A page-turning, supernaturally-tinged LA puzzle-box thriller – Zodiac with teeth, from the Bram Stoker Award-nominated and bestselling author of Come with Me. Perfect for fans of Riley Sager and Lauren Beukes.
What do you see...?
When the mutilated body of a young woman is discovered in the desert on the outskirts of Los Angeles, the detective assigned to the case can't deny the similarities between this murder and one that occurred a year prior. Media outlets are quick to surmise this is the work of a budding serial killer, but Detective Bill Renney is struggling with an altogether different scenario: a secret that keeps him tethered to the husband of the first victim.
What do you hear...?
Maureen Park, newly engaged to Hollywood producer Greg Dawson, finds her engagement party crashed by the arrival of Landon, Greg’s son. A darkly unsettling young man, Landon invades Maureen’s new existence, and the longer he stays, the more convinced she becomes that he may have something to do with the recent murder in the high desert.
What do you feel...?
Toby Kampen, the self-proclaimed Human Fly, begins an obsession over a woman who is unlike anyone he has ever met. A woman with rattlesnake teeth and a penchant for biting. A woman who has trapped him in her spell. A woman who may or may not be completely human.
In Ronald Malfi's brand-new thriller, these three storylines converge to create a tapestry of deceit, distrust, and unapologetic horror. A brand-new novel of dark suspense set in the City of Angels, as only ‘horror’s Faulkner’ can tell it.
Genre: Horror
What do you see...?
When the mutilated body of a young woman is discovered in the desert on the outskirts of Los Angeles, the detective assigned to the case can't deny the similarities between this murder and one that occurred a year prior. Media outlets are quick to surmise this is the work of a budding serial killer, but Detective Bill Renney is struggling with an altogether different scenario: a secret that keeps him tethered to the husband of the first victim.
What do you hear...?
Maureen Park, newly engaged to Hollywood producer Greg Dawson, finds her engagement party crashed by the arrival of Landon, Greg’s son. A darkly unsettling young man, Landon invades Maureen’s new existence, and the longer he stays, the more convinced she becomes that he may have something to do with the recent murder in the high desert.
What do you feel...?
Toby Kampen, the self-proclaimed Human Fly, begins an obsession over a woman who is unlike anyone he has ever met. A woman with rattlesnake teeth and a penchant for biting. A woman who has trapped him in her spell. A woman who may or may not be completely human.
In Ronald Malfi's brand-new thriller, these three storylines converge to create a tapestry of deceit, distrust, and unapologetic horror. A brand-new novel of dark suspense set in the City of Angels, as only ‘horror’s Faulkner’ can tell it.
Genre: Horror
Praise for this book
"The City of Angels is some of the most well-trod literary territory there is, but Malfi stakes out dark regions all his own in a tale that slithers like a rattler and bites like one, too. From the high desert to the desperate cracked downtown streets, from Glendale to the valley and beyond, heat, grit, and pain roil off every page, ones you'll be turning at a desperate pace from the opening body to curtain's final bow." - Brian Asman
"To read Ronald Malfi is to find yourself in your favorite bar, drink in hand, music you love coming out of the speakers, the comforting babble of the crowd around you. An intriguing stranger sidles up to you and begins to tell you a story. Before you know it, all those other noises fall away and you're enrapt. You barely even notice the glint of the blade as it slides into your gut. Malfi is just that bewitching, just that sneaky, just that brutal, just that good at what he does." - Nat Cassidy
"A brutal Rubik's Cube of a book covered in blood... This vamped out, sun-bleached mobius strip is a masterclass in horror noir." - Clay McLeod Chapman
"A neon-lit pilgrimage to the worst parts of LA and the filthiest parts of the human soul, this intricate braid of horror, thriller, and procedural slowly tightens like a snare, holding you captive, forcing you to watch as the knife parts flesh. Brutal, clever, surprising, and as dark as the desert on a moonless night." - Delilah S Dawson
"If stories about LA are like visits to a theme park, Ronald Malfi's Senseless is the wildest dark ride you've ever dreamed of, whirling and shrieking at Tinseltown's throbbing neon-veined heart. A consummate storyteller, Malfi is a master of shadowy noir, nerve-wracking suspense and balls-out horror, drawing the reader deep into a winding web of terror from which there is no escape. Senseless may be his best work yet--a breathlessly compulsive thriller that twists and turns on itself and tightens like the knot of a noose. Don't miss it!" - David Demchuk
"With Senseless, Malfi has created a warped, psychological thriller novel and painted it black with horror, creating something totally unique. Senseless combines all the chills of a crime-driven story about a serial killer with the dark, knife-twisting terrors of furious madness; the compulsion of a murder mystery with the distorted reality of the supernatural. I've never read anything quite like it." - Philip Fracassi
"Senseless is a novel that demands to be read with the lights on, but even then, you'll feel the shadows pressing in around you. It's a dark, unnerving descent into the heart of human and inhuman monstrosity, and Malfi's voice ensures every whisper, every heartbeat, echoes long after the final line." - Shane Hawk
"Senseless is a blistering, twist-filled rollercoaster of a novel, ripe with visceral horror and complex characters who will have you questioning their motives along with their hold on reality. You'll feel the heat from the California desert and the hum of the city streets in this noir-touched supernatural thriller. I couldn't put it down!" - Paulette Kennedy
"A crackling procedural dipped in psychedelics, Senseless drags you along on a thrill ride through Los Angeles's neon-lit underworld, where nothing is what it seems. Weaving merciless storytelling with prose that's equal parts luminous and queasy, Ronald Malfi's got you trapped - and he never lets up. By the end, you'll find yourself as transfigured as this book's perfectly realized characters." - Andy Marino
"Ronald Malfi's Senseless is a stunning, yet grim, puzzle box to solve. Each twist and turn of captivating prose draws us closer to a mesmerizing conclusion. An absolutely exquisite horror thriller." - Cynthia Pelayo
"A stark look at a haunted world, filled with ghosts of once-people." - Hailey Piper
"Senseless is a haunting, bloody noir epic that sent me back to Matheson and other old kings of the genre. A slick, fascinating saga I couldn't inhale fast enough." - Sam Rebelein
"A layered ride of jaw-dropping twists. With Senseless, Malfi once again leaves his reader off-kilter, unnerved, and begging for more." - Lindy Ryan
"In this gripping LA noir, Malfi triangulates a city rife with monsters of every kind to highlight a chilling truth: it's often the subtlest evils that have the most horrific impact." - Jennifer Thorne
"In this thought-provoking new thriller, Ronald Malfi burrows into the human heart and carves out its darkest beats. Set against the background of Hollywood's magic and L.A.'s worst streets, Senseless is a gripping meditation on the nature of violence and the origin of evil. You'll want to read it again and again - but you might be too scared to." - Wendy N Wagner
"The perfect beach read...except it's not the beach, it's the unforgiving desert, sand grits in your teeth, unspeakable things are approaching, and no one will save you. That lulling horror is the beauty of a Ronald Malfi novel, and Senseless delivers even more of the thoughtfully blood-soaked ingenuity he might as well get a patent on. Malfi layers noir, things that go bump in the night, serial killers, and buried secrets in an expertly crafted feast you'll devour." - Michael Wehunt
"Sensational! A spellbinding dive into the devil's playground that is Los Angeles, where everybody is simultaneously hunter and hunted. Ronald Malfi is the real deal - you don't read this book, you live it." - Josh Winning
"To read Ronald Malfi is to find yourself in your favorite bar, drink in hand, music you love coming out of the speakers, the comforting babble of the crowd around you. An intriguing stranger sidles up to you and begins to tell you a story. Before you know it, all those other noises fall away and you're enrapt. You barely even notice the glint of the blade as it slides into your gut. Malfi is just that bewitching, just that sneaky, just that brutal, just that good at what he does." - Nat Cassidy
"A brutal Rubik's Cube of a book covered in blood... This vamped out, sun-bleached mobius strip is a masterclass in horror noir." - Clay McLeod Chapman
"A neon-lit pilgrimage to the worst parts of LA and the filthiest parts of the human soul, this intricate braid of horror, thriller, and procedural slowly tightens like a snare, holding you captive, forcing you to watch as the knife parts flesh. Brutal, clever, surprising, and as dark as the desert on a moonless night." - Delilah S Dawson
"If stories about LA are like visits to a theme park, Ronald Malfi's Senseless is the wildest dark ride you've ever dreamed of, whirling and shrieking at Tinseltown's throbbing neon-veined heart. A consummate storyteller, Malfi is a master of shadowy noir, nerve-wracking suspense and balls-out horror, drawing the reader deep into a winding web of terror from which there is no escape. Senseless may be his best work yet--a breathlessly compulsive thriller that twists and turns on itself and tightens like the knot of a noose. Don't miss it!" - David Demchuk
"With Senseless, Malfi has created a warped, psychological thriller novel and painted it black with horror, creating something totally unique. Senseless combines all the chills of a crime-driven story about a serial killer with the dark, knife-twisting terrors of furious madness; the compulsion of a murder mystery with the distorted reality of the supernatural. I've never read anything quite like it." - Philip Fracassi
"Senseless is a novel that demands to be read with the lights on, but even then, you'll feel the shadows pressing in around you. It's a dark, unnerving descent into the heart of human and inhuman monstrosity, and Malfi's voice ensures every whisper, every heartbeat, echoes long after the final line." - Shane Hawk
"Senseless is a blistering, twist-filled rollercoaster of a novel, ripe with visceral horror and complex characters who will have you questioning their motives along with their hold on reality. You'll feel the heat from the California desert and the hum of the city streets in this noir-touched supernatural thriller. I couldn't put it down!" - Paulette Kennedy
"A crackling procedural dipped in psychedelics, Senseless drags you along on a thrill ride through Los Angeles's neon-lit underworld, where nothing is what it seems. Weaving merciless storytelling with prose that's equal parts luminous and queasy, Ronald Malfi's got you trapped - and he never lets up. By the end, you'll find yourself as transfigured as this book's perfectly realized characters." - Andy Marino
"Ronald Malfi's Senseless is a stunning, yet grim, puzzle box to solve. Each twist and turn of captivating prose draws us closer to a mesmerizing conclusion. An absolutely exquisite horror thriller." - Cynthia Pelayo
"A stark look at a haunted world, filled with ghosts of once-people." - Hailey Piper
"Senseless is a haunting, bloody noir epic that sent me back to Matheson and other old kings of the genre. A slick, fascinating saga I couldn't inhale fast enough." - Sam Rebelein
"A layered ride of jaw-dropping twists. With Senseless, Malfi once again leaves his reader off-kilter, unnerved, and begging for more." - Lindy Ryan
"In this gripping LA noir, Malfi triangulates a city rife with monsters of every kind to highlight a chilling truth: it's often the subtlest evils that have the most horrific impact." - Jennifer Thorne
"In this thought-provoking new thriller, Ronald Malfi burrows into the human heart and carves out its darkest beats. Set against the background of Hollywood's magic and L.A.'s worst streets, Senseless is a gripping meditation on the nature of violence and the origin of evil. You'll want to read it again and again - but you might be too scared to." - Wendy N Wagner
"The perfect beach read...except it's not the beach, it's the unforgiving desert, sand grits in your teeth, unspeakable things are approaching, and no one will save you. That lulling horror is the beauty of a Ronald Malfi novel, and Senseless delivers even more of the thoughtfully blood-soaked ingenuity he might as well get a patent on. Malfi layers noir, things that go bump in the night, serial killers, and buried secrets in an expertly crafted feast you'll devour." - Michael Wehunt
"Sensational! A spellbinding dive into the devil's playground that is Los Angeles, where everybody is simultaneously hunter and hunted. Ronald Malfi is the real deal - you don't read this book, you live it." - Josh Winning
Visitors also looked at these books
Used availability for Ronald Damien Malfi's Senseless