Kill the Devil: A Love Story from Rwanda

by Dr. Tony Macaulay

“You can run and leave a place behind, but you can’t leave behind what is running inside of you.”

A woman and a man, nearly destroyed by extreme violence, hatred and despair, follow a rare and unexpected path, and discover extreme forgiveness, love and hope.

Three fishermen pull a near lifeless woman from a lake; having suffered unimaginable loss, Patricia’s life is empty and her only motivation to go on is to bring the one responsible to justice. Always on the verge of running, a man hides from his guilt in Kigali, terrified of his anonymity being compromised and his past uncovered.

Shining a light on the remarkable, untold stories of reconciliation in Rwanda since the genocide in 1994, Kill the Devil is a love story between a survivor and a perpetrator of genocide in a lesson for our times and for all time…

Publication date
  • March 5, 2023