The Pauper's Field

A Gothic New England Noir Thriller Novel

Ellis “Fosser” is an ex–Foreign Legionnaire and ex-convict trying to outrun his past. Now he tends the pauper’s field behind Carrick County Prison, where the unclaimed and the unwanted are buried. But beneath the green summer grass lies a deeper rot—a secret network of crime, loyalty, and revenge that refuses to stay buried.

When a troubled young man named Emory Grafton is sent to work under Fosser’s watch, the two form an uneasy bond built on violence, guilt, and the faint hope of redemption. As bodies begin to surface—both literal and metaphorical—Fosser must confront the ghosts of his past and the corrupt power that rules the town of Northmoor.

The Pauper’s Field is a dark, atmospheric thriller about buried sins and fragile absolution, where every good deed carries a cost and every grave tells a story.

Fans of gritty psychological thrillers and literary noir will find a haunting blend of character depth and slow-burn suspense. The novel speaks to readers who loved Mystic River, The Outsider, or True Detective—stories that expose the moral decay beneath small-town respectability.

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Beneath the earth of Northmoor, the dead keep their secrets—and so do the living.