Showing Parts Unknown: (The Chris Lyon Thriller Series) by Craig McDonald

Depression-era Cleveland: A city terrorized by the "Torso-Slayer" or "Headhunter," a proto-serial killer who littered the north-eastern U.S. with severed heads and limbs and was fruitlessly chased by legendary "Untouchable" Eliot Ness. The Torso Slayer was a prankish fiend whose murder spree may have extended into the late-1950s or decades beyond.

1989: A new cycle of Torso Slayings commences that sets Chris Lyon down a dark and bloody path that will rewrite history.

Based on historical events and featuring pivotal characters tied to Edgar and Anthony awards nominee Craig McDonald's critically acclaimed Hector Lassiter series (including Cleveland police detective James Hanrahan from PRINT THE LEGEND and ROLL THE CREDITS), PARTS UNKNOWN launches a dark and quirky new series of secret-history thrillers by the author critics have hailed as "the best new crime writer in the country" and a combination of "James Ellroy, Jack Kerouac, the Coen brothers and Quentin Tarantino."

PARTS UNKNOWN EXTRAS:
PARTS UNKNOWN also offers a sneak peek at the next book in the Chris Lyon series, CARNIVAL NOIR, as well as a first look at the newest Hector Lassiter novel, ROLL THE CREDITS.

BONUS: An exclusive interview with James Jessen Badal, the author of the two definitive nonfiction accounts of the Cleveland torso slayings and their aftermath.

PRAISE FOR CRAIG McDONALD:

"The competition for the future of crime fiction is fierce, as it should be, but don't take your eyes off Craig McDonald. He's wily, talented and—rarest of the rare—a true original. I am always eager to see what he's going to do next."—Laura Lippman

"What critics might call eclectic, and Eastern folks quirky, we Southerners call cussedness—and it's the cornerstone of the American genius. As in: 'There's a right way, a wrong way, and my way.' You want to see how that looks on the page, pick up any of Craig McDonald's novels. He's built him a nice little shack out there way off all the reg'lar roads, and he's brewing some fine, heady stuff. Leave your money under the rock and come back in an hour."—JAMES SALLIS

"McDonald is one of the few writers who can move comfortably within a post-(James) Ellroy framework of historical crime fiction, prompting at least this reader to go back to some of his sources. Always interesting and, in the end, engaging."—WOODY HAUT

Craig McDonald's Hector Lassiter series has won international praise and has been translated into numerous languages. A graphic novel of his debut book, HEAD GAMES, is forthcoming.