The Pale House Devil - Richard Kadrey - Bog

A gripping, gruesome creature feature about supernatural detectives hired to exorcise a terrifying monster, from the master of horror noir. Ford and Neuland are paranormal mercenaries - one living, one undead; one kills the undead, the other kills the living. Heading west to look for work and wait for the heat from their last job to cool down. There Tilda, a young woman, hires them to track and kill a demon haunting a mansion in remote northern California for wealthy landowner, Shepherd Mansfield. As Ford and Neuland investigate the creature they uncover a legacy of blood, sacrifice and slavery in the house. Forced to confront a powerful creature unlike anything they've faced before, they come to learn the biggest monster in this story might just be the person paying them.