Synopses & Reviews
As his family life threatens to disintegrate and his work partner disappears, he is assigned to the most shocking case of his career-a strange and remarkably violent murder. Stan must look into the crime alone. He finds just one witness, a neurologically disabled recluse who sees through the souls of others as demonic hallucinations. As more murders occur, and he drifts further from his family and friends, Stan's suspicion and rage escalate. Soon he realizes that the deaths fall into the pattern of a serial killer--and starts to believe that his witness is not at all insane, but terrifyingly perceptive . . .
Review
"Last night I finished the best crime novel I have read in the last year -- an advance reading copy of Dave Zeltsermans book A Killers Essence, which will be published by Overlook Press in September. The story line was superb as well as the characters . . . [Zeltserman] nailed the atmosphere of New York City and Brooklyn. There is no question that our customers will love this book. And there is no question that I want a copy for my collection, when this comes out." --Dave Kanell, co-owner Kingdom Books in Vermont
Review
"Few writers are Zeltsermans equal in setting up the chessboard with obsessive perps and depressive cops . . . Zeltsermans lean but muscular style, so evident in [A Killers Essence] and The Caretaker of Lorne Field, is just as sharply honed here. His ability to juggle Greens story and Lynchs, develop a riveting murder mystery, and even mix in some Brighton Beach ex-KGB sleazeballs, all in less than 250 pages, is a pretty neat page-turning trick . . . a memorable winner." -- The Boston Globe
Review
"This eerie thriller deftly blurs the lines between madness and the perception of reality." -- New Jersey Star-Ledger
Synopsis
Stan Green is a New York City Homicide Detective who has seen better days.
About the Author
Dave Zeltserman was born in Boston and educated at the University of Colorado. A former software engineer, he is the author of nine horror and crime novels including
The Caretaker of Lorne Field and
A Killer's Essence. He and his wife live in the Boston area. Visit davezeltserman.com.