Ignore the dead an existential horror

ignore the dead. in clarkson, kentucky, richard chandler gets diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. just five years after losing his wife to the disease. he contemplates ending it all. his suicide attempt is interrupted by a call from a mysterious stranger. what the stranger offers is a way to cheat death, all he has to do is give his cancer away to other people. and ignore the dead. what transpires is a story of terror, one that delves into the existential dread lurking beneath human mortality, the secrets kept in small towns, and a chilling glimpse of what lies beyond death's invisible door.there are worse fates than dying.jay sizemore is damn good at crafting a story and setting a scene. this book is gut-wrenchingly beautiful and terrible all at once. ignore the dead effortlessly feels like a classic. -megan stockton, author of bluejay "a lyrical and harrowing plunge straight to the dark depths of impossible choices and undeniable consequences. like a blend of matheson's button, button, stephen king's thinner, and the movie pulse."- ben young, author of stuck "the premise itself is striking for anyone who has either faced serious illness or known those who have, but i think the most impressive feature of this lean novel is sizemore's poetic voice which pervades the mood of the piece beginning to end."-andrew najberg, author of the mobius door & gollitok