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Matt Wesolowski (Author), Richard Burnip (Narrator), Anne Dover (Narrator),

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In 1995, 12-year-old Sidney Parsons was savagely murdered by two boys his own age. No reason was ever given for this terrible crime, and the 'Demonic Duo' who killed him were imprisoned until their release in 2002, when they were given new identities and lifetime anonymity.

Online journalist Scott King investigates the lead-up and aftermath of the killing, uncovering dark and fanciful stories of demonic possession, and encountering a village torn apart by this unspeakable act. But soon King himself becomes a target, with secrets from his own past dredged up and threats escalating to a terrifying level. It becomes clear that whatever drove those two boys to kill is still there, lurking, and the campaign of horror has just begun....

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8 hours and 36 minutes
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Matt Wesolowski
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January 1, 2022
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Isis Publishing Ltd
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B09MSL7TDT
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Listening Length	8 hours and 36 minutes
Author	Matt Wesolowski
Narrator	Richard Burnip, Anne Dover, Kitty Kelly, Julie Maisey, Mark Milligan, Simon Mattacks, John Telfer, David Thorpe
Whispersync for Voice	Ready
Audible.com Release Date	January 01, 2022
Publisher	Isis Publishing Ltd
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B09MSL7TDT
Best Sellers Rank	#268,309 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) #2,665 in Amateur Sleuth Mysteries (Audible Books & Originals) #5,122 in Crime Thrillers (Audible Books & Originals) #16,405 in Suspense (Audible Books & Originals)

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Excellent!

Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2022

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An excellent conclusion to a series I’ve grown thoroughly addicted to! Gritty, atmospheric, and so very original, this last installment certainly made a series end with a bang. I’m sad that it ended but I’m sure something equally exciting is already in the works of its brilliant author’s mind. Read all six—you’ll thank me later!

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Sue Purbrick

Great plotting and format - hard to put down

Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2022

Having loved the Beast, the fourth in Matt Wesolowski’s Six Stories series, I was delighted to get a copy of Demon, the sixth. The format of these books is original and brilliant: podcaster Scott King finds an intriguing cold case, and interviews six different witnesses to, or commentators on, the crime. As each protagonist shares their opinions, so more of the story unfolds until the reader/listener gets closer to the truth of what really happened.
Demon revolves around the horrific murder of a 12-year old boy by two of his classmates in 1995. The ‘demonic duo’ were found guilty, served jail time and were then released under new identities.
Through King’s interviews and commentary we gradually get to learn about the murder and the two boys who committed it. Were they really to blame? Or were they driven to it by their traumatic pasts, or by something evil and demonic beyond their control? Or did the village just conspire against them, full of their ideas of evil and mythology? King leaves it up to the listeners of his podcasts to decide…
Author Matt Wesolowski manages to imbue his pages with such evil. Reading it made me feel distinctly anxious and uncomfortable at times. Central to the story, set in the small, myth-infused village of Ussalthwaite, are the old kilns, an ominous row of ten black tunnels, now in ruins which attract the young people of the village, despite their parents’ warnings
Using clever formatting and plotting, Wesolowski skillfully influenced the way I thought about the murder. The mix of the podcasts, media articles, emails and letters made this a fascinating, compelling tale I found hard to put down.
The book throws up some philosophical questions about guilt, punishment and paying one’s debt to society, and is also an indictment of modern society, social media and the media: the ‘Tiger King generation who want the blood and the guts and the shame spilled in front of the cameras….’ The podcaster notes that we need to start understanding more and commenting less.. ‘Whatever anyone says is torn apart, condemned and praised without a second thought”.

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Amanda Carrie Black

Left me gutted and wanting more of this series…

Reviewed in the United States on August 24, 2022

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I have read all six books in this series and I love how they all kinda tie in together. This last book was my favorite though. It left me gutted. It left me speechless. It really made me think. These are books that I won’t soon forget and really left a lasting impression on me.

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Sara M Bourgeois

unputdownable.

Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2021

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Every one of these books gets better and better. This one hinted that it might be the end. I hope not. I look forward to the releases every year.

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Yvo @ It's All About Books

Fantastic dark thriller told in podcast style

Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2023

I've been an instant fan of the Six Stories books ever since I read the first book back in 2019, and this is a series that just keeps delivering one fantastic book after the other. Demon is already book number six of a series focusing on revisiting old crime cases in podcast style. And while not my absolute favorite, there is no doubt that it still delivered! There is just something about Matt Wesolowski's writing style that draws you straight in, and it's always great to see Scott King tackling yet another intriguing case. Things are disturbing from the start with the focus on the murder of a twelve-year-old by two boys the same age... And things only get more intense and creepy as the hints at the supernatural start piling up. Demon gives us six stories from six different people that might help give us more insight in exactly what happened in Ussalthwaite and why. Scott King is the impartial voice as always, and I like what his character adds to the plot. On top of the podcast interviews, the story also includes letters written by one of the killers as well as messages and other news articles. These elements didn't slow down the pace at all and only added a little something extra to the plot for me. And those final reveals! I definitely didn't see that coming at all... I do wonder if this is really the end of the Six Stories series with how things were wrapped up; I sure hope not, because I love this series and wouldn't mind an extra book (or ten!). Either way, I can't wait to see whatever story Matt Wesolowski comes up with next, because I will be here to read it.

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cooperkat10

Distasteful

Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2022

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Believe the author when he says this book I disturbing. Child abuse and unpleasant situations.

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Jessica Belmont

Demon

Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2022

Demon by Matt Wesolowski is the sixth book in his Six Stories series. I haven’t read the previous books, but this worked perfectly well as a standalone. I liker Demon so much, I would like to go back and read the other books as there are some indicators that Scott King has quite a past I’d like to learn more about.

In Demon, Scott King interviews six witnesses of a horrible crime that happened 26 years ago in Ussalthwaite. I found this book to be absolutely gripping. I really enjoyed the interview style writing. It also features letters, emails, and social media updates, which just adds more reality to the story. The crime is quite gruesome and the storytelling doesn’t hold back, but that makes it even more gripping.

I had trouble putting Demon down. This was such a puzzle to put together that I didn’t want to miss anything. I rather enjoyed how it wasn’t wrapped up neatly and I had to go by my own interpretation.

Overall, this was a fantastic read. An intriguing format and a compelling story. I highly recommend this one!

Thank you to Random Things Tours for the free review copy. All opinions are my own and unbiased.

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Dingemanse

Tragisch en meeslepend.

Reviewed in the Netherlands on April 12, 2022

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Wat een prachtig boek. Een podcast in 6 verhalen die de moord op een kind analyseert aan de hand van 6 interviews met mensen die in de omgeving van de 2 jeugdige daders waren. Het demoniseren van de daders aan de ene kant het onverklaarbare /paranormale en uiteindelijk het tragische aan de andere kant.

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Spicewalker

The psychology of murder

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 30, 2021

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I have loved the Six Stories series since the beginning. Not just the originality of the narrative, each story presented as a series of six podcasts in which an old mystery is examined and dissected through interviews with the people most closely involved, but the fact that it is a blend of mystery and near horror, a very twisted and complex set of stories that take us well beyond the everyday. Demon is no exception. Whilst the story may seem very familiar, that ripped from the headlines feel to it, there is so much about this mystery which calls into question everything you think you know and most definitely challenges the prejudices and assumptions of the people involved in this most heinous of cases.

This is possibly the book which brings readers the closest to reality of all of the books so far. Not in as much as the story is devoid of the otherworldliness which has made this series so special. More that the case itself - children turned murderers - is so scarily reminiscent of one of the most horrific cases in British history that is is difficult not to draw comparisons. I can still remember the headlines from the James Bulger case like it was yesterday, and whilst the victim in Matt Wesolowski's latest thriller may have been older, there is no denying the fact that this case, the debate over the psychology of what might drive a child to become a killer, will most definitely resonate. So, indeed, do all the internal battles and judgements I found myself making as I read the book, guessing and second guessing the motives and actions of the people caught up in this story.

Now this is no simple case of art imitating life. Not by a long chalk. All of the hallmark Six Stories quirks are here. The sense of there being something far more than just delinquency behind what comes to pass. This is a very complex and sometimes hard to read story, perhaps because you do get caught up in the very human aspects of the case. Maybe because of the victimology, maybe because the perpetrators lives were not as straightforward and perfect as those around them, but it was with a mixture of emotions that I made my way through the story. Sometimes I felt true empathy for the perpetrators as much as the victim, sometimes just pure animosity that anyone could take a life in such a horrific and unjustified way.

And yet, this is where Matt Wesolowski excels. He challenges us to set aside our prejudices for one moment, forces us to see beyond the obvious to the hidden story, whilst never once passing judgment of his own. Using podcaster Scott King as his mouthpiece, he is effectively manipulating our emotions to brilliant effect, Slowly uncovering various pieces of evidence never in the public sphere during the course of the original investigation. Ones which prove to be pivotal in terms of our understanding and in coming to terms with what we are reading. This book is as much a journey of discovery for King as it is for us, but one that leaves us reeling by the closing chapters.

As always, this book is rich in atmosphere and tension. There is that constant underlying sense of something more ... potent, maybe spectral, directing the action. You will likely find yourself pondering the whole nature versus nurture debate - who wouldn't - but the author has made sure that this story is far from that simple. And as for the question of whether justice is served in terms of the victim. Well, that's not quite so simple either. In making us question every aspect of the psychology of this case, of the victim, the witnesses and the aggressors, we are forced to try and answer if the boys were a product of their environment. Do we, and their peers, justifiably condemn them a cold killers, or are they as much victims who were failed every bit as much as the boy they killed?

Perhaps we won't be able to answer that question, even as we turn the final page and close the book. There is an air of melancholy about this story which fits the nature of the case and, if I am honest, left me feeling a little drained by the end of the book. The myriad of emotions that we go through will have that effect - a sign of a great book I think. Perhaps the most challenging case to date, I'll be interested to see where, if anywhere, we go from here.

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Sam S

I just cant put these books down

Reviewed in Australia on December 7, 2022

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Once again another book that is so well written, a story so well woven that I can't stop reading! I just want more!! Well done. Really well done 👏

E. Clarke

A great addition to the series

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 10, 2022

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One of the best in the series.
Gripping throughout.
Well done, Mr Wesolowski

Jacob Collins

Chilling!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 25, 2022

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The Six Stories series by Matt Wesolowski continues to go from strength to strength. Demon is the latest addition to the series and if you love a good horror novel, mixed with crime, then you definitely need to read it. In the latest episode, presenter Scott King examines a horrific case which took place in 1995. I could see where some of the inspiration for this story comes from, especially the Jamie Bulger case here in the UK, and it’s what makes this novel all the more chilling and harrowing. It feels like this can happen and that’s what makes it so scary.

Once again, Scott King is taking a look into the supernatural as he tries to understand what happened in 1995, when a young boy is killed by two boys the same age as him. The village in which the crime took place is called Ussalthwaite and it is a village said to be haunted by an evil spirit. There are lots of different stories told by people over the years about this, and I wanted to know more about it. As locals described the events that led up to these hauntings, it did send a shiver up my spine.

I really liked how Matt Wesolowski blended the supernatural and the real world. The way how he describes the supernatural events leaves just enough room open to make you wonder what is really going on here. It doesn’t make you think straight away that this couldn’t happen. This is also what makes the stories that are told so terrifying.

As with the previous books in this series, we hear the story through six podcasts from the show Scott King hosts. This is what I really love about this series. We always have Scott King, who, in his world, has become quite famous, but with each new book, we hear from a cast of new characters as Scott King tries to uncover the real facts behind the case he is investigating. With each episode, you know you are getting closer to the truth and it makes me turn the pages faster as I want to know what really happened in the events Scott is investigating. It’s what makes these books so gripping and I always look forward to the next book in the series. It’s such a clever way of telling a story.

I feel Scott King’s character also continues to develop with each book. He examines quite a lot of dark stories and he really delves deep into the mind-set of the people who were involved. The end of each book does make me wonder what is going on inside his head and what case he will choose to investigate next.

I really enjoyed Demon, it is always a real treat to read a new Six Stories novel. I can’t wait to see where Matt Wesolowski takes the series next.

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