THE DEVIL HIMSELF

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"[A] riveting crime novel...Narrow escapes, violent encounters, and deep Southern culture shape this into an exciting tale. Noir fans will be well satisfied." - Publishers Weekly 

“From the very first page Farris sets the tone for a pulsing novel, a blaze akin to Jim Thompson and Larry Brown. The Devil Himself is a radical southern noir set to an infernal tempo.” - Philippe Blanchet, Rolling Stone

“It’s fair to say Farris was one of my original inspirations to become a writer...and remains to this day one of the single best crime writers I’ve ever read.”  - Brian Panowich, bestselling author of Bull Mountain, Like Lions, and Hard Cash Valley

"Learn for yourself what French readers have known for a while now: Peter Farris is a master of hard-nosed Southern noir, a true heir to Larry Brown, Harry Crews, and Tom Franklin. The Devil Himself thunders off the page with beautiful writing and a killer sense of place. It's urgent, triumphant, and unflinching." - William Boyle, author of Shoot the Moonlight Out and City of Margins

“The Devil Himself is a sharp take on a southern gothic fairytale — extra dark and cathartic, just the way I like them.”  - Louisa Luna, author of the Alice Vega novels

"This is The Good the Bad and the Ugly on nitrous, Peter Farris has written a southern gothic barn-burner...an epic tale of greed, drug running, redemption and justice." - Frank Bill, author of Crimes in Southern Indiana, Donnybrook, The Savage and Back to the Dirt

"Peter Farris's intimate knowledge of the south shines through in The Devil Himself, a bristling novel that exposes the ever-widening gap between old ways and new, the country and the city, and how far some will go to protect what they love. Buckle up and let Brother Farris take you straight into the heart of Trickum County, a wild ride you won't soon forget."

- Eli Cranor, author of Don't Know Tough