Book description
The law failed him. The demon won’t.
Charlie Haynes is an ageing ex-detective, working unsolved cases. Obsessed with cleanliness and order, Charlie is a loner who trades on his experience of grisly crimes, and struggles to maintain a relationship with his adult daughter.
When three teenagers are murdered in a…
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1 author picked The Laughing Policeman as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This was an intense supernatural horror that impressed by being set in the United Kingdom and taking place over several decades; the author does a masterful job of balancing the different characters and the central conflict between its resurrected main character and his demonic other half.
A story of bloody revenge and the loss of humanity from being consumed by vengeance, The Laughing Policeman really captures the society of the United Kingdom with its slang, references, and an incredible attention to detail when it comes to characterization.
The gore also makes the book incredibly appealed, as does the chaotic relationship…
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