Poison Artist - Paperback

by Jonathan Moore (Author)

"An electrifying read . . . I haven't read anything so terrifying since Red Dragon." -- Stephen King

"Magnificent, thoroughly unnerving . . . I dare you to look away." -- Justin Cronin

Caleb Maddox is a San Francisco toxicologist studying the chemical effects of pain. He's out drinking after a bad breakup when a hauntingly seductive woman sits down at his side. He talks to Emmeline over absinthe, but their encounter is fleeting. She brushes her lips on his ear and disappears. He must find her. As Caleb scours the city, he begins helping the city's medical examiner with a serial-murder investigation. Soon the search for the killer entwines with Caleb's hunt for Emmeline, and the closer he gets to each, the more dangerous his world becomes. "A wicked mix of Poe, The Silence of the Lambs, and Vertigo, "* The Poison Artist spins a thrilling tale of obsession, damage, a man unmoored by an unspeakable past, and a woman who offers the ultimate escape.

"A totally new take on the mystery-thriller genre . . . Fresh and unpredictable. The writing is top-notch . . . Grade: A." -- Cleveland Plain Dealer

"Genuinely scary, in the very best way, and nastily twisty, also in the very best way . . . Hypnotic." -- Guardian

* William Landay

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Patient, stylish, and incredibly suspenseful. Lee Child

Magnificent, thoroughly unnerving . . . I dare you to look away. Justin Cronin

Caleb Maddox is a San Francisco toxicologist studying the chemical effects of pain. He s out drinking after a bad breakup when a hauntingly seductive woman sits down at his side. He talks to Emmeline over absinthe, but their encounter is fleeting. She brushes her lips on his ear and disappears. He must find her. As Caleb scours the city, he begins helping the city s medical examiner with a serial-murder investigation. Soon the search for the killer entwines with Caleb s hunt for Emmeline, and the closer he gets to each, the more dangerous his world becomes. A wicked mix of Poe, The Silence of the Lambs, and Vertigo, * The Poison Artist spins a thrilling tale of obsession, damage, a man unmoored by an unspeakable past, and a woman who offers the ultimate escape.

A totally new take on the mystery-thriller genre . . . Fresh and unpredictable. The writing is top-notch . . . Grade: A. Cleveland Plain Dealer

Genuinely scary, in the very best way, and nastily twisty, also in the very best way . . . Hypnotic. Guardian

JONATHAN MOORE lives in Hawaii with his wife and son, and is the author of five books. Before completing law school in New Orleans, he was an English teacher, a bar owner, a raft guide, a counselor at a Texas wilderness camp for juvenile delinquents, and an investigator for a criminal defense attorney in Washington, D.C.

* William Landay"

Author Biography

JONATHAN MOORE is an attorney and the author of four novels, including The Dark Room, forthcoming, and Redheads, which was short-listed for the Bram Stoker Award.