The Least of My Scars

By: Stephen Graham Jones

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Synopsis: The New York Times–bestselling author &“shows how a serial killer&’s paradise and a serial killer&’s hell are really the same place&” (Brian Evenson, O. Henry Award–winning author). When a serial killer hits the top of his game, where does he go from there? William Colton Hughes finds out. Not interested in notoriety, Hughes just wants to do what he&’s good at: torture and murder. It never occurs to him that he could make a living at it . . . until the yoga instructor. She happens to be the girlfriend of a powerful and cunning crime boss who catches Hughes literally red-handed. In a twist even Hughes never sees coming, he&’s not immediately put down. Instead, he&’s set up in a warren of apartments. Hughes&’s own private high-rise sanctuary, where his new benefactor feeds victims to him. He couldn&’t ask for more. But when his supplies stop coming, Hughes begins to lose his already tenuous grip on reality—and learns that even monsters have their own boogeymen to deal with . . .&“A grim, funny, stylish hallucination of a book—murderous insanity seen from the inside out. You&’ll be revolted by this guy, but he&’ll fascinate you too.&” —Jack Ketchum, Bram Stoker Award–winning author&“[Jones&’s] writing is hallucinogenic, varied, fascinating. . . . Big names in writing [come] to mind: Pynchon, David Foster Wallace, even Faulkner.&” —New Pages