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A review by scotchneat
The Devil's Home On Leave by Derek Raymond
4.0
Derek Raymond's Factory Series was a series of mysteries in the 80's and 90's focused on an un-named lifer investigator in a special division focused on cold cases or the ones that aren't good enough for the big cops.
The narrator is, in some ways, just as creepy and potentially sociopathic as the people who goes after.
In this one, a man is killed, boiled, chopped up and placed in carrier bags in an old warehouse. The story of what happened links to a robbery and a series of snitches in the underworld, as well as an ex-soldier who has been a cold killer before.
Raymond himself used to be a part of that underworld and was associated with some pretty scary stuff in England and abroad before he turned a new leaf and started writing. He's also done a whole load of quirky, labour jobs, which helps to make his characters more gritty and real.
Many cite Raymond as an influence on the many dark cop/psychological thrillers that have come after.
The narrator is, in some ways, just as creepy and potentially sociopathic as the people who goes after.
In this one, a man is killed, boiled, chopped up and placed in carrier bags in an old warehouse. The story of what happened links to a robbery and a series of snitches in the underworld, as well as an ex-soldier who has been a cold killer before.
Raymond himself used to be a part of that underworld and was associated with some pretty scary stuff in England and abroad before he turned a new leaf and started writing. He's also done a whole load of quirky, labour jobs, which helps to make his characters more gritty and real.
Many cite Raymond as an influence on the many dark cop/psychological thrillers that have come after.