The Devil's Laughter
by William W. Johnstone
1992 Zebra Books
Something funny was going on in Louisiana's backwoods, but the devil was the only one laughing.
Less of the same. People are acting funny in town, nobody's showering, etc. Our hero, former CIA operative and reporter (?!) Link Donovan is at the center - the Balon family is mentioned but doesn't appear, along with Satan, sodomy, and everything else that made the Devil series sleazy fun.
Donovan takes care of wounded animals at his ranch home and is harassed by violent rednecks who he just guesses are Satanists. Everything's small scale here - only a couple hundred Satanists instead of the whole town, God and his "mercenary angel" Michael don't show, and Satan is said to barely make an appearance. We're teased with beasts, but their just an illusion, and the undead only appear in a comedic epilogue.
This one's more action packed than the rest, with Link spending his time tossing grenades and mowing down rednecks in the woods with a MAC-10. At least Johnstone's action scenes are improving.
There are no evil clowns.
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