A Paste for Bones

by Mike Hayes

A gripping psychological thriller that will leave you shaken .

...It had been so long.... And he was so hungry....

The late 1980’s saw a spike in crime unlike anything the City of New York had ever seen before. The crack epidemic, economic depression, urban blight—the once great metropolis folded in upon itself and spiraled headlong into decline. The police were overwhelmed. The busy streets swarmed with junkies, pickpockets, con-men, thugs, pimps and prostitutes—the ideal hunting ground for an insatiable predator....

A tough street kid with the supernatural ability to sense death before it arrives, a serial killer with an unquenchable thirst for leggy street walkers, and a burned out detective looking only to ride out the final few months of a troubled career. Three different men from three different worlds barreling towards an unstoppable collision course with fate.

275 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 30, 2024

About the author

Mike Hayes is the author of the new psychological thriller A Paste for Bones as well as five stand-alone novels previously released under a pen name. Once upon a time he walked a Fulton Street foot post "when the bullets were flying."

He can be contacted at MikeHayesNovels@gmail

Reviews

[Just Another English Major · Rating 5 out of 5]

This novel was one of the best modern thrillers I’ve read. The supernatural abilities are subtle enough to be interesting, but concrete enough to not feel like a cop-out. The change in perspectives kept the plot moving, and my favorites were the chapters focusing on the killer. His character is so interesting, and the way his chapters get shorter and shorter is an amazing literary technique that gets you more and more excited. At no point in these chapters does his sexual violence feel gratuitous: there is just enough to unnerve you and explore the character, never getting into eye-rolling exploitation territory. In fact, the treatment of the subject matter is well done throughout. At no point is the focus on the women being harmed; the focus is always on the monster. A breath of fresh air for the genre.