by Clive Barker
First published 2015
Detective Harry D'Amour has spent years investigating crimes that blur the line between the natural and supernatural worlds. His cases involve magic, malevolent forces, and horrors most people refuse to believe exist. Now he faces his most dangerous adversary yet: Pinhead, the hellish priest who commands legions of demons and delights in human suffering. This confrontation has been building for years, two opposing forces locked in an eternal struggle between good and evil. D'Amour must use every skill he has developed hunting supernatural criminals to survive an encounter with pure malevolence. Pinhead represents everything D'Amour fights against, a being who transforms pain into pleasure and sees human souls as playthings. The battle between them will determine not just their individual fates, but the balance between light and darkness itself. Barker weaves together characters from his Hellraiser and Lord of Illusions universes in this bloody confrontation. The story explores how far one man will go to protect innocents from absolute evil, even when victory seems impossible.
Genres: mystery, horror, supernatural, dark-fantasy
Vibes: dark, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, good-vs-evil
361 pages · Hardcover · St. Martin's Press
Content warnings: gore, graphic-violence