{"product_id":"only-the-devil-is-here-paperback","title":"Only the Devil Is Here - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephen Michell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e gripping, cinematic supernatural thriller, shot through with unsettling imagery and startling insights into the nature of good and evil.\" --David Demchuk, Sunburst Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Bone Mother\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Kidnapped from his foster home, six-year-old Evan desperately searches for a way to escape his brutally violent captor, Rook. Armed with supernatural abilities, Rook is no ordinary man, but then Evan is no ordinary boy. And it soon becomes clear that on their frantic journey through a world teeming with unimaginable horrors and unnatural predators, Rook is Evan's only hope for survival . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"With \u003ci\u003eOnly the Devil Is Here\u003c\/i\u003e, Stephen Michell announces himself as a new and powerful presence on the literary horror scene. This is curt, violent, poetic storytelling, a Cormac McCarthyesque journey from darkness into even deeper darkness, suffused from moment one on with gothic nighttime awe and terror yet also shot through with the slimmest threads of hope--intimations of numinosity, if not of salvation.\" --Gemma Files, Shirley Jackson Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eSpectral Evidence\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Michell subtly upends expectations with a genuinely insightful examination of the essence of good and evil. By the novel's end, Michell delivers an invigorating chase story, a suspenseful horror-action hybrid with memorably warped characters, and terrific B-movie cinematic flair.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"How Rook acquired his superhuman strength and came to accept his unholy mission are just two of the many revelations Michell has in store for readers. Better still is the poignant father-son relationship that slowly builds between Rook and the orphaned Evan, who is also gifted with supernatural powers. A very promising debut from a new author to watch.\" --\u003ci\u003eToronto Star\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eStephen Michell is a Canadian writer based in Southern Ontario. He has published short fiction in various magazines and journals, and his short story \"As Worlds Collide\" was featured on the podcast \u003ci\u003eLeVar Burton Reads\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eOnly the Devil Is Here \u003c\/i\u003eis his debut novel. Find out more about Michell on Goodreads and at stephenmichell.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 218\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 15, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42162611781767,"sku":"9781504063401","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/d5f1daf1f932c9032b1e15224b1d2164.webp?v=1733290814","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/only-the-devil-is-here-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}