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The Demonologist
Professor David Ullman’s expertise is on demons in literature; he does not believe in their actual existence. However, after a trip to Venice where his dau... READ MORE
Hypnotic and enticing
Professor David Ullman is an expert on demons of the literature world, their existence in our world is something David never considered. When he gets a mys... READ MORE
Synopsis
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...'
Publisher information
- Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
- ISBN: 9781409120797
- Number of pages: 352
- Dimensions: 129 x 197 x 22 mm
- Weight: 222g
- Languages: English
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View allSuperior spine-chiller
This is a highly readable novel, which took me only two days to read.
Its protagonist is an academic who has a theoretical and rational knowledge of demono... READ MORE
The Demonologist
I was intrigued from the start with this book. I received the book as a proof copy and it arrived apparently from Venice, wrapped in brown paper, tied with... READ MORE
A chillingly thought-provoking tale
This is not the type of book I would usually choose, so I was surprised by how quickly it engaged my attention. It is really well written and the tricky su... READ MORE
Terrifically frightening
The Demonologist is a dark and frightening novel that brings to life the demons that are within us all. In a traditional story of good versus evil is embed... READ MORE
Mysteriously dark and enchanting!
Andrew Pyper's book brings us closer to the Unnamed by embarking us on a journey alongside David Ullman to the realms of the dark, the evil.
The main prota... READ MORE
The line between this place and the Other place...
From the outset, Andrew Pyper plunges the reader into a nightmarish tale of demonic possession in this taut, intelligent and utterly gripping thriller, ric... READ MORE
The Demonologist
It's a great story, based on Milton's Paradise Lost and demons in literature, and set partly in Venice. I enjoyed most of the book; it was a good follow th... READ MORE