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About The Art of Dying: A Ray Hanley Crime Thriller (Unabridged)

2019 American Fiction Awards winner (general horror) 2019 Best Book Awards winner (horror) 2019 American Fiction Awards finalist (crime thrillers) When the bizarre death of a mob foot soldier sparks an escalating war between Boston’s Irish and Italian mafia, detective Ray Hanley’s relentless search for the truth uncovers evidence of a serial killer obsessed with the art of human suffering. As the body count rises, Detective Hanley must navigate a minefield of crime families, dirty politicians, and crooked cops, while matching wits with a deranged serial killer. But temptation, betrayal, and death threaten to derail the investigation, and justice doesn’t come without a price. From the author of Colony of the Lost (a 2016 Silver Falchion Award Finalist for best horror) comes a novel for fans of Thomas Harris, Michael Connelly, and Dennis Lehane.A crime thriller reminiscent of The Silence of The Lambs and The Departed . Praise for the book: "Boston gets gory in this enjoyable, horror-tinged crime tale." ( Kirkus Reviews ) “A highly suspenseful and delightfully twisted thriller with one of the creepiest villains in recent memory!” (Jeff Strand, four-time Bram Stoker Award nominee and author of My Pretties )