Description: The murder of a small boy, a deaf-mute, in a mock crucifixion puts detective William Kinderman on the trail of a series of brutal murders leading him to a deadly confrontation with the ultimate evil.
Brief description: William Peter Blatty (1928-2017) was the bestselling author of The Exorcist, which he turned into an Academy Award-winning screenplay. The son of immigrant parents, he was a comic novelist before embarking on a four-decade career as a successful Hollywood writer. Blatty died on January 12, 2017, in Bethesda, Maryland.
Review Quotes:
"Infinitely more suspenseful than The Exorcist. I devoured Legion in one terrified gulp. It even manages to outspook The Exorcist."
--Los Angeles Times
--Cosmopolitan "Mesmerizing and horrifying at the same time."
--USA Today "Tooth-grinding suspense and several terrific scares."
--The Seattle Times "Ten times better than The Exorcist...the suspense is breathtaking, and the ideas dark, deadly, and fascinating."
--The Cleveland Plain Dealer "Riveting. Once again you'll be turning on all the lights, double-checking the locks and hearing strange sounds in the night."
--Cincinnati Enquirer "A real hair-raiser."
--Newsday "Blatty has returned to repossess us."
--New York Daily News