Previously published by Red Dog Press, 2021.A story of a bad man becoming worse.1926, London, England. Sergeant William Hughes of the London Metropolitan Police is a hated man, straddling the razor's edge between the law and criminal rape, violence and blackmail among his preferred methods of dispensing the King's peace. When he cuts down a man in cold blood on the streets of Whitechapel, his masters in the Met and Soho's trouble boys want him put out to pasture. Haunted by his victims, Hughes plots a final act of revenge, dreaming of a new life in the Land of the Free.1946: Boston, Massachusetts. Boston Vice Detective Ben Hughes is a bagman for the Southie Mob. When the photograph of a missing child in the newspaper triggers a one-man investigation, Hughes' compulsion slowly unravels his world; memories defined by unrelenting abuse and his father's demise two decades earlier.A vintage hard-boiled story for fans of James M. Cain, Jim Thompson and David Goodis, this PUNK NOIR re-issue of Golds' indie classic is introduced with a new foreword by the author of The Treatment, Sarah Moorhead.PRAISE FOR I'LL PRAY WHEN I'M DYING"Golds writes fearlessly, using words as precision instruments to dissect human darkness. I'll Pray When I'm Dying is a brilliant and brutal account of one man's descent into Hell" - Sarah Moorhead, author of The Treatment"Unrelenting noir that will keep you awake all night. Stephen J. Golds delivers one gut-punch after another" - Scott Von Doviak, author of Lowdown Road"With every new word he writes, I'm further Golds is a once-in-a-generation literary talent and " - Rob Parker, author of Audible Bestseller Far From the Tree