The Devil You Know

Name: The Devil You Know
Brand: Hachette Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Mike Carey
ISBN: 9781549118241

Author: Mike Carey

Series: Felix Castor #1

Narrator: Michael Kramer

Unabridged: 13 hr 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Orbit

Published: 11/06/2018

Categories: Fiction, Occult & Supernatural, Ghost, Suspense & Thriller, Supernatural

Synopsis

The first book in an imaginative supernatural thriller series featuring freelance exorcist Felix Castor, from the bestselling author of The Girl With All the Gifts."A funny, frightening, thoroughly absorbing thriller set in an alternative London where ghosts and other supernatural things go bump in the night—and day." —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Felix Castor is a freelance exorcist, and London is his stomping ground. It may seem like a good ghostbuster can charge what he likes and enjoy a hell of a lifestyle, but there's a risk: sooner or later he's going to take on a spirit that's too strong for him. When Castor accepts a seemingly simple ghost-hunting case at a museum in the shadowy heart of London, what should have been a perfectly straightforward exorcism is rapidly turning into the Who Can Kill Castor First Show, with demons and ghosts all keen to claim the big prize. But that's business as usual: Castor knows how to deal with the dead. It's the living who piss him off ...

About Mike Carey

Mike Carey got into writing through comic books, where his horror/fantasy series Lucifer garnered numerous international awards and was nominated for five Eisners. He also wrote Hellblazer (now filmed as Constantine). From there he moved into novels and screenplays while still maintaining a presence in the comics world (he is currently writing two of Marvel's flagship titles, X-Men and Ultimate Fantastic Four). His movie Frost Flowers, an erotic ghost story, is currently in production with Hadaly/Bluestar Pictures. Mike lives in London, England, with his wife, Linda, and their three children.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Felicia on September 19, 2010

Yay, this was on my Kindle for a long time, and since my romance-kick has cooled, I picked it up. VERY HAPPY I DID! Felix Castor is an exorcist in an alt-London, attitude-y and very enjoyable. This is a non-romance-type paranormal, so it was a nice break from my usual, and I really loved the mystery......more

Goodreads review by John on November 05, 2022

Really good. An urban fantasy crime novel in which Felix Castor is not a down on his luck Met detective or private eye but an exorcist. Felix is a great character : cynical and morally grey but not without compassion. In a slightly alternative London ,in which ghost hauntings are commonplace and the......more

Goodreads review by Bradley on February 09, 2017

There's something about all detective novels that provide a very nice pace for the prospective reader, a gentle lulling between beatings and the solving of murders, and this is only enhanced by the inclusion of ghosts and Succubi. I only learned later into the reading of this that he's the author of......more

Goodreads review by Mike (the Paladin) on January 21, 2011

Okay, I picked this up on the strength of a recommendation that if I liked Jim Butcher's Dresden series, I'd probably like these. I can't say that. There is a huge difference in this character, the world he functions in and the overall "feel" of the book. When I say the world is different I'm sure s......more

Goodreads review by Emma on November 20, 2018

This was excellent, darker than I thought it would, but better for it. I will definitely be continuing with this series.......more

Quotes

"The Devil You Know is a spectacular novel, one of the best supernatural thrillers I've read in years."—Douglas Preston, New York Times bestselling author

"Sleazy and down-at-heel and quintessentially London, Mike Carey's Felix Castor steps effortlessly into the growing field of supernatural noir and brings with him a blast of fresh, British air. Think Shoestring meets Constantine, with backing vocals from the shades of Leslie Charteris and Anais Nin. Carey's plotting is tight and laconic, and laced with shivery, understated horrors from both the human world and beyond. It grabs you from the first out-of-nowhere nasty surprise, and rarely lets go thereafter. You'll be up all night finishing this one."—Richard Morgan

"Engrossing . . . perfect . . . an ingeniously multilayered tale."—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"An imaginative spin on the hard-boiled detective . . . mixes horror and humor in a way that spells good omens for future Castor novels."—Entertainment Weekly

"Carey transcends his comic roots in this quirky, dark and imaginative tale that compels reader to keep turning pages long after they should have gotten to sleep."—Kirkus (starred review)