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The Devil Aspect: ‘A blood-pumping, nerve-shredding thriller’

The Devil Aspect: ‘A blood-pumping, nerve-shredding thriller’

by Craig Russell (Author)

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    Paperback 2019

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Synopsis

From international bestselling author Craig Russell comes a modern Gothic masterpiece

How do you find a killer when you're surrounded by madness?

1935. 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 Kosarek, a young psychiatrist using revolutionary techniques, is tasked with unlocking their murderous secrets.

At the same time, a terrifying killer known as 'Leather Apron' is butchering victims across Prague. Successfully eluding capture, it would seem his depraved crimes are committed by the Devil himself.
Maybe they are... and what links him with the insane inmates of the Castle of the Eagles?

Only the Devil knows. And it is up to Viktor to find out.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
 Pages: 496
 Publisher: Constable
Published: 07 Mar 2019
ISBN 10: 1472128346
ISBN 13: 9781472128348

Media Reviews
Praise for Craig Russell:
A crime story that transcends the genre . . . This is storytelling at its very best! -- Michael Connelly on the Lennox series
Vivid and compelling, with a dark sense of place, even darker characters, and deliciously noir humour. Craig Russell is a great writer at the very top of his game -- Peter James
The kind of thriller-writing that made me want to be a writer in the first place -- Chris Brookmyre

If you're looking for a distinctive and exciting new voice in crime fiction, then look no further than
Craig Russell. Gritty, authentic and disturbing stuff

-- Mo Hayder
Great writing, solid prose and a cracking pace wrapped with a mystery that keeps the reader guessing . . . the reader will have a blast * Falcatta Times *

Russell scores equally highly with his atmospheric portrayal of Hamburg and its dark River Elbe as
well as the intelligence of his plots

* The Times on the Fabel series *
A gorgeous, grisly serial-killer tale that will have you on the edge of your seat, toes curling * Daily Express *
Russell remains one of the more intelligent and sophisticated proponents of the genre . . . * The Herald *
One hit series takes exceptional talent. With his latest creation, Russell proves that the bolt of thriller brilliance can definitely strike twice * The Daily Record *
A gripping start to what promises to be a great series * The Guardian on the Lennox series *
Lennox is a private eye for the ages - tough, uncompromising and insightful, with concrete fists and a heart of gold. Russell has brilliantly captured post-war Glasgow and the vulnerability of those left to pick up the pieces -- Michael Robotham on the Lennox series
A gruesomely gripping tale. It had me hooked -- Piers Morgan
The best thriller I've heard in years -- Sue Arnold, The Guardian
Another brilliantly sharp, witty and tough take on a hard city at a hard time . . . Russell is Britain's rising crime-writing star * Daily Mirror *
Author Bio

Craig Russell's novels have been published in twenty-five languages, four have been made into major films in Germany, in one of which he has a cameo role as a detective. He has won the CWA Dagger in the Library and the McIlvanney Prize (for which he has been shortlisted another twice), and has previously been shortlisted for the CWA Golden Dagger, the Ellis Peters Historical Dagger, and the SNCF Prix Polar in France. A former police officer, Craig Russell is the only non-German to have been awarded the Polizeistern - the Hamburg Police's Police Star.

When not writing, Craig Russell paints, cooks and reads, but not simultaneously.