Selene Shade, Resurrectionist for Hire

Victoria Dalpe is a Providence-based horror writer and painter. Her short fiction has appeared in over forty-five anthologies. Her previous books include a short story collection, Les Femmes Grotesques and the gothic horror novel Parasite Life. She is a member of the HWA and the New England Horror Writers.

"Reading like a mashup between True Blood and Already Dead, with a soupcon of Warm Bodies, Dalpe's latest novel pulls out all the stops. A luminous and raucous reworking of everything you thought you knew about the undead, witches, necromancy, and parallel dimensions. Fun, funny, and sexy—but also thoroughly blood-soaked." —Brian Evenson, author of Father of Lies and Last Days"Dalpe wields literary black magic yet again. Cool, sardonic, and asking the big, pointed questions about life, unlife, and death. Selene Shade: Resurrectionist for Hire kicks off what promises to be a tremendous new series." —Laird Barron, author of Not a Speck of Light (Stories)"Victoria Dalpe has woven a magical mythology you want to get lost in, combining elements of the macabre, the cosmic, and the slyly mundane. Selene Shade: Resurrectionist for Hire is a wonderfully clever ride through death rituals, contract work, and the possible end of the world." —Nadia Bulkin author of She Said Destroy"Victoria Dalpe's Selene Shade: Resurrectionist for Hire is at once a gripping suspense tale and a phantasmagoria of magic and mayhem. At varying intervals, I found myself begging for Selene to catch a break and praying for more monsters... and more murder, just to see what Selene would do. Dalpe could easily borrow her heroine's moniker, for only a Zombie Queen of the darkest and most delicious talents could cook up a work so devilish, so twisted, and so gratifyingly written." —Christa Carmen, two-time Bram Stoker-nominated author of The Daughters of Block Island and Something Borrowed, Something Blood-Soaked"Dalpe masterfully weaves a world full of darkness and imagination that knows no bounds. Eloquent storytelling that doesn't hold back on the nasty bits." —Aron Beauregard, award-winning author of Playground"With a zesty heroine, a likeable style, and a touch of grue, Selene Shade: Resurrectionist for Hire is the first installment in what looks to be a tremendously enjoyable series of dark thrillers. I ate it up like a zombie with a fresh plate of brains and am already hungry for more." —Poppy Z. Brite, author of Exquisite Corpse