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PAUL MARGOLIS
AUTHOR | SCREENWRITER
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An explosive new thriller about murder, memory,
and the seductive power of artificial intelligence.
About Paul
PAUL MARGOLIS is an award-winning screenwriter and producer whose work spans both film and television. His fascination with puzzles and the darker corners of human behavior shapes the twisty, cinematic suspense of his fiction. He lives in Los Angeles.
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AN ELECTRIFYING MYSTERY THAT ASKS THE QUESTION OF OUR TIME:
IS AI A BLESSING OR A CURSE—AND HOW FAR WOULD WE GO TO FIND OUT?
Boston Homicide Detective Thea Scott is hunting a serial killer who turns murder into art—staging his victims as shocking still lifes while leaving behind a trail no one can decipher.
As the murders grow more disturbing, the case becomes dangerously personal, forcing Thea to confront feelings for her longtime partner, Vince, that she has never allowed herself to acknowledge. Then a cryptic clue sends the investigation in an unexpected direction—and toward an experimental form of artificial intelligence that may know more about the killer than it should.
At first, the technology seems like a breakthrough. But as it begins revealing things it couldn’t possibly know, the line between memory and manipulation starts to blur. And when the investigation awakens a secret buried in Thea’s own past, she can no longer be certain whether AI is helping her uncover the truth—or drawing her ever closer to becoming the Blood Artist’s next masterpiece.
A DISGRACED COP. A BRILLIANT PHILOSOPHER.
A SHOCKING SECRET THAT COULD DESTROY THEM BOTH.
Three years ago, Jack Pearl was a gifted young detective with the LAPD. Now he gambles to make ends meet—and to forget the horrific event that ended his police career. Then Jack’s estranged father, a distinguished Harvard philosopher, arrives in Los Angeles. Clearly shaken, he asks to see his son. But before they can reconnect, he vanishes.
PRAISE FOR THE NAKED PHILOSOPHER
“Fast, unexpected and powerful.”
—KEN AGUADO, Emmy©-award winning producer
“Wow, wow, wow…the best ending I’ve read in ages.”
—LESLIE SCHWARTZ, internationally acclaimed author of Angels Crest
BEYOND THE THRILLER
What happens when artificial intelligence becomes more human than we ever imagined?
Could AI recreate someone we’ve loved and lost—their voice, their personality, even their memories? Could it offer comfort to someone grieving? And what happens if that comfort becomes an emotional dependency we can no longer control?
These are some of the questions that inspired The Blood Artist.
As a novelist, I’m fascinated not just by what artificial intelligence can do, but by what it might do to us. Our relationships. Our memories. Our sense of what’s real. And perhaps most disturbingly, our willingness to trust something that seems to understand us better than we understand ourselves.
The Blood Artist is a psychological mystery thriller, but beneath the murders and suspense lies a question that may become increasingly important to all of us:
When a machine learns to touch our deepest emotions, who—or what—is really in control?
LET’S TALK ABOUT AI
I’m always interested in conversations about the intersection of artificial intelligence, human psychology, and storytelling—particularly the questions surrounding AI companionship, grief, memory, and emotional manipulation.
I welcome opportunities to discuss these subjects with podcasters, journalists, researchers, and anyone curious about where this extraordinary technology might be taking us.