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Rabbit King
Keith McCabe’s suspenseful thriller Rabbit King unearths the darkest secrets that plague the world of art.
For centuries, tales of the Rabbit King have haunted the art world, a legendary specter that has loomed over artists and collectors alike.
Kasia Doran is an art expert specializing in appraisals and provenance. When a client asks her to retrieve a collection from a dead man’s home, Kasia discovers a strange wooden box that has been deliberately hidden away. What she finds inside is a series of gruesome photographs.
Dolina Laurier, esteemed art collector and philanthropist, hires Kasia to learn more about the disturbing pictures. Kasia’s journey leads her deep into the artist underground where she meets with curators, photographers, and street artists to learn more about the unsettling photos. What she uncovers is that they are the work of a secretive artist known as Rabbit King.
Reality and folklore collide as Kasia makes her descent into the blackest heart of the art world. Is the Rabbit King merely an old legend? Or has it made the leap into waking life? Answers come at unimaginable cost as Kasia finds herself snared in a deadly conspiracy. As a battle rages between wealth, fame, and power, Kasia makes the horrifying realization that the Rabbit King might not be a myth after all.
For centuries, tales of the Rabbit King have haunted the art world, a legendary specter that has loomed over artists and collectors alike.
Kasia Doran is an art expert specializing in appraisals and provenance. When a client asks her to retrieve a collection from a dead man’s home, Kasia discovers a strange wooden box that has been deliberately hidden away. What she finds inside is a series of gruesome photographs.
Dolina Laurier, esteemed art collector and philanthropist, hires Kasia to learn more about the disturbing pictures. Kasia’s journey leads her deep into the artist underground where she meets with curators, photographers, and street artists to learn more about the unsettling photos. What she uncovers is that they are the work of a secretive artist known as Rabbit King.
Reality and folklore collide as Kasia makes her descent into the blackest heart of the art world. Is the Rabbit King merely an old legend? Or has it made the leap into waking life? Answers come at unimaginable cost as Kasia finds herself snared in a deadly conspiracy. As a battle rages between wealth, fame, and power, Kasia makes the horrifying realization that the Rabbit King might not be a myth after all.
234 pages, Paperback
Published December 12, 2021
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About the author
Keith McCabe
15 books20 followersKeith McCabe writes at the crossroads of horror and humanity, where dread seeps into the cracks of the human experience and truth is often more terrifying than the monster. An American indie author, McCabe has built a body of work that’s as fearless as it is unsettling—stories that pulse with suspense, rage, and psychological fire. Influenced by the haunting precision of Peter Straub, the emotional brutality of Joyce Carol Oates, and the stark moral landscapes of modern noir, McCabe crafts tales where every shadow hides a secret and every sinner has their reason.
His novels span the spectrum of terror and mystery. In Rabbit King, a fever dream of psychological horror, McCabe dissects the art underworld where the mythical Rabbit King has reigned for centuries; a mysterious creature that determines which artists achieve fame in their lifetime or die penniless and forgotten. Director’s Cut turns a lens on obsession and morbid fandom in the world of underground filmmaking—where creativity and cruelty blur into a single, bloody performance. Pain Diary is an unflinching psychological thriller that reads like a confession from the edge of reason, a story about trauma’s long reach and the fragile architecture of identity.
McCabe’s Victims & Hunters takes a detour into history without losing his trademark grit—a sprawling historical crime novel set against a world of moral decay, vengeance, and fractured justice with a pioneer female investigator (Maryelaina Lemberg) at the helm. Here, McCabe fuses period detail with the tension of modern noir, proving that human corruption is timeless.
His supernatural Deb Dawson series (Jersey Graves, Jersey Gothic, Jersey Devils) extends his vision into a haunting mythos of cursed people and restless spirits featuring a reluctant New Jersey psychic (Deb Dawson) navigating the dangerous occult underworld. Through these works, McCabe explores America’s dark folklore and the ghosts we make for ourselves—both literal and psychological.
What ties McCabe’s stories together is not just their intensity, but their empathy—the sense that beneath every act of violence lies a yearning for something pure, something lost. His worlds are brutal, beautiful, and cinematic, written with the pulse of a thriller and the soul of literary fiction.
Keith McCabe lives in Texas where he works as a court reporter.
His novels span the spectrum of terror and mystery. In Rabbit King, a fever dream of psychological horror, McCabe dissects the art underworld where the mythical Rabbit King has reigned for centuries; a mysterious creature that determines which artists achieve fame in their lifetime or die penniless and forgotten. Director’s Cut turns a lens on obsession and morbid fandom in the world of underground filmmaking—where creativity and cruelty blur into a single, bloody performance. Pain Diary is an unflinching psychological thriller that reads like a confession from the edge of reason, a story about trauma’s long reach and the fragile architecture of identity.
McCabe’s Victims & Hunters takes a detour into history without losing his trademark grit—a sprawling historical crime novel set against a world of moral decay, vengeance, and fractured justice with a pioneer female investigator (Maryelaina Lemberg) at the helm. Here, McCabe fuses period detail with the tension of modern noir, proving that human corruption is timeless.
His supernatural Deb Dawson series (Jersey Graves, Jersey Gothic, Jersey Devils) extends his vision into a haunting mythos of cursed people and restless spirits featuring a reluctant New Jersey psychic (Deb Dawson) navigating the dangerous occult underworld. Through these works, McCabe explores America’s dark folklore and the ghosts we make for ourselves—both literal and psychological.
What ties McCabe’s stories together is not just their intensity, but their empathy—the sense that beneath every act of violence lies a yearning for something pure, something lost. His worlds are brutal, beautiful, and cinematic, written with the pulse of a thriller and the soul of literary fiction.
Keith McCabe lives in Texas where he works as a court reporter.
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December 23, 2021I just discovered this book by chance from a Facebook ad and I am super intrigued and excited to read it
March 6, 2022
The MC was a total MarySue and the entire thing is premised on a pearl-clutch-y idea that dark, creepy art is somehow marginal, shocking, and pseudo-satanic. Like, you can pick up an issue of High Fructose at Barnes & Noble, dude.
I did finish it, so it gets two stars rather than one, for holding my interest, I guess.
I did finish it, so it gets two stars rather than one, for holding my interest, I guess.
February 11, 2025
King of the rabbits
This turned out to be a nice folklore of a tale. While not as creepy as I would have liked, it captivated me enough to find out all I could about the Rabbit king. You get immersed into the art world with some decent characters. Most of which only reveal a small fraction of the tale. Follow the clues to see who or what is the Rabbit king.
This turned out to be a nice folklore of a tale. While not as creepy as I would have liked, it captivated me enough to find out all I could about the Rabbit king. You get immersed into the art world with some decent characters. Most of which only reveal a small fraction of the tale. Follow the clues to see who or what is the Rabbit king.
April 12, 2022
Amazing thriller, so hard to put down. I really enjoyed this book and hope for more like it
Amazing read, very well written book that was very hard to put down. I loved it. Hope for more books like this one
Amazing read, very well written book that was very hard to put down. I loved it. Hope for more books like this one
June 5, 2022
Such an interesting premise, but such lackluster execution. The most interesting aspect to this story was how many times the author used an adjective apparently believing it meant something other than the actual meaning. An editor and a dictionary would have helped immensely. I'm a fan of big words myself, but it really jolts one out of the story when you have to repeatedly try to translate what word the author meant to use instead of the one he did, because the one he did use was completely nonsensical. The cover art was the best part of this story.
June 2, 2022
Yikes
Seriously awful! Not worth the buy. It had potential to be a good story, but it lost its way. It feels like the author got bored writing it. Not disturbing or scary, just dumb.
Seriously awful! Not worth the buy. It had potential to be a good story, but it lost its way. It feels like the author got bored writing it. Not disturbing or scary, just dumb.
July 18, 2022
Thoroughly suspenseful and enjoyable.
September 11, 2024
I liked this book. A dark story told in a very smart way. I enjoyed the characters. The world it’s set in was very interesting. The description of the debauchery was great. I liked the mystery/thriller turned horror of the story. There’s a couple of editing issues, not so many to take away from the story although they always bug me a little. I have questions about what happened to the artist she brought coffee to most days. I recommend reading this book.
July 16, 2025
Truly horrifying
This novel is about horror in the art world. It is really frightening, with dead & mutilated people & animals. This is not for the faint of heart. If you like horror you will love this.
Well written, the heroine is intelligent & likable. Lots of interesting characters, plot twists & imagery.
This novel is about horror in the art world. It is really frightening, with dead & mutilated people & animals. This is not for the faint of heart. If you like horror you will love this.
Well written, the heroine is intelligent & likable. Lots of interesting characters, plot twists & imagery.
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May 19, 2024Great book
This is the best writing I've come across since JR Ward and Patricia Briggs. I fell into this book and never looked back. I look forward to reading every single book Keith McCabe has written.
This is the best writing I've come across since JR Ward and Patricia Briggs. I fell into this book and never looked back. I look forward to reading every single book Keith McCabe has written.
April 24, 2025
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Velvet Buzzsaw but with a little more
Velvet Buzzsaw but with a little more
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