“Right,” the skull-faced man said, snapping his fingers, his voice no longer sounding quite so menacing. “Sorry, I forgot.”
Bill shrugged, waiting.
“Come, Bill,” the man said, the creepy edge having returned to his voice. “Grim Death has need of your services tonight.” He turned, heading for the door.
And Bill followed, answering Death’s call as he had been asked to do.
There was work to be done.
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About the Author
MIKE MIGNOLA is the author and illustrator best known as the award-winning creator, writer, and artist of Hellboy. Mike Mignola worked on the Hellboy movies with Guillermo del Toro. He also coauthored several New York Times bestselling books with Christopher Golden. Mignola lives in Southern California with his wife, daughter, and cat. You can sign up for email updates here.
THOMAS E. SNIEGOSKI is a comic book writer and a New York Times bestselling author of more than two dozen novels. His teen fantasy YA series Fallen was adapted into a trilogy of movies by ABC Family. Sniegoski lives in Massachusetts with his wife, LeeAnne, and their dog, Kirby. You can sign up for email updates here.
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Contents
Title Page
Copyright Notice
Dedication
Acknowledgments
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-one
Chapter Twenty-two
Chapter Twenty-three
Chapter Twenty-five
Chapter Twenty-six
Chapter Twenty-seven
Chapter Twenty-eight
Chapter Twenty-nine
Chapter Thirty
Chapter Thirty-one
Chapter Thirty-two
Chapter Thirty-three
Chapter Thirty-four
Chapter Thirty-five
Chapter Thirty-six
Chapter Thirty-seven
Chapter Thirty-eight
Chapter Thirty-nine
Epilogue
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About the Authors
Copyright
This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in these novels are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
GRIM DEATH AND BILL THE ELECTROCUTED CRIMINAL. Copyright © 2017 by Mike Mignola and Thomas E. Sniegoski. All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.
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Cover illustration by Mike Mignola
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ISBN 978-1-250-07768-4 (hardcover)
ISBN 978-1-4668-8987-3 (e-book)
e-ISBN 9781466889873
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First Edition: February 2017