Severed: The dark and chilling crime novel you won't be able to put down (Matt Hunter, 3, Band 3) - Softcover

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During a communion service at a village church, the teenage son of a vicar brutally attacks his father with an axe. The horrified congregation watch the son escape and during a frantic police search rumours arise that the boy was involved in devil worship. Professor Matt Hunter, an atheist ex-minister and expert on religion, is brought in to advise, yet he quickly suspects the church attack may have a far more complex cause.
Meanwhile, a ten-year-old boy called Ever grows up in a small Christian cult. The group believe they are the only true humans left and that the world is filled with demons called Hollows, but they’re working on a bizarre ritual that will bring peace and paradise to the world. Soon, the worlds of Matt and Ever will collide in one awful, terrifying night where Matt is thrown into the frightening and murderous world of religious mania.

Author has recently published The Frighteners (Icon), a non-fiction book about the appeal of horror – Peter is becoming the popular spokesperson for all things macabre. Author is a Baptist minister who has already made a name for himself in horror film circles (see podcast ‘The Flicks that Church Forgot’) Combination of dog collar and crime writer make the author a massive media draw – expect a lot of coverage for this new series His freelance writing has appeared in publications ranging from The Fortean Times to The Sun Perfect for fans of John Connolly, Phil Rickman and James Oswald The third novel in Peter Laws’ Matt Hunter series, following a sociology professor who also assists the police over religiously linked crimes

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