Featured Indie Book: The Diabolist (Layton Green)

Featured Indie Book on Indie Author News: Religious Thriller The Diabolist (The Dominic Grey Series) by Layton Green.

The Diabolist touches a lot of different genres: suspense, thriller, religious mystery, as well as history and philosophy and theology and occult esoterica. The Diabolist will appeal to anyone who likes international thrillers or suspense novels, with a bit of the quasi-supernatural (think X-files) thrown in.

The Book has been published via Thomas & Mercer (Amazon Imprint) and is available as eBook and Paperback - 388 pages - released in June 2013.

About the Book

In this gripping thriller, the bizarre murder of a Satanic priest in San Francisco draws Dominic Grey and Viktor Radek, private investigators of cults, to the scene. Witnesses claim a robed figure, seemingly able to appear and disappear at will, set fire to the priest. When the leader of another Satanic cult in Paris dies under similar circumstances, the case only grows stranger… and more dangerous.

Convinced that a charismatic New Age prophet is behind the murders, the investigators undergo a perilous journey into the world of the occult as they try to penetrate the prophet’s inner circle. From the catacombs of Paris to London’s nefarious East End, from the haunted walls of York to a monastic fortress in the Sicilian wilderness, the case plunges Viktor and Grey into a vortex of black magic, ancient heresies, and the dark corners of their own pasts.

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The Diabolist is a chilling novel that not only pulsates with action and suspense, but also mines a trove of fascinating historical, philosophical, and paranormal research to probe some of our closest held beliefs. From the opening pages to the astonishing conclusion, this latest installment in one of today’s most original new thriller series is not to be missed.




Reviews (Excerpts)

- "I could not put this book down! First, the compelling, multidimensional characters immediately drew me into their world. I felt their emotions and saw things through their eyes. I wanted them to succeed, and this connection, for me, is the basis for a brilliant story.
The plot is complex, yet easy to follow. Layton Green's grasp of his subject matter is obvious throughout. While his research is vital here, the story never feels saturated with facts. Green doesn't feel the need to impress us with his knowledge. Instead, he allows the story to unfold naturally, giving us the background we need while moving the story forward.[...]" - BookAddict (Amazon)

- "[...] Green set the bar high with his first two Grey books, but leaps over that bar with room to spare in this third. The action is faster-paced, the villains more ominous, the line between the natural and the supernatural even finer, the body count higher. There is so much that happens in this novel that it's impossible to put down. Be prepared to stay up all night if you start reading this book.[...] " - Russell Dalferes

- "[...] It is clear that Layton does a great amount of research in both the story topics and locations. Layton picks us up and puts us in the setting. In London we can feel the chill in the air, in Paris we can see the macabre setting in the catacombs. And like most readers, I know little about Satanism and related cults, but Layton quickly brings us up to speed without sounding like he is lecturing. For better or worse, he brings this eerie subject to life.
The Diabolist is a fun novel that you will want to read during the day. On the beach. So you know that you are safe!" - Lord Byron



About the Author

Author Layton Green

In addition to writing, Layton Green attended law school in New Orleans and was a practicing attorney for the better part of a decade (even though he still resents having cut his hair for that first interview). He has also been an intern for the United Nations, an ESL teacher in Central America, a bartender in London, a seller of cheap knives on the streets of Brixton, a door-to-door phone book deliverer, and the list goes downhill from there.

He has traveled to more than fifty countries, lived in a number of them, and has a burning desire to see every country, city, beach, moor, castle, cemetery, twisted street and far flung dot on the map. Religion and cults, as well as all things spiritual and supernatural, have also been a lifelong interest. Combine the travel and the religion with fifteen years of Japanese Jujitsu training, and the Dominic Grey series was born.

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