The Essence of Death

By Joseph Cassian

Anchorage, Alaska.
An endless winter hides a predator who moves like a shadow and leaves behind only a sickly-sweet scent. Three women have already died, their bodies abandoned in the snow.
Detective Ethan Cross knows this is no coincidence. Every trace leads to a dark mind that studies every move, vanishing without a sound.

As panic spreads through the city and politics try to silence the truth, Ethan's own past resurfaces-old scars and a loss that still burns.
To stop the killer he must outthink a monster who hunts with patience and kills with precision. One misstep could mean another life lost... and his own destruction.

Dark as the Alaskan night and sharp as broken ice, The Essence of Death is a gripping thriller about obsession, justice, and the thin line between hunter and hunted.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FRMV8WD7
• ISBN13: 9798265569912
• Release Date: September 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 130 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"