Note: pre-orders from these online bookstores are for the trade hardcover edition, not the special limited “Grimoire” collector’s edition (which likely be priced over $100 and probably sell out fast to collectors after its announcement). PLAY DEAD will also be available on publication through amazon.com, Barnes and Noble, booksamillion.com and directly from the publisher.

If you want to place an order at your local bookstore, here are the publishing details:

PLAY DEAD by Michael A. Arnzen. Raw Dog Screaming Press. ISBN 1-933293-04-7, trade hardcover, 280 pages, $27.00, August 2005.

For more information about PLAY DEAD, visit the publisher’s website.

Why preorder? You’ll be first to get the book. And you’ll send a message to booksellers and distributors about reader demand, which will persuade them to order copies and keep it in stock. Thanks for your support! — Mike A.

“With PLAY DEAD, Arnzen has created a masterpiece of eloquent depravity. It features all of the sins of Vegas, slathering on heaping portions of insane greed, savage sex, irredeemable blasphemy, and skull-crunching violence. You’ll get sucked in on the first page, and won’t put the book down until you reach the breathless finale. Arnzen writes like someone has a shotgun to his head, and Mike might be the one pulling the trigger…” – JA Konrath, author of BLOODY MARY

“PLAY DEAD reads like white lightning. The wonderfully grungy characters and staccato-fast chapters grab you by the face, haul you in, and won’t let go, while the richly metaphoric style begs for savoring on every page. Arnzen wears a wry gaming grin even as he reminds us the universe is little more than a horrorshow comprised of pure plain chance. This terrific (in all senses of the word) novel hits the ground running and just won’t stop.” – Lance Olsen, author of 10:01