A review by abookishtype
The Devil's Detective by Simon Kurt Unsworth

5.0

When they arrive in Hell, the angels are disappointed. Where are the lakes of fire? Where are the torments? In Simon Unsworth's The Devil's Detective, Hell has become a more subtle place. The delegation of angels that arrive at the beginning of the book are told that the new punishments are all the worse because they rest on the slim hope the damned have of maybe, one day, getting released. The system is arbitrary. No one knows what they're being punished for. A special punishment seems to have been reserved for Thomas Fool, one of Hell's Information Man. Just as the angelic delegation arrives, Fool is also told to investigate a series of murders even more savage than usual. How is this sort-of cop supposed to mete out justice in Hell?

Read the rest of my review at A Bookish Type. I received a free copy of this book from Edelweiss for review consideration.