This Is How You Die: A Thriller

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The violent, dark, and twisted journey of an emotionless, hate-filled, obsessive young man who becomes a clinical and prolific serial killer.
Herman isnt like other teens his age. He isnt like the academic elite, the geeky students who get all the grades and are adored by their teachers. He isnt like the extroverts, the socially adept and popular kids who never want for anything and always have a shoulder to cry on. And he isnt like the bullies, the ones who taunt and beat him on a daily basis. Herman isnt like any of his peers, or indeed anyone he knows. The person Herman identifies with the most, the person he idolizes and yearns to be, is The Butcher, a brutal and prolific serial killer.
Following yet another beating by the kids he despises at a school he hates, Herman returns home to his inconspicuous existence with his solitary, silent, and coldhearted father. But life for Herman is about to change. The shackles that have held him to mediocrity and anonymity are about to be broken. Not only does Herman discover his father has died, but on further examination, he also discovers his dad was The Butcher, the very man whom everyone had feared and whom he had worshipped.
Life had been cruel to his father and death had been cruel to his legend, but Herman decides that he will carry on his fathers work. He may not have his fathers experience, but with a little practice, Herman knows he can become the man in the shadows, the thing that everyone fears.
Now, if only Homicide Detective Lester Keats would just leave him be. . . .

Reviews

This Is How You Die is a tale of unrelenting horror. A merciless story told with style and savage grace. It is devious and very, very intelligent. The prose is tight, the humor dark, twisted, and truly enjoyable. Never have I read a novel so gruesome. It reminded me of American Psychoonly it was even more brutal. A classic horror novel where nothing goes the way you want it to, where no one acts the way you want them to, and where no oneand I mean no oneis safe. Willow Rose, international bestselling author of the Emma Frost series

"A novel that is most definitely not for the faint of heart when it comes to gore. . . . If you enjoy tales such as Psycho and gritty detective fiction with action-packed endings, then this ones for you!" Dread Central
This Is How You Die is a tale of unrelenting horror. A merciless story told with style and savage grace. It is devious and very, very intelligent. The prose is tight, the humor dark, twisted, and truly enjoyable. Never have I read a novel so gruesome. It reminded me of American Psychoonly it was even more brutal. A classic horror novel where nothing goes the way you want it to, where no one acts the way you want them to, and where no oneand I mean no oneis safe. Willow Rose, international bestselling author of the Emma Frost series

"A novel that is most definitely not for the faint of heart when it comes to gore. . . . If you enjoy tales such as Psycho and gritty detective fiction with action-packed endings, then this ones for you!" Dread Central

Author Bio

David Jester works as a freelance writer, that is, when hes not busy penning his next novel or short story. He has been writing for as long as he can remember, with his first short story published when he was eighteen and his first novel published a decade later. He lives in Newcastle, England, with his wife and their pets.