Publisher Description

'Do you ever think there's maybe something that's gone wrong with the world?'A man is found dead in one of the city's luxury homes. Homicide detective Ross Carver arrives at the scene when six FBI agents burst in and forcibly remove him from the premises. Two days later...Carver wakes in his bed to find Mia a neighbor he's hardly ever spoken to, reading aloud to him. He has no recollection of the crime scene, no memory of how he got home, and no idea that two days have passed. Carver knows nothing about this woman but as he struggles to piece together what happened to him, he soon realizes he's involved himself in a web of conspiracy that spans the nation. And Mia just might know more than she's letting on...'Moore has a great gift for the macabre and the creepy.' The Times

Notes

The author of The Poison Artist puts detective Ross Carver on the trail of the perpetrator of a murder at one of the city's luxury homes, with Carver soon after waking from a memory blackout brought on to throw him off the chase. Dennis Lehane fans will enjoy.

Author Biography

Jonathan Moore and his wife live in Hawaii. When he's not writing, or fixing his boat, Jonathan is an attorney. Before completing law school in New Orleans, he was an English teacher, a whitewater raft guide on the Rio Grande, a counsellor at a Texas wilderness camp for juvenile delinquents, and an investigator for a criminal defense attorney in Washington, D.C.Find out more at jonathanmoorefiction.com and follow Jonathan on Twitter @JonMooreFiction

Review

The Poison Artist is an electrifying read, building from shock to shock. I read the last 100 pages in a single sitting. The last chapter is an absolute stunner. I haven't read anything so terrifying since Red Dragon. - Stephen KingPatient, stylish and incredibly suspenseful. - Lee ChildMoore has a great gift for the macabre and the creepy. - The TimesObsession and death collide in an elegantly written thriller. - Independent

Long Description

'Do you ever think there's maybe something that's gone wrong with the world?' A man is found dead in one of the city's luxury homes. Homicide detective Ross Carver arrives at the scene when six FBI agents burst in and forcibly remove him from the premises. Two days later... Carver wakes in his bed to find Mia a neighbor he's hardly ever spoken to, reading aloud to him. He has no recollection of the crime scene, no memory of how he got home, and no idea that two days have passed. Carver knows nothing about this woman but as he struggles to piece together what happened to him, he soon realizes he's involved himself in a web of conspiracy that spans the nation. And Mia just might know more than she's letting on... 'Moore has a great gift for the macabre and the creepy.' The Times

Review Quote

The Poison Artist is an electrifying read, building from shock to shock. I read the last 100 pages in a single sitting. The last chapter is an absolute stunner. I haven't read anything so terrifying since Red Dragon . - Stephen KingPatient, stylish and incredibly suspenseful. - Lee ChildMoore has a great gift for the macabre and the creepy. - The TimesObsession and death collide in an elegantly written thriller. - Independent

Promotional "Headline"

A gripping new thriller from the author of The Poison Artist - selected for BBC Radio 2 Book Club with Simon Mayo

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