“The New Testament à la Cormac McCarthy.”

– Kirkus Reviews

“Reliably blood soaked with razor sharp prose featuring a fanatical anti-hero.”

– Kirkus Reviews

“DSH’s writing is witty, smart, and precise.”

– Chicago Sun-Times

“DSH has a taut, bristling writing style stacked with compelling ideas.”

– New City Journal

“Unique and unforgettable. A visceral and immersive work of historical horror - masterfully done.”

– A.C. Wise (Bestselling author of Out of the Drowning Deep & Wendy, Darling)

“An incredible read. The Butcher himself is a complex and fundamentally human character, and it is easy to feel his pain as we watch him walk the line between the hope and dignity of man, and the cruel, heartbroken destruction of the beast he fears he may become.”

– Michael Allen Rose, President of the Bizarro Writers Association (Author of Jurassichrist)

“Thrilling and genuinely shocking. Hay always takes us to new places and the timeliness of this book, his insight and reinterpretation, are beyond question.”

– Samuel Kaye (Author of Cinema)