The Devil's Detective

By: Simon Kurt Unsworth

Narrated by: David Rintool

Debut novelist Simon Kurt Unsworth sends the detective novel to Hell. In The Devil's Detective, a sea change is coming to Hell... and a man named Thomas Fool is caught in the middle.

Thomas Fool is an Information Man, an investigator tasked with cataloging and filing reports on the endless stream of violence and brutality that flows through Hell. His job holds no reward or satisfaction, because Hell has rules but no justice. Each new crime is stamped "Do Not Investigate" and dutifully filed away in the depths of the Bureaucracy. But when an important political delegation arrives and a human is found murdered in a horrific manner - extravagant even by Hell's standards - everything changes. The murders escalate, and their severity points to the kind of killer not seen for many generations.

Something is challenging the rules and order of Hell, so the Bureaucracy sends Fool to identify and track down the killer.... But how do you investigate murder in a place where death is common currency? Or when your main suspect pool is a legion of demons?

With no memory of his past and only an irresistible need for justice, Fool will piece together clues and follow a trail that leads directly into the heart of a dark and chaotic conspiracy. A revolution is brewing in Hell... and nothing is what it seems.

The Devil's Detective is an audacious, highly suspenseful thriller set against a nightmarish and wildly vivid world. Simon Kurt Unsworth has created a phantasmagoric thrill ride filled with stunning set pieces and characters that spring from our deepest nightmares. It will have listeners of both thrillers and horror hanging on by their fingernails until the final word. In Hell, hope is your worst enemy.

©2015 Simon Kurt Unsworth (P)2015 Random House Audiobooks

amazing listen

The story was slow at first but once it began rolling I couldn't tear myself away from listening The narrator was wonderful, great voices and really set the mood for the scenes. would recommend this to anyone who likes a mystery story.

Outstanding

Entertaining story, superb narrator. Vivid, nuanced conceptual exploration of what Hell could be, and perhaps is?

Superb performance!! Exceptional writing!

5 stars all around, easily a new favorite author. Oh, and the narraration was completely ON POINT. Brava!

Great story. Amazing reader

The book I already knew was great as I’ve read it before but I felt like revisiting and work a lot so I got the audiobook to listen to at work and it was an amazing listen. Narrator is truly gifted and makes the story really come to life

Hell as a relatable life

Fantastic story. It works better in written form. But stands well as a narration. I love the self introspection of Thomas Fool- a similar voice to that in my own head.