First published 2020
At three years old, Derues is abandoned by his family and forced to fend for himself. As he grows, his thievery and hypocrisy spiral into a life of unspeakable crimes. Preordained for infamy, Derues becomes one of history's most execrable monsters, leaving a trail of victims in his wake. Dumas masterfully chronicles the disturbing transformation of this pale, fragile orphan into a calculating, cold-blooded assassin.
Genres: fiction, historical-fiction, crime, 19th-century
Vibes: dark, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: dark-protagonist, psychological-horror
Period: 19th-century
116 pages · Hardcover · Indypublish.Com
Content warnings: murder, violence