# Poison Artist - Paperback

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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

### Back Jacket

**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.

**Number of Pages:** 304

**Dimensions:** 1 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN

**Publication Date:** December 06, 2016

## Details

- **Price:** 23.99 GBP
- **Vendor:** BooksCloud
- **Type:** Books
- **Tags:** Books, Crime, Fiction, Price Written on Book, Psychological, Suspense, Thrillers

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