Procession of the Dead by Darren Shan

In the City, nothing is what it seems—and no one ever leaves alive.

When Capac Raimi arrives in the City, he dreams of becoming a legendary gangster. But beneath the neon lights and whispered deals lies something darker—a sinister web of power spun by the mysterious Cardinal, a figure both feared and revered, whose invisible hand controls every street, every secret, every life.

As Capac climbs the ranks of the underworld, strange disappearances haunt his rise, and fragments of forgotten memories begin to surface. The deeper he digs, the closer he comes to uncovering the City’s most dangerous truth—a truth that could destroy him and everyone he knows.

Darkly hypnotic and eerily intelligent, Procession of the Dead is the first book in Darren Shan’s City Trilogy—a haunting blend of crime, horror, and urban fantasy that will keep readers on edge until the very last revelation.