The Pale House Devil

A gripping, snappy creature feature from the master of horror noir about two detectives―one dead, one living―hired by an embittered old landowner to banish a bloody cosmic monster from his ancestral home.

Ford and Neuland are paranormal mercenaries―one living, one undead; one kills the undead, the other kills the living. They head west to look for work and to wait for the heat from their last job to cool down.

There, Tilda, a young woman, hires them to track and kill a demon haunting a mansion in remote northern California owned by wealthy landowner Shepherd Mansfield.

As Ford and Neuland investigate the creature, they uncover a legacy of blood, sacrifice, and slavery in the house. Forced to confront a powerful creature unlike anything they’ve faced before, they learn the biggest monster in this story might just be the person paying them.

Perfect for fans of Cassandra Khaw, Charles Stross and Lucy A. Snyder.