The Pale House Devil: The Discreet Eliminators Series -- Richard Kadrey

<b>A gripping, snappy creature feature from the master of horror noir about two detectives--one dead, one living--hired by an embittered old landowner to banish a bloody cosmic monster from his ancestral home, perfect for fans of Cassandra Khaw, Charles Stross and Lucy A. Snyder.</b> <p/>Ford and Neuland are paranormal mercenaries--one living, one undead; one of them kills the undead, the other kills the living. When a job goes bad in New York, they head west to wait for the heat to cool down. <p/>There, a young woman named Tilda Rosenbloom hires them on behalf of wealthy landowner, Shepherd Mansfield, to track and kill a demon haunting a mansion in remote northern California. <p/>As Ford and Neuland investigate the creature they uncover a legacy of blood, sacrifice and slavery in the house. Forced to confront a powerful creature unlike anything they've faced before, they come to learn that the most frightening monster might not be the one they're hunting...<br><br><b>Author:</b> Richard Kadrey<br><b>Publisher:</b> Titan Books (UK)<br><b>Published:</b> 09/02/2025<br><b>Pages:</b> 128<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.25lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 7.70h x 5.10w x 0.40d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9781835413623<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br><b>Richard Kadrey</b> is a New York Times bestselling author whose work has been nominated for both the Locus and BSFA awards. His novel <i>Sandman Slim</i> was included in Amazon's "100 Science Fiction & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifet