by David Wong
First published 2022
Dave, John, and Amy receive a frantic call from a mother whose daughter owns a popular toy connected to a smartphone app. The app has started demanding flesh from the child. Reports flood in from around the globe of identical demands from the same toy. The three barely employed friends must investigate who controls this technology and what they want. The mother harbors dark secrets about her family history that complicate their search for answers. As they dig deeper, they uncover layers of high-tech occult manipulation designed to ensnare minds without detection. A competent devil would make possession feel like personal choice, satisfying and fun, capturing millions before anyone notices. Dave, John, and Amy face a crucial question as they stumble through their investigation: why is there seriously no one else qualified to handle this crisis? The fourth installment in the series delivers another tale of near-apocalypse in the hands of hopelessly unqualified heroes.
Genres: science-fiction, adventure, mystery, horror, contemporary, action
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: competent-devil, found-family, near-apocalypse, unqualified-heroes
508 pages · Paperback · Titan Publ. Group Ltd.
Content warnings: body-horror, gore, graphic-violence