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Book SynopsisA terrifying new serial-killer thriller featuring Carson Ryder, hero of the bestselling The Hundredth Man.Thirty years after his death, Marsden Hexcamp''s Art of the Final Moment' remains as sought after as ever. But this is no ordinary collection. Hexcamp''s portfolio was completed with the aid of a devoted band of acolytes and half a dozen victims, each of whom was slowly tortured to death so that their final agonies could be distilled into art.When tiny scraps of Hexcamp''s art' begin appearing at murder scenes alongside gruesomely displayed corpses, Detective Carson Ryder and his partner Harry Nautilus must go back three decades in search of answers.Meanwhile an auction has been announced and the death collectors are gathering. These wealthy connoisseurs of serial-killer memorabilia will pay millions to acquire Hexcamp''s art unless Carson and Harry can beat them in their quest for the anti-grail.Trade ReviewPraise for The Death Collectors: ‘A fascinating and frightening take on the genre’ Independent on Sunday ‘Kerley who writes like a house on fire, has a boundless and truly ghastly imagination that’ll keep you awake long after you turn the last page’ Kirkus Praise for The Hundredth Man: ‘A superb debut novel. A headless torso, the heat-soaked Alabama nights, a detective with a secret. Fantastic’ Sunday Express ‘A chilling journey into a pitch-black mind’ Michael Marshall ‘A sturdy hero with a clearcut mission and a setting that holds possibilities for fresh adventure. Kerley writes in a thrusting style that pushes the action from crime scene to autopsy table…’ The New York Times Book Review ‘Kerley jacks up the tension effectively, building to an all-stops-out climax. The plot is a treasure chest of interlocked pieces’ Booklist (starred review)

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Book SynopsisA brilliant new psychological serial killer thriller featuring homicide detective Carson Ryder, hero of the bestselling The Hundredth Man' and Her Last Scream.'Blood was everywhere, like the interior had been hosed down with an artery The gore-sodden horror that greets homicide detective Carson Ryder on a late-night call out is enough to make him want to quit the case. Too late.Now he and his partner Harry are up to their necks in a Southern swamp of the bizarre and disturbing. An investigation full of twists and strange clues looks like it''s leading to the city''s least likely suspects a powerful family whose philanthropy has made them famous. But behind their money and smiles is a dynasty divided by hate.Their strange and horrific past is about to engulf everyone around them in a storm of violence and depravity. And Ryder''s right in the middle of it Trade ReviewPraise for ‘The Broken Souls’: ‘As good as his first… superb stuff.’ Independent on Sunday Praise for ‘The Death Collectors.’ ‘A fascinating and frightening take on the genre.’ Independent on Sunday ‘Kerley will truly scare the pants off his readers. This one’s another winner from a writer moving towards the top of the thriller heap.’ Publishers Weekly ‘Kerley, who writes like a house fire, has a boundless and truly ghastly imagination that’ll keep you awake long after you turn the last page.’ Kirkus Praise for The ‘Hundredth Man’: ‘A chilling journey into a pitch-black mind.’ Michael Marshall ‘A sturdy hero with a clearcut mission and a setting that holds possibilities for fresh adventure. Kerley writes in a thrusting style that pushes the action from crime scene to autopsy table.’ New York Times Book Review ‘Kerley jacks up the tension effectively, building to an all-stops-out climax. The plot is a treasure chest of interlocked pieces.’ Booklist

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