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They’ll never forget the night he joined the show.

A story of medicine, deception, murder, and revenge from the author of Dead at Silver Lake.

It’s 1909, the end of the medicine show era when a snake-oil salesman rides his wagon into JD Bullion’s Medicine Show, claiming to be the legendary King of Pain.

In light of their doctor’s recent disappearance, they hire the stranger for the show, but soon regret the decision as they learn the cost.

The King of Pain is a riveting historical thriller full of mystery and intrigue that will keep you in suspense until the final revealing twist.

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They’ll never forget the night he joined the show.

A story of medicine, deception, murder, and revenge from the author of Dead at Silver Lake.

It’s 1909, the end of the medicine show era when a snake-oil salesman rides his wagon into JD Bullion’s Medicine Show, claiming to be the legendary King of Pain.

In light of their doctor’s recent disappearance, they hire the stranger for the show, but soon regret the decision as they learn the cost.

The King of Pain is a riveting historical thriller full of mystery and intrigue that will keep you in suspense until the final revealing twist.

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Tom Schneider studied philosophy and fine art at Hampshire College, and showed his work in galleries across the US. He later traded his paint brushes for an old typewriter at a New England pawn shop. He spent a year in Moscow, Russia where he wrote his first screenplay, The Exile. His fiction spans the space between history, mystery, horror, and noir.

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