Father of Lies
"[Evenson's] scary fictional treatment of church hypocrisy has the feeling of a reasoned attack on blind religious obedience."--Publishers Weekly
Provost Eldon Fochs may be a sexual criminal. His therapist isn't sure, and his church is determined to protect its reputation. Father of Lies is Brian Evenson's fable of power, paranoia, and the dangers of blind obedience, and a terrifying vision of how far institutions will go to protect themselves against the innocents who may be their victims.
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This was my first read from Brian Evenson and it set the bar so high for what I expect from horror novels - I enjoyed the twists and turns inside the main character's mind and thought processes, the crime and the scattered plot. It was one of my favourites of this year, and would recommend for anyone interested in religious horror.
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