Nothing is quite what it seems in Ryan Davis's heart-pounding debut, Victor Bradshaw is Dead. This high-stakes murder mystery will make readers question everything as one man's history with a serial killer catches up to him.Steven Cross is trying to put his past behind him. A lawyer at a prestigious firm, his life has taken on a quiet sort of routine that suits him just fine.But his quiet life is thrown into turmoil when he begins receiving mysterious packages containing the severed body parts of people he used to know. These are followed by phone calls from a man he thought he had killed years ago, a serial killer who goes by the name of the Serenity Slayer.Unsure what to do now that his past has turned up once again, Steven soon stumbles across a young man who appears to be the Serenity Slayer's next intended victim. While distracted by this recent development, Steven returns home one night to find that the Serenity Slayer has viciously trespassed into Steven's personal life. The police, convinced that he himself committed the crime, promptly arrest Steven. A lone detective believes in Steven's innocence and sets out to prove it.Together, Steven and his new ally join forces to bring the Serenity Slayer down. A desperate attempt by the Serenity Slayer on Steven's life leaves him injured, but the two still manage to track the killer to a local church. There, the final explosive showdown begins.A shocking tale of good versus evil, Victor Bradshaw is Dead will have readers on the edges of their seats until the very last page.