Unleashed

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Fifteen years ago, 29 Barley Street in Menham, South London, became notorious as the scene of alleged poltergeist activity and then as a crime scene when young Holly Wasson hanged herself. The shadow cast by the unhuman figure that tormented Holly has never entirely left Menham, or the gang of friends who were so affected by the strange and tragic events. The shadow looms large in the present when one of the group dies in a horrific circumstances. Matt Hunter, former minister and now professor of sociology, is called in to advise the police on the possible ritualistic elements of the death. He can't help being drawn into the potent mix of prayer walkers, spiritualists and talk of demons at large in the town, and drawn into the question: are forces beyond the grave or is a flesh-and-blood killer at work?

Peter Laws is an ordained Baptist minister with a taste for the macabre. He lives with his family in Bedfordshire.

`A deliciously creepy portrait of fear and it grips completely from start to finish. ... a chillingly modern interpretation of the Haunted House. ... This novel isn't a conventional horror story - it's a clever thriller and the terror doesn't always lie where expected. ... A great thriller with just the right amount of creepy chills.' For Winter Nights; Praise for Purged: 'A book that is nigh impossible to put down and will leave the reader hooked from start to finish ... Let's welcome Matt Hunter to the world of macabre crime fiction. He's a damaged, complicated and interesting man, and we're looking forward to spending more time with him.' Starburst Magazine 'Like James Herbert at his best ... I haven't been this creeped out by a novel since Let The Right One In and whilst Purged isn't a standard 'horror' it is packed with disturbing themes that will linger in your mind ... Purged is the first in a new macabre crime fiction series, dark and intense, creepy and quirky' Dark Matters