In 1995, the picture-perfect village of Ussalthwaite was the site of one of the most heinous crimes imaginable, in a case that shocked the world.
Twelve-year-old Sidney Parsons was murdered by two boys his own age. No reason was ever given for this terrible crime, and the 'Demonic Duo' who killed him were imprisoned until their release in 2002, when they were given new identities and lifetime anonymity.
Elusive online journalist Scott King investigates the lead-up and aftermath of the killing, uncovering dark stories of demonic possession, and encountering a village torn apart by this unspeakable act.
And, as episodes of his Six Stories podcast begin to air, and King himself becomes a target of media scrutiny and public outrage, it becomes clear that whatever drove those two boys to kill is still there, lurking, and the campaign of horror has just begun...
***
You would have hated it today.
***
(@OrendaBooks, 26 November 2021, ebook, 277 pages, bought from @AmazonKindle)
***
***
I'm a huge fan of the Six Stories series and have now read them all. Demon is no exception and is well-written and brilliant as the other books. I loved it. There's something I find really appealing about the premise of the books, six different point of view's of the same crime, six possibilities. The book is structured like the others, split into episodes of the podcasts with Scott interviewing someone intercepted with background information about the case and nuggets about how the podcast is impacting the wider world. This is an engaging, compelling read.