''My Dead Body'' is a 2009 pulp-noir /
horror novel
Horror is a genre of fiction which is intended to frighten, scare, or disgust. Horror is often divided into the sub-genres of psychological horror and supernatural horror, which is in the realm of speculative fiction. Literary historian J. ...
by American writer
Charlie Huston
Charlie Huston is a novelist and TV writer. His twelve novels span several genres from crime to horror to science fiction. His books have been published in English by Ballentine, Del Rey, Mulholland and Orion, and translated into nine other lang ...
. It is the fifth novel in the
Joe Pitt Casebooks, following ''
Every Last Drop''. The series follows the life of the New York vampyre Joe Pitt, who works sometimes as an enforcer for various vampyre factions in New York and sometimes as a sort of detective.
Plot summary
''My Dead Body'' brings the story arc of the preceding four books of the Joe Pitt series to a close, as the rival vampyre factions of Manhattan Island face off.
Characters
External links
Author Charlie Huston's Official Website and Blog
2000s horror novels
2009 American novels
Contemporary fantasy novels
American horror novels
Novel series
American thriller novels
American vampire novels
Novels set in Manhattan
Del Rey books
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