Legion, William Peter Blatty
Legion, William Peter Blatty
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Legion

Author: William Peter Blatty

Narrator: Joe Hempel

Unabridged: 8 hr 42 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 01/28/2020


Synopsis

A young boy is found horribly murdered in a mock crucifixion. Is the murderer the elderly woman who witnessed the crime? A neurologist who can no longer bear the pain life inflicts on its victims? A psychiatrist with a macabre sense of humor and a guilty secret? A mysterious mental patient, locked in silent isolation?

Lieutenant Kinderman follows a bewildering trail that links all these people, confronting a new enigma at every turn even as more murders surface. Why does each victim suffer the same dreadful mutilations? Why are two of the victims priests? Is there a connection between these crimes and another series of murders that took place twelve years ago—and supposedly ended with the death of the killer?

Legion is a novel of breathtaking energy and suspense. But more than this, it is an extraordinary journey into the uncharted depths of the human mind and the most agonizing questions of the human condition.

The answers are revealed in a climax so stunning that it could only have been written by the author of The Exorcist—William Peter Blatty.

About William Peter Blatty

William Peter Blatty (1928-2017) wrote numerous novels and screenplays, and is best known for his mega-bestselling novel The Exorcist. He won three Golden Globes, as well as the Academy Award for his screenplay of The Exorcist.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Johann (jobis89) on August 03, 2017

"Every man that ever lived craved perfect happiness, the detective poignantly reflected. But how can we have it when we know we're going to die? Each joy was clouded by the knowledge it would end. And so nature had implanted in us a desire for something unattainable? No. It couldn't be. It makes no......more

Goodreads review by Supratim on May 10, 2019

This book falls in one of my favorite genres – combination of horror and mystery. I had started the novel with very high expectations. Why shouldn’t I? This is after all the sequel to The Exorcist! Lt. Kinderman, the homicide cop whom we had met in The Exorcist, is investigating the brutal murders of......more

Goodreads review by Eloy on January 02, 2021

"y era que El estaba mandando al espíritu inmundo que saliese del hombre, porque hacia mucho tiempo que se había apoderado de él; Lo ataban con cadenas y lo sujetaban con grilletes, pero el rompía sus ataduras, y el demonio lo empujaba al despoblado. Entonces Jesús le preguntó: ¿Cómo te llamas? Y é......more

Goodreads review by Sarah ♡ on January 11, 2024

In Legion, William Peter Blatty goes off into a lot of philosophical/theological tangents. As much as it gives the reader a lot to ponder over, this is one incidence where I prefer the movie adaptation of Legion (The Exorcist III). As much as it does link into the religious themes like the first Exo......more

Goodreads review by Rachel (TheShadesofOrange) on December 13, 2020

b>4.0 Stars This read like a gritty detective story, but (as the sequel to the Exorcist) I knew it would have a supernatural angle. There was a lot of theological discussions in this book, which could have felt pretentious, but actually worked in the context of the story. I did not expect it to be as......more