Length6h 45m
About this audiobook
"A gripping, cinematic supernatural thriller, shot through with unsettling imagery and startling insights into the nature of good and evil." —David Demchuk, Sunburst Award–winning author of
The Bone Mother
This audiobook is narrated using advanced digital voice technology for clear, natural-sounding storytelling.
Kidnapped from his foster home, six-year-old Evan desperately searches for a way to escape his brutally violent captor, Rook. Armed with supernatural abilities, Rook is no ordinary man, but then Evan is no ordinary boy. And it soon becomes clear that on their frantic journey through a world teeming with unimaginable horrors and unnatural predators, Rook is Evan's only hope for survival . . .
"With
Only the Devil Is Here, Stephen Michell announces himself as a new and powerful presence on the literary horror scene. This is curt, violent, poetic storytelling, a Cormac McCarthyesque journey from darkness into even deeper darkness, suffused from moment one on with gothic nighttime awe and terror yet also shot through with the slimmest threads of hope—intimations of numinosity, if not of salvation." —Gemma Files, Shirley Jackson Award–winning author of
Spectral Evidence
"Michell subtly upends expectations with a genuinely insightful examination of the essence of good and evil. By the novel's end, Michell delivers an invigorating chase story, a suspenseful horror-action hybrid with memorably warped characters, and terrific B-movie cinematic flair." —
Publishers Weekly
"How Rook acquired his superhuman strength and came to accept his unholy mission are just two of the many revelations Michell has in store for readers. Better still is the poignant father-son relationship that slowly builds between Rook and the orphaned Evan, who is also gifted with supernatural powers. A very promising debut from a new author to watch." —
Toronto Star
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 3.7 (193)
Includes Goodreads
GenreMystery and Thriller, Horror
Length6 hrs 45 mins
Narrated byVeda Sky
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateJun 16, 2026
LanguageEnglish
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