The Priest and the Devil: Line of duty, meets the Exorcist... (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798189892073)

A relentless, nerve-shredding thriller where 'Line of Duty' meets 'The Exorcist'. Conrad Jones at his absolutely darkest

On the rain-slicked, shadow-drenched streets of Liverpool, an ancient evil is waking up, and it's leaving a trail of blood.

**THE PRIEST AND THE DEVIL**

In the quiet sanctuary of St. Jude's presbytery, the brutalised body of Father Cork is discovered. Tied to a bath, broken, and barely clinging to life, the priest has been subjected to a horrific, systematic beating. But this was no ordinary robbery. The walls are smeared with cryptic symbols, and the air hangs heavy with the scent of sulfur and terror. Father Cork's final, terrified whisper before slipping into unconsciousness: "The Devil did it...."

Hours later, the horror escalates. A second victim is found in the bedroom. This time, the victim didn't survive. The casualty lies naked and dead from gunshot wounds, meticulously arranged at the dead centre of a painted, nine-angled star, the infamous *Order of Nine Angles* sigil used in the darkest corners of sinister, esoteric satanism.

Detective Inspector Alec Ramsay is a man of logic, grit, and cold, hard evidence. But as the bodies begin to mount and the local community paralyses with fear, the crime scenes defy rational explanation. Desperate for answers and tracking a killer who seems to vanish into thin air, Ramsay is forced to strike an uneasy alliance with Dave Simmons, a cynical paranormal investigator with a haunted past of his own.
Simmons recognises the signs instantly: this isn't just murder. It's a ritual. A countdown. Someone is trying to open a door that should remain forever locked, using the city's bloody history as the key.

As Ramsay hunts a flesh-and-blood monster through Liverpool's criminal underworld, Simmons tracks a spiritual predator through the shadows. With the line between the holy and the profane completely shattered, both men are dragged into a deadly game of cat-and-mouse. They must unmask the killers or face an ancient, unrelenting malice that threatens to consume the entire city.
"A relentless, nerve-shredding thriller where 'Line of Duty' meets 'The Exorcist'. Conrad Jones at his absolutely darkest."

Author: Conrad Jones
ISBN-13: 9798189892073
Publisher: Independently Published
Language: English
Published: 07/30/2026
Pages: 384
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.88lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.96d