#Review: The Devil Upstairs by Anthony O'Neill @bwpublishing @JazLCampbell #TheDevilUpstairs16/10/2019 Available Now
Book length - 304 pages Publisher - Black & White BUY LINKS: Worldwide - www.bookdepository.com Amazon UK - www.amazon.co.uk Amazon US - www.amazon.com I want to thank Jaz from blackandwhitepublishing.com for providing me with a copy of this book for review. ABOUT THIS BOOK In a quiet corner of Edinburgh, Cat Thomas is going through hell. She’s tried everything. He respects nothing. If your neighbour was making your life hell ... Would you call upon the devil? Cat Thomas, a brilliant fraud investigator, has just relocated from Florida to a dreamy flat in historic Edinburgh. Everything seems perfect. Everything seems serene. Except for the unbelievably noisy wannabe rockstar upstairs. Soon Cat’s blissful new life is in ruins. Desperate, she's willing to try anything. When all else fails, she makes an appeal ... to Satan. And suddenly everything is eerily quiet. But her nightmare has only just begun ... MY REVIEW Compelling, enigmatic, and deliciously dark, THE DEVIL UPSTAIRS by Anthony O'Neill is truly unique and held me captive from beginning to end. Cat Thomas has had a traumatic past but she is tough and has built a reputation for herself as a fantastic fraud investigator. But after taking down a crime organisation in Florida, her home, she knows that it is time for a change and relocates to beautiful Edinburgh, where she has always felt an affinity. Soon she has settled into the perfect flat, has begun her new job, and is even making friends, which for Cat is definitely not the norm. Life is perfect. Or is it? Cat soon discovers that she has a neighbour who is a musician in the flat upstairs and she can hear everything - from him going to the bathroom to closing a press. And what's worse is that he is rude and unhelpful, and appears to enjoy making noise just to annoy her. Soon Cat isn't able to sleep, her work starts to spiral downwards and she feels like she is losing her mind. She would do anything to make this guy stop, even go to a charade of a meeting where everyone claims to be witches and worship Satan. It's not like it was real, right? But when her neighbour ends up murdered, Cat begins to worry and as more dead bodies start to appear, all people who are making life difficult for Cat, it looks like someone is willing to do whatever it takes to make life easier for her ... The devil is in the detail and boy does the detail work well in this story. The characters are quirky and interesting, and while it took a while to get to know Cat, I liked her instantly and wanted her to be happy. The mystic ambience that exudes from Edinburgh as a city is well portrayed and added that extra something to the drama and dark magic that was taking place throughout the story. There are plenty of twists and turns and I loved the fresh approach taken by the author at the end which made the story even more enjoyable. THE DEVIL UPSTAIRS by Anthony O'Neill really defies being locked into a specific genre because it is truly distinctive but if you love a good mystery with an excellent setting and refreshing characters and plotlines, than THE DEVIL UPSTAIRS is for you. I look forward to more from this author. AUTHOR BIO Anthony O’Neill is the son of an Irish policeman and an Australian stenographer. He was born in Melbourne and lives in Edinburgh. He is the author of Scheherazade, a revisionist Arabian Nights epic; The Lamplighter, a psychological horror novel set in Victorian Scotland; The Empire of Eternity, a history-mystery involving Napoleon Bonaparte and the early years of Egyptology; The Unscratchables, a Swiftian satire featuring dog and cat detectives; and The Dark Side, a crime novel set on the far side of the moon. For more information: Website - www.anthonyoneill.net
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