The Unclaimed Victim

Written by D. M. Pulley

Narrated by Carly Robins

What if the last victim of Cleveland’s infamous Torso Killer got away?

In 1938, a serial killer terrorizes Cleveland, Ohio, leaving a trail of bodies along the rails and riverbeds. Ethel, a street-hardened woman who’s lost everything, takes refuge inside a city mission only to find that its righteous facade conceals the darkest of secrets. As she wanders the twisting corridors, it becomes clear she may never leave the mission alive.

Sixty years later, the police discover the body of Alfred Wiley, dismembered in a disturbingly familiar way. His daughter, Kris, finds herself pulled into Cleveland’s haunting past as things he never told her begin to surface. Stolen books about the unsolved Torso Murders, missing archives, serial killer chat rooms, and an abandoned city mission are all somehow connected to his disappearance. The more she learns of her father’s obsession with the Torso Killer, the further she stumbles into a madman’s sights.

Separated by decades but trapped in the same killer’s web, Ethel and Kris must unravel the truth behind the city’s most notorious unsolved murders…or die trying.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Brilliance Audio
• Release date: Nov 14, 2017
• ISBN: 9781543628210

D. M. Pulley

D. M. Pulley lives just outside Cleveland, Ohio, with her husband, her two sons, and her dog. Before becoming a full-time writer, she worked as a Professional Engineer, rehabbing historic structures and conducting forensic investigations of building failures. Pulley’s structural survey of a vacant building in Cleveland inspired her debut novel, The Dead Key, the winner of the 2014 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award. She is also the author of The Buried Book.

Reviews for The Unclaimed Victim

[Adriane Guzman · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

The ending was fabulous. But wow was it long and drawn out. Waaaay too long. I don’t think I’d recommend it but it was a good ending

[renee van Nifterik · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I love this author! Keeps me coming back for more!!!

[Angela Kelly · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

One of my favorite books of all time is The Dead Key by th8s author. I've also enjoyed several other books written by this author. Unfortunately, this was not one of them. I appreciate the imagination and research it took to drop a storyline into the ghastly historical torso murders that still haunt Ohio today but just couldn't get into a flow with this book. I think the Legion, modern-day continued killings, etc. just didn't work for me as something I was interested in reading. Others, I'm sure, will enjoy it as a horror genre, but for me, this one is simply a personal choice of not liking.