Breaking the Lore (Inspector Paris Mystery #1) - Andy Redsmith

 

This one is a bit of a punt. It's meant to be funny. It's about a demon war... in Manchester.

 

I'm encouraged by the first two sentences. They're up there at the top of my "set the bar high" quotes for starting a book:

 

Discovering fairies at the bottom of the garden is supposed to be good luck. Except when the fairy has been crucified.