Published 29th October 2020 by Urbane Publications.
From the cover of the book:Following the sinful shenanigans of Hellcorp and The Man in the Dark, the hellishly handsome Devil turns his attention to the most frightening of all holidays … Halloween.
Jonathan Whitelaw has written a unique, one-off special tale starring Ol' Nick himself - and set in the wild Wild West. After lending a hand to a down-on-his-luck prospector, The Devil returns thirty years later to collect his debt - but as ever when The Devil is involved, nothing ever goes to plan.
A prequel to the bestselling HellCorp, this enthralling and very funny tale is the perfect read for Halloween and fans of Ben Aaronovitch, Christopher Fowler and Benedict Jacka.
All proceeds from every sale of The Deal will be donated to Samaritans.
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What a perfect little short story to get you in the mood for the spooky season!
This time our loveable Old Nick is up to mischief in the Wild West, tempting a down on his luck prospector called Abner to sign up for a lot more than he bargains for. And when the Devil turns up thirty years later to collect, all sort of darkly delicious mayhem ensues.
If you loved Jonathan Whitelaw's Hellcorp books, Hellcorp and The Man In The Dark, then you will adore this - and if you haven't, then this is a fab introduction to the series. He manages so smoothly to write the Devil as a loveable rogue, and even though his deeds are as dastardly as they can possibly be, you still find yourself approving wholeheartedly of everything he does, but then his victims do kind of ask for it - if it sounds too good to be true then beware, because it most definitely will be if the Devil has anything to do with it! I like to picture him as the seductively suave Lucifer actor Tom Ellis - the Devil that is, not Jonathan Whitelaw (although I am sure he is perfectly lovely too!) - but of course, you can choose you own poison!
It's fantastically fun, flawlessly frightening, and flagrantly flippant - and an absolute bargain!
Thank you to Kelly ay Love Books Tours for inviting me to be part of this blog blitz!
About the author:
Jonathan Whitelaw is an author, journalist and broadcaster.
After working on the frontline of Scottish politics, he moved into journalism. Subjects he has covered have varied from breaking news, the arts, culture and sport to fashion, music and even radioactive waste - with everything in between.
He's also a regular reviewer and talking head on shows for the BBC and STV.
HellCorp, from Urbane Publications, is his second novel following his debut, Morbid Relations.
He's also a regular reviewer and talking head on shows for the BBC and STV.
HellCorp, from Urbane Publications, is his second novel following his debut, Morbid Relations.
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