Kill Whitey

Kill Whiteyby Brian KeeneFrom bestselling author Brian Keene comes another novel of dark crime andthe supernatural, in the tradition of Terminal...Larry Gibson longed for something different from his days as a dock workerand his lonely nights spent drinking with his friends.When Larry meets Sondra Belov, a beautiful exotic dancer, he finally getssome excitement in his life, too much excitement.Now, Larry's friends are dying and he's on the run from the cops, theRussian mob, and a seemingly invincible madman.And if Larry wants to live another day, he'll have to figure out a way tokill Whitey...KILL WHITEY... how can you kill someone who cannot die?

From Publishers Weekly

Stoker-winner Keene (Ghoul) delivers a lot of gore but little else that's memorable in this horror novel set in central Pennsylvania. Larry Gibson, a package-loader for Globe Package System, becomes fascinated with Sondra Belov, a dancer at the Odessa, a strip joint owned by Zakhar Putin, a mysterious Russian known as Whitey. After one visit to the club, Gibson is surprised to find Sondra hiding under his car. When he helps her escape from Whitey, he discovers he's made an enemy of an apparent immortal, who bounces back after being shot, eviscerated and otherwise mortally injured. Sandra explains that Whitey, a descendant of Rasputin, has inherited remarkable regenerative powers. Readers may find Gibson's transformation from an average guy to a master fighter who can hold his own against the monstrous Whitey less than convincing. (Dec.) Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

About the Author

BRIAN KEENE is the author of over thirty books, including Darkness on the Edge of Town, Dead Sea, Urban Gothic, Ghoul and The Rising. He has also collaborated on novels with J.F. Gonzalez and Nick Mamatas. He also writes comic books such as The Last Zombie, Doom Patrol and Dead of Night: Devil Slayer. His work has been translated into German, Spanish, Polish, Italian, French and Taiwanese. Two of his works -- Ghoul and The Ties That Bind -- have been adapted for film. Keene's work has been praised in such diverse places as The New York Times, The History Channel, The Howard Stern Show, CNN.com, Publisher's Weekly, Fangoria, and Rue Morgue Magazine.

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