{"product_id":"demon","title":"Demon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eScott King investigates allegations of demon possession in a rural Yorkshire village, where a 12-year-old boy was murdered by two young children. Book six in the spine-tingling, award-winning Six Stories series.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Matt’s books are fantastic’ \u003cb\u003eIan Rankin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘An exceptional storyteller’ \u003cb\u003eAndrew Michael Hurley \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Matt Wesolowski is taking the crime novel to places it’s never been before’ \u003cb\u003eJoseph Knox, author of \u003ci\u003eTrue Crime Story\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A stunning new episode of the powerful Six Stories series. A masterful storyteller, Matt Wesolowski is my go-to writer for literary horror'' \u003cb\u003eC J Cooke, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Lighthouse Witches\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e______________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1995, the picture-perfect village of Ussalthwaite was the site of one of the most heinous crimes imaginable, in a case that shocked the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwelve-year-old Sidney Parsons was murdered by two boys his own age. No reason was ever given for this terrible crime, and the ‘Demonic Duo’ who killed him were imprisoned until their release in 2002, when they were given new identities and lifetime anonymity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eElusive online journalist Scott King investigates the lead-up and aftermath of the killing, uncovering dark stories of demonic possession, and encountering a village torn apart by this unspeakable act.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd, as episodes of his Six Stories podcast begin to air, and King himself becomes a target of media scrutiny and public outrage, it becomes clear that whatever drove those two boys to kill is still there, lurking, and the campaign of horror has just begun...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e____________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Matt Wesolowski is boldly carving his own uniquely dark niche in fiction’\u003cb\u003e Benjamin Myers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Matt’s real skill is in finding a deeply human story and twisting it with the paranormal, touching the reader and scaring the wits out of them’ \u003cb\u003eChris MacDonald\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘One of the most exciting and original voices in crime fiction’ \u003cb\u003eAlex North\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A wonderful writer’ \u003cb\u003eChris Whitaker\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘I’ll be rereading these books forever’ \u003cb\u003eSublime Horror\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘The master of horror, of mixing folklore with urban myth and real life. Terrifyingly good’ \u003cb\u003eLouise Beech\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A taut and gripping tale that deftly skewers the perfect balance of crime, thriller and horror. Intriguing, disturbing and impeccably crafted – I was riveted from the first page’ \u003cb\u003eLucie McKnight Hardy, author of \u003ci\u003eDead Relatives\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for the Six Stories series:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**Longlisted for Theakston’s Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year**\u003cbr\u003e**Winner of the Capital Crime Best Independent Voice Award**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e’A captivating, genre-defying book with hypnotic storytelling’ \u003cb\u003eRosamund Lupton\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Original, inventive and dazzlingly clever’ \u003cb\u003eFiona Cummins\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘\u003ci\u003eDaisy Jones and the Six\u003c\/i\u003e gone to the dark side. I couldn’t put it down’ \u003cb\u003eHarriet Tyce\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Bold, clever and genuinely chilling with a terrific twist’ \u003cb\u003eSunday Mirror\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Insidiously terrifying, with possibly the creepiest woods since The Blair Witch Project’ \u003cb\u003eC J Tudor\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Frighteningly wonderful … one of the best books I’ve read in years’ \u003cb\u003eKhurrum Rahman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Disturbing, compelling and atmospheric, it will terrify and enthral you in equal measure’ \u003cb\u003eM W Craven\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A dark, twisting rabbit hole of a novel. You won''t be able to put it down'' \u003cb\u003eFrancine Toon\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘First-class plotting’ \u003cb\u003eS Magazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A dazzling fictional mystery’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Readers of Kathleen Barber’s \u003ci\u003eAre You Sleeping\u003c\/i\u003e and fans of Ruth Ware will enjoy this slim but compelling novel’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor fans of Serial, The Conjuring, C J Tudor, Fiona Cummins, Sarah Pinborough and Catriona Ward\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57314180923774,"sku":"NW9781913193980","price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781913193980.jpg?v=1778593577","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-usa\/products\/demon","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}