Bøger af Derik Cavignano

A CAPTIVATING BLEND OF CRIME, HORROR, AND THE SUPERNATURAL A missing girl whose bloodline traces back to the Salem Witch Trials is the perfect prize for a demonic cult operating on the fringes of Salem's witchcraft underground.Desperate to find his missing niece, a Boston police captain loans his best detective, Ray Hanley, to Salem PD to lead the investigation. But tensions flare when Ray is partnered with Elena Martinez, a rookie detective who resents his intrusion on her first big case.As they navigate a treacherous landscape of occult rituals and black magic, the horrific discovery of additional victims deepens the mystery and hints at a more sinister plot... one involving a powerful enemy whose secrets include ancestral ties, malevolent forces, and the fulfillment of a dark prophecy.As the days count down to Halloween, the race is on to stop an unspeakable evil from plunging Salem into eternal darkness.A National Indie Excellence Awards Finalist for HorrorFrom the multi-award-winning author of THE ART OF DYINGAlthough THE BURYING POINT picks up where THE ART OF DYING leaves off, it follows Detective Ray Hanley on a brand new case that can be read as a standalone novel."An unpredictable blend of crime and horror... The Burying Point grabs from the first pages with crisp, focused prose and dialogue-driven scenecraft." -BookLife Reviews (Editor's Pick)"A brilliant and unmissable dance with the devil. Salem witch lore has rarely been as terrifying as it is in The Burying Point." -Bestthrillers.com¿"[Cavignano's] fictionalized version of Salem makes for a wonderfully spooky backdrop... An effectively atmospheric crime novel that pits no-nonsense cops against wicked Massachusetts magic." -Kirkus Reviews"The book moves at a gripping pace between its chilling events... The limits of faith and sanity are tested in a missing person's investigation in the chilling thriller The Burying Point." --Foreword Clarion Reviews"THE BURYING POINT demonstrates Cavignano's skill at creating the perfect blend of police procedural and chilling horror story. Detective Ray Hanley confronts his toughest case with occult magic and ritual murder born within the darkest corners of Salem. If you're not reading Cavignano, you need to change that!" -Douglas Ford, award-winning author of THE TRICK

A WILDLY ENTERTAINING THRILLER THAT BLURS THE LINE BETWEEN GOOD VERSUS EVIL When Jacob Hanley discovers that the withered old stranger who died in his arms was only thirty years old, the mystery of how the man aged so quickly provides Jacob with a welcome distraction from his wife's tragic death. As Jacob's curiosity lures him deeper into a dangerous web, he finds himself caught in the crosshairs of a cult leader who walks a blurred line between genius and madness and whose vision for the future risks the extinction of mankind. "A gleefully hard-boiled urban fantasy that lights up Boston's mean streets." - Kirkus Reviews "A wildly entertaining book ... [that] delivers a deliciously compelling villain ... [and] plot twists until the very end." -bestthrillers.com

A Silver Falchion Award Finalist for Best Horror (2016) A horror novel reminiscent of old-school Stephen KingA DEMON'S REVENGE ... AN ADDICT'S STRUGGLE ... THE BATTLE FOR THE SOUL OF A TOWN When the children of Glenwood begin vanishing one by one, baffling local and federal authorities alike, the idyllic New England suburb becomes anything but a utopia. Built upon the ruins of a lost colony, Glenwood harbors a long-forgotten secret, and when three strangers are lured into the midnight woods by the phantom of a Puritan boy, they discover the truth of the town's dark past and must face a vision of its bloody future. Together, this unlikely trio-Jay, an alcoholic school teacher, Tim, a wise-cracking new kid in town, and Sarah, a nine-year-old with a handful of imaginary friends-must find a way to rescue the town from a terrifying supernatural force to prevent history from repeating itself. "A solid horror story with appetizing characters." -Kirkus Reviews "An immensely satisfying paranormal thriller that manages to be playful, haunting and engrossing all at once." -bestthrillers.com "Cavignano's Colony of the Lost is a riveting and suspenseful tale of atmospheric horror that calls back to the supernatural suburban chillers of the '70s and '80s. Three unlikely heroes are brought together to defeat a violent demon terrorizing their small town. What starts as a string of child disappearances turns into a shocking bloodbath of violent and sometimes sexual terror. A story of redemption and heroism cloaked in the macabre, Colony of the Lost is a winner for fans of kitschy American horror." -The BookLife Prize in Fiction

A CRIME THRILLER REMINISCENT OF THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS AND THE DEPARTEDWhen the bizarre death of a mob foot soldier sparks an escalating war between Boston’s Irish and Italian mafia, Detective Ray Hanley’s relentless search for the truth uncovers evidence of a serial killer obsessed with the art of human suffering. As the body count rises, Detective Hanley must navigate a minefield of crime families, dirty politicians, and crooked cops, while matching wits with a deranged serial killer. But temptation, betrayal, and death threaten to derail the investigation… and justice doesn’t come without a price.A 2019 American Fiction Awards Winner for Horror: GeneralFrom the author of COLONY OF THE LOST, a 2016 Silver Falchion Award Finalist for best horrorFor fans of Thomas Harris, Michael Connelly, and Dennis Lehane"Boston gets gory in this enjoyable, horror-tinged crime tale." --Kirkus Reviews“An edge-of-your seat detective thriller that crackles with gore and wit before delivering a stunning knockout blow. Fans of The Silence of the Lambs should flock to Derik Cavignano's new series debut.” —BestThrillers.com"A highly suspenseful and delightfully twisted thriller with one of the creepiest villains in recent memory!" --Jeff Strand, four-time Bram Stoker Award nominee and author of MY PRETTIES“The Art of Dying blends drama and horror for a disturbing and gripping thriller.” —Foreword Clarion Reviews“Cavignano artfully misdirects the plot with family dramas and subtle clues, while keeping the cat-and-mouse conflict between Hanley and his quarry on track--all while the terror of the story's victims ratchets up the tension between chapters." —BlueInk Review