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"An electrifying read ... I haven't read anything so terrifying since Red Dragon." - Stephen King "Patient, stylish and incredibly suspenseful" - Lee Child A tale of desire, obsession, and deadly mystery, with echoes of Vertigo Dr. Caleb Maddox is a San Francisco toxicologist studying the chemical effects of pain. After a bruising breakup with his girlfriend, he is drinking whiskey at the speakeasy House of Shields when a hauntingly seductive woman appears by his side. Emmeline whispers to Caleb over absinthe, gets his blood on her fingers, and then brushes his ear with her lips as she says goodbye. He must find her. As his search begins, Caleb becomes entangled in a serial murder investigation. The police are fishing men from the bay, and the postmortems are inconclusive. One man vanished from House of Shields the night Caleb met Emmeline. When questioned, Caleb can't offer any information. But he is secretly helping the city's medical examiner, an old friend, understand the chemical evidence on the victims' remains. Caleb's search for the killer soon entwines with his hunt for Emmeline, and the closer he gets to each, the more dangerous his world becomes. The Poison Artist is a gripping literary thriller about obsession and damage, about a man unmoored by an unspeakable past and an irresistible woman who offers the ultimate escape.
About the Author
Jonathan Moore was born at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV on December 30th, 1979. He is the son of Paul and Betty Moore who also reside in West Virginia. He and his brother Michael Moore grew up experiencing paranormal events throughout their life. Jonathan graduated from Mount Hope High School in 1999 as an honor student in both High School and Vo-Tech. He has education in computer programming, electronics, private investigating, horticulture, and in EMS. As a Ghost Hunter, he has been investigating paranormal events throughout West Virginia for the past 15 years. He has been mentioned in a number of publications for his efforts, including two books, "White Things" and "Ghosts from Coast to Coast," and a magazine, Mountain Discoveries, along with mention on Sci-Fi, Sony Entertainment, Whispers Radio, Life's Gift Radio, some local and national radio stations, the Animal Planet, and the Mystery Hunters television show. Jonathan founded West Virginia Ghosts back in 1999 before the "ghost craze" started. After witnessing several unexplained events himself, he decided to create the West Virginia Ghosts website in order to document accounts of paranormal phenomenon from other people. The website has grown to be very popular among people from around the globe with over 300,000 visitors a month. Feel free to visit WVGhosts.com and share your true encounter with the unknown.
