Devil House

A Novel

De: John Darnielle

Narrado por: John Darnielle

This program will include original music from the author and his bandmate Matt Douglas from The Mountain Goats.

"Darnielle brings a lyrical, literary tone to a novel that's part crime, part horror and wholly original."—Bookpage

From John Darnielle, the New York Times best-selling author and the singer-songwriter of the Mountain Goats, comes an epic, gripping novel about murder, truth, and the dangers of storytelling.

Gage Chandler is descended from kings. That’s what his mother always told him. Years later, he is a true crime writer, with one grisly success—and a movie adaptation—to his name, along with a series of subsequent less notable efforts. But now he is being offered the chance for the big break: to move into the house where a pair of briefly notorious murders occurred, apparently the work of disaffected teens during the Satanic Panic of the 1980s. Chandler finds himself in Milpitas, California, a small town whose name rings a bell—his closest childhood friend lived there, once upon a time. He begins his research with diligence and enthusiasm, but soon the story leads him into a puzzle he never expected—back into his own work and what it means, back to the very core of what he does and who he is.

Devil House is John Darnielle’s most ambitious work yet, a book that blurs the line between fact and fiction, that combines daring formal experimentation with a spellbinding tale of crime, writing, memory, and artistic obsession.

A Macmillan Audio production from MCD Books.

©2022 John Darnielle (P)2022 Macmillan Audio

Reseñas de la Crítica

2022, Kirkus Reviews Best Books of the Year, Long-listed

2022, Hudson Booksellers Best of the Year, Long-listed

2022, The Philadelphia Inquirer Best Books of the Year, Long-listed

Beautiful.

Extraordinary in too many ways. Seems to wander, takes odd-feeling turns, then settles into a comfortable stride and just turns again. Gets where it needs to be before you realize it needs to be anywhere. The author’s reading of the material may be the best way to take it all in. If anyone has enjoyed Darnielle’s work before, they with see this for what it is. Some sort of culmination. I don’t know. The tragedy and spectacle sometimes settles in and feels like real live heartbreak.

Could Listen to John Read The Phonebook

Having a book read by its author is such a wonderful treat, especially when it’s someone like John Darnielle.

There’s a lot to dig here: beautiful prose, big questions about the nature of story, storytelling, and the responsibility of storytellers.

Ultimately I was left a little hollow by the end but overall the journey was solid enough.

This book is in bad need of an editor.

The story was impossible to follow and I never knew what the hell was going on. It read like someone found a notebook full of random essays and just published it and called it a book. Three stars is generous in my opinion. Just a baffling lack of structure.

Pure, gripping, sublime

I am astounded by the scope of the creative prowess of John Darnielle as a writer of books and music. This story is a great journey for anyone who is on the periphery wondering at the popularity of the true crime genre and wants a very insightful and clever meta-look at it. Immersive into end.

Amazing.

Totally incredible work. I love John’s books and this is a real treat. Bravo. Bravo.