Devil House

Resumen del libro

From New York Times bestselling author and Mountain Goats singer/songwriter John Darnielle, an epic, gripping novel about murder, truth, artistic obsession, and the dangers of storytelling. Gage Chandler is a true crime writer, with one grisly success - and movie adaptation - to his name, along with a series of subsequent lesser efforts that have paid the bills but not much more. Now he is being offered the chance for his big break: to move into 'The Devil House', in which a briefly notorious pair of murders occurred, apparently the work of disaffected 1980s teens.

He begins his research with diligence and enthusiasm, but soon the story leads him into a puzzle he never expected - his own work and what it means, the very core of what he does and who he is.

Biografía del autor

JOHN DARNIELLE nació en 1967 en Bloomington, Indiana; aunque pasó su infancia y juventud en California. Es principalmente conocido por ser el compositor, guitarrista y vocalista de The Mountain Goats, banda en activo desde 1991 con la que ha publicado más de seiscientas canciones. Está considerado uno de los mejores letristas americanos de todos los tiempos. Su primera novela, Wolf in White Van (Lobo en la camioneta blanca, Contra, 2015) resultó finalista del National Book Award y el Alex Awards; y el New York Times lo eligió como uno de los mejores libros del año. La Casa del Diablo es una narración épica y apasionante sobre el asesinato, la verdad y los peligros de contar historias. Actualmente es candidata al Premio Edgar 2023 a mejor novela.