The White Devil, Justin Evans
The White Devil, Justin Evans
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The White Devil

Author: Justin Evans

Narrator: Christian Coulson

Unabridged: 12 hr 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 05/10/2011


Synopsis

“Evans is so good at nail-biting narrative.” —WashingtonPost
 
“[A]crackling literary mystery. . . . Harrow itself contains Shirley Jackson levelsof gloomy passages and dark secrets. Smart, scary, sexy, and gorgeously writtento boot.” —Booklist (starredreview)
 
Joe Hill’s Horns meets Donna Tartt’sThe Secret History in this bold new thriller from Justin Evans, authorof the critically acclaimed A Good and Happy Child. Whenseventeen-year-old Andrew Taylor is transplanted from his American high schoolto a British boarding school—a high-profile academy for the sons of England’sfinest—his father hopes that the boy’s dark past will not follow him fromacross the Atlantic. But blood, suspense, and intrigue quickly surround Andrewonce again as he finds himself struggling with a deadly mystery left unsolvedby a student from Harrow School’s past—the enigmatic poet Lord Byron.

About Justin Evans

Justin Evans, the author of A Good and Happy Child, is a digital media executive in New York City, where he lives with his wife and their two children.


Reviews

Goodreads review by karen

shrug, i have tried to write this review a couple of times now, but this book kinda rolled right offa me like a drunken mistake. once i dispensed with being outraged by inaccuracies (and they were totally minor, but when we're talking byron, i'm paying attention, and when you only list one byron bio......more

Goodreads review by April

Methinks my brain has been sanitized by YA, because whenever a penis pops up in an adult books, I’m all WHAT IS THIS?! Boys have more than just kissy-lips? Oh hell naw. Clearly, my brain is awesome. ANYWAYS, I recently read The White Devil by Justin Evans and am a bit unsure of what I think about it......more

A contemporary thriller that had the feel as if it was written in the Victorian era. Taking place in gloomy England, this book tells the story of an American boy transplanted to an English boarding school as his last chance to get things right. Somehow, he becomes entangled with ghost stories and th......more

Goodreads review by Adam

In the beginning Andrew Taylor's journey through Harrow School is a slow trotter but it didn't take long for Evans to find stride with this dark diabolical love story. By about halfway through The Devil had me six feet deep in the pages and digging farther south; instead of North for air. A truly en......more