***They feed on suffering, and Gabriel Thomas is a four-course meal.*** In a valley being slowly overrun by a daemonic infestation, Father Gabriel Thomas is the one sowing the seeds of his own destruction. A former alcoholic, his life is left in shambles when a personal tragedy steals the lives of his family, save his infant daughter. Blaming himself, Gabriel vows to atone to them by the only task dire enough to satisfy his guilt: he must eradicate the daemon’s mysterious Master, and end the spread of violence encroaching ever closer to his daughter. But Gabriel has a plan. By sacrificing his soul to capture a daemon of his own, he can exploit its knowledge to uncover their weaknesses. The trouble is, these daemons feed on suffering, and the grief that motivates him is only making them stronger. With the snarky Tacheus as his daemonic captive and his old congregation hunting him down, Gabriel embarks on a perilous journey through the bleak southern countryside assisted by a headstrong outcast and her Tourette’s-blighted son. As he comes face to face with true evil, he must confront his own heinous past before guilt destroys him. But fighting this battle means playing directly into the daemons’ hands, as losing might cost him his new companions—and, unbearably, the only family he has left. **Described as the hit television series Supernatural with a literary slant, The Pyre is a devastating and thrilling descent into the dominion of grief, perfect for fans of Grady Hendrix and Alexis Henderson.**