous secrets. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the same time, a terrifying killer known as ''Leather Apron'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003esplendidly Gothic\u003c\/b\u003e story, inspired by European folklore, it asks difficult questions about how we judge evil - including whether the Devil can show himself in human form. \u003cb\u003eIt is breathtaking\u003c\/b\u003e. * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA wildly entertaining story that grabs you on page 1 and drags you into its dark world kicking and screaming\u003c\/b\u003e . . . a \u003cb\u003etruly frightening\u003c\/b\u003e story, one that\u003cb\u003e gets under your skin\u003c\/b\u003e slowly, then goes deep, like the tip of a butcher knife.\u003cb\u003e I read the novel one snowy night by the fire, unable to sleep until I finished, then unable to sleep once I had\u003c\/b\u003e * New York Times *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003eblood-pumping, nerve-shredding thriller - elegant, edgy, ingenious\u003c\/b\u003e. Craig Russell conjures not one but two unforgettable settings: Prague between the wars, pulsing with menace, and a Gothic mental asylum, as exciting a house of horrors as I've ever visited.\u003cb\u003e You'll enter both with dread. You'll dwell in them with relish\u003c\/b\u003e -- A. J. Finn, New York Times bestselling author\u003cbr\u003eSteeped in the \u003cb\u003echilling \u003c\/b\u003efolklore of Eastern Europe and echoing the dread of a barbaric war to come, \u003ci\u003eThe Devil Aspect\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003esnatches the reader by the lapels for\u003cb\u003e a thrilling, twisting trip through the darkest corridors of the human mind\u003c\/b\u003e -- Daniel H. Wilson, New York Times bestselling author\u003cbr\u003eA tour de force: a clever and visceral thriller with a one-two-three knockout of an ending that left me dazed. -- Lincoln Child, New York Times bestselling author\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDeep, dark, and twisty\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Devil Aspect\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003ewill keep you up all night reading\u003c\/b\u003e... With all the lights on Russell has created \u003cb\u003ea gripping masterpiece of a thriller\u003c\/b\u003e! -- Alex Grecian, New York Times bestselling author\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDark, stylish and packed with jaw-dropping twists\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Devil Aspect\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003estayed with me long after I'd turned the final page. \u003c\/b\u003ePart Gothic horror, part crime thriller, it's \u003cb\u003ean astonishing piece of work\u003c\/b\u003e -- M. W. Craven\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Gothic masterpiece\u003c\/b\u003e in psychological \u003cb\u003ehorror\u003c\/b\u003e and creeping \u003cb\u003edread\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Devil Aspect\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003eas disturbing as it is compelling\u003c\/b\u003e. Be prepared to \u003cb\u003eread it in one sitting\u003c\/b\u003e - and to \u003cb\u003esleep with the lights on\u003c\/b\u003e for a long time to come -- Neil Broadfoot\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWell-crafted\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003egothic crime\u003c\/b\u003e . . . \u003cb\u003emore twists\u003c\/b\u003e than a Chubby Checker album. A\u003cb\u003e smart\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eatmospheric\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eentertaining \u003c\/b\u003eread * Kirkus Reviews *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003esuperior thriller\u003c\/b\u003e, at once \u003cb\u003estylish\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eabsorbing\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003ecompulsive\u003c\/b\u003e . . . a \u003cb\u003etaut and chilling tale\u003c\/b\u003e, expertly crafted against the backdrop of ethnic tensions in pre-Second World War Czechoslovakia . . .\u003cb\u003e I was gripped from the very first page\u003c\/b\u003e right up to that haunting denouement -- Laura Carlin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDeliciously authentic and darkly atmospheric\u003c\/b\u003e . . . \u003cb\u003ea game-changer\u003c\/b\u003e for the world of crime fiction -- Graham Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSensational serial killer novel\u003c\/b\u003e . . . in which twists are both \u003cb\u003ejaw-dropping\u003c\/b\u003e and logical . . . a \u003cb\u003emind-blowing story line\u003c\/b\u003e that will appeal to fans of Caleb Carr and Thomas Harris * Publishers Weekly (starred review) *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48867201515863,"sku":"9781472128331","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781472128331.jpg?v=1722282176","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-devil-aspect-9781472128331","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}