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"Readers, beware: this novel is not safe and will have you questioning what's real for many sleepless nights to come." - Clay McLeod Chapman, author of The Remaking "A disorienting, creepy, paranoia-inducing reimagining of the devil-made-me-do-it tale" (Paul Tremblay, author of The Cabin at the End of the World) following the harrowing downfall of a tortured graduate student arrested for murder.The Devil is in Scotland. Grayson Hale, the most infamous murderer in Scotland, is better known by a different name: the Devil's Advocate. The twenty-five-year-old American grad student rose to instant notoriety when he confessed to the slaughter of his classmate Liam Stewart, claiming the Devil made him do it. When Hale is found hanged in his prison cell, officers uncover a handwritten manuscript that promises to answer the question that's haunted the nation for years: was Hale a lunatic, or had he been telling the truth all along? Unnervingly, Hale doesn't fit the bill of a killer.
About the Author
Luke Dumas is the author of the novels THE PALEONTOLOGIST (10. 31. 23) and A HISTORY OF FEAR. His nonfiction has appeared in Literary Hub, Hobart, Last Exit, Panorama: The Journal of Travel, Place, and Nature, and more. Born and raised in San Diego, California, Luke has worked in nonprofit philanthropy for more than ten years with organizations such as San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance and the American Red Cross. He received his master's degree in creative writing from the University of Edinburgh and is a graduate of the University of Chicago. He lives in Florida with his husband and dogs.
