Pillar's Fall — Ben Larken

"Like the best of the new horror, "Pillar's Fall" harkens back to the time when excellent dark fiction centered on plot development, atmosphere, and fully developed characters. Readers of "Pillar's Fall" will not fail to be impressed, entertained, and, most importantly, chilled to the bone by Larken's latest. This one is highly recommended." "-HorrorWorld.org"

Detective Thomas Pillar had no premonitions of the day ahead. He didn't know he was about to clash with a sadistic lunatic on Railston's only suspension bridge. In one gut-wrenching moment, Pillar was forced to make a life-or-death choice that left the entire city shaken and set a madman's plan into motion.

Now, months later, it's starting again . . .

This time, Pillar is investigating a string of rage-filled murders, and all the clues point to the most unlikely suspect-a twelve-year-old named Seth Morrissey. The child seems nice, if a bit lonely, but something malevolent and demonic hides beneath his surface. While Pillar searches for answers, the thing inside Seth prepares for a showdown that will rip Pillar's life to shreds and pave the way to hell on earth.

As the body count rises and Pillar's marriage begins to unravel, he races against time to stop the force that is pulling all the strings. But how do you destroy the demon without killing the innocent child? This is Pillar's dilemma. This is Pillar's story.

This is "Pillar's Fall."

Author of the 2009 EPPIE Award-winning novel "Pit-Stop," author Ben Larken takes readers down a new, terrifying path with "Pillar's Fall," Book One of the Legend of Pillar Series.