The Butcher's Tale : Nicholas Walls : 9781732801608 : 1732801606 : 23 Oct 2018 : Johnny C. Vid is a man at the end of his rope, a burnout running from the horrors of his past in the shadow of gleaming high-rises and neon signs in the sprawling metropolis of the Heap. A false-life junkie, Johnny scrounges for shards of memories, living stolen snippets of other people's lives through Vicarious Reality. As Johnny chases his next fix, he crosses paths with a nightmare creature of blood, gristle, and rusted iron. Now, Johnny must run not only from his past, but also from the brutal attentions of a deranged serial killer. Desperate to end the pig-masked psychopath, Johnny makes a deal with the devil, begging the aid of a Triad crime boss, who just so happens to be an old fan of his. In his obsession for revenge, Johnny uncovers a conspiracy stranger and deadlier than anything he could imagine. Johnny C. Vid will brave the darkest pits of the Heap and deadly games of Court intrigue among the