Price range: £5.99 through £9.99
A dark and fast paced blend of fantasy, crime fiction and dark academia that is perfect for fans of An Academy of Liars by Alexis Henderson.
A missing nun found murdered, a school built on secrets, a haunted town. A new case for Hero Viridian: half-demon, disgraced ex-nun-turned-investigator.
With the stink of demonic involvement surrounding the murder, who better to deal with it than a woman with something to prove, eyes of literal flame and a direct connection to hell?
However, when those who sought her help turn against her, a vulnerable Hero must rely on an unlikely partner, Oleander Keen – a Demonhunter who has already tried to kill her.
“With charming wit and masterful craft, Sarah J. Daley presents your new favorite half-demon detective Hero Viridian, a uniquely complex and ferocious character I’d follow to Hell and back. Atmospheric prose, seamless worldbuilding, and clever, buddy-cop hijinks make The Violently Departed a fast-paced fun and darkly delightful read.”
Salinee Goldenberg, author of Way of the Walker
File Under: Small Town | Hell Fire | Deep Hatred | Strange Ally
“A fast-paced, stylish crime thriller stabbing into the heart of a vicious dark academia.”
– Cameron Johnston, author of First Mage On The Moon
“With charming wit and masterful craft, Sarah J. Daley presents your new favorite half-demon detective Hero Viridian, a uniquely complex and ferocious character I’d follow to Hell and back. Atmospheric prose, seamless worldbuilding, and clever, buddy-cop hijinks make The Violently Departed a fast-paced fun and darkly delightful read.”
– Salinee Goldenberg, author of Way of the Walker
“Abandon ennui, all who enter here and descend into the hellish, lyrical delights of The Violently Departed – half literary epic, half thriller, entirely a masterpiece!”
– Patricia A. Jackson, author of Forging A Nightmare
“Clever, entertaining and imaginative, this was a wholly enjoyable read.”
– Gabriela Houston, author of Binding the Cuckoo, The Second Bell and The Bone Roots
“In The Violently Departed, Sarah J Daley has constructed yet another world I want to visit populated by characters I’m not sure I should hug, shake, chat up, or flee. It’s wonderfully confusing!”
– R.W.W. Greene, author of Mercury Retrograde
“A murder mystery with small town secrets, demons and demon hunters, and gentle commentary on class and prejudice: this one is a real page-turner. The reader is swept along by Daley’s silky-smooth prose, and by the time I got to the breathless conclusion, I realized I’d been up all night. Yes, it’s one of those. Captivating.”
– Khan Wong, author of Circus Infinite and Down in the Sea of Angels
– S K Horton, author of Gorse and Ragwort
“What a blast! I raced through this book, gripped by the dark mystery at its heart and its cast of compelling characters. With humour, pathos, and not a little arson, The Violently Departed is a spellbinding whodunnit filled with twists, turns, and infernal machinations.”
– MK Hardy, author of The Needfire
“A curious case of brilliance in Sarah J Daley’s latest adventure, that’s equal parts Sherlock Holmes and Constantine, propelling you into a grim, witty, thrilling mystery as a demonic inspector and a blunderbuss-wielding demon hunter team up to investigate a most unholy murder. It’s so much fun, there will be Hell to pay if we don’t see more Hero and Keen in the future!”
– Dan Hanks, author of Swashbucklers and The Way Up Is Death
