A missing girl whose bloodline traces back to the Salem Witch Trials is the perfect prize for a demonic cult operating on the fringes of Salem's witchcraft underground.
Desperate to find his missing niece, a Boston police captain loans his best detective, Ray Hanley, to Salem PD to lead the investigation. But tensions flare when Ray is partnered with Elena Martinez, a rookie detective who resents his intrusion on her first big case.
As they navigate a treacherous landscape of occult rituals and black magic, the horrific discovery of additional victims deepens the mystery and hints at a more sinister plot... one involving a powerful enemy whose secrets include ancestral ties, malevolent forces, and the fulfillment of a dark prophecy.
As the days count down to Halloween, the race is on to stop an unspeakable evil from plunging Salem into eternal darkness.
A National Indie Excellence Awards Finalist for Horror
From the multi-award-winning author of THE ART OF DYING
Although THE BURYING POINT picks up where THE ART OF DYING leaves off, it follows Detective Ray Hanley on a brand new case that can be read as a standalone novel.
"An unpredictable blend of crime and horror... The Burying Point grabs from the first pages with crisp, focused prose and dialogue-driven scenecraft." -BookLife Reviews (Editor's Pick)
"A brilliant and unmissable dance with the devil. Salem witch lore has rarely been as terrifying as it is in The Burying Point." -Bestthrillers.com
"[Cavignano's] fictionalized version of Salem makes for a wonderfully spooky backdrop... An effectively atmospheric crime novel that pits no-nonsense cops against wicked Massachusetts magic." -Kirkus Reviews
"The book moves at a gripping pace between its chilling events... The limits of faith and sanity are tested in a missing person's investigation in the chilling thriller The Burying Point." --Foreword Clarion Reviews
"THE BURYING POINT demonstrates Cavignano's skill at creating the perfect blend of police procedural and chilling horror story. Detective Ray Hanley confronts his toughest case with occult magic and ritual murder born within the darkest corners of Salem. If you're not reading Cavignano, you need to change that!" -Douglas Ford, award-winning author of THE TRICK