Devil's Piper

Welcome to the chilling, hair-raising world of Sarah Rayne, the master of British contemporary gothic horror with this standalone modern horror novel - perfect for fans of eerie and skin-crawling reads with supernatural elements!'Rayne spins eerie yarns within yarns like a latter-day Isak Dinesen or Wilkie Collins' KIRKUS REVIEWS 'Equal parts Daphne du Maurier, Josephine Tey and Ruth Rendell . . . Rayne possesses superb story-telling skills' US MYSTERY GUILD'Highly enjoyable mainstream horror fare from a genre veteran' BOOKLIST'Rayne writes with panache and imagination' KIRKUS REVIEWS'Rayne is a fine writer, a sure-handed plotter and skillful character builder' BOOKLIST'Colorful characters and a mastery of slow-burning suspense' KIRKUS REVIEWS'Rayne perfects the craft of deftly chosen details, simmering suspense and chilling surprises' KIRKUS REVIEWS_______________________ When musician Isarel West plays a seemingly harmless piece of music, he unknowingly unleashes a sinister force with horrifying consequences in this creepy contemporary gothic horror novel.On inheriting his father's tumbledown Irish cottage, Isarel West, a university lecturer and musician, discovers some old sheet music composed by his late grandfather: a notorious and scandalous composer from the 1930s, nicknamed 'Judas' because of his allegiance to the Third Reich.Isarel starts to play the music entitled 'The Devil's Piper', which some people believed his grandfather had based on the Black Chant - a sequence of music that legend says can call an ancient power from the grave. But little does he know the sinister force that the music conjures up - a force that brought misery and tragedy to others throughout centuries. Isarel sets out to trace the dark legend to its source. As he does so, the truth about the ancient music begins to unfold. For the legend is true! And now, in the present, the Black Chant has fallen into the hands of a group of people who will once again make evil use of it . . .Fans of LEIGH BARDUGO's Alex Stern series, T. KINGFISHER's Sworn Soldier series and SHIRLEY JACKSON's The Haunting of Hill House will be equally as thrilled and spooked by Sarah Rayne's The Devil's Piper. READERS ARE HOOKED ON THE DEVIL'S PIPER:'A quality novel of supernatural power through the ages . . . blending well-fleshed characters and a strong story' Bradford Telegraph & Argus'Sinister, haunting, creepy . . . I loved that feel to it' Trav, 5* Amazon review'A brilliant book that I just couldn't put down . . . Best book I have read for ages!' Samantha-Jane O., 5* Goodreads reviewMORE STUNNING SARAH RAYNE HORROR STANDALONES:1. Blood Ritual2. The Burning Altar3. Thorn4. Changeling5. Wildwood