Category: Where The Night Takes Us

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Where the Night Takes Us is Coming

I have a cover and back jacket copy (below). The manuscript is in the editorial pipeline. Things progress!

Dr. Simon Fethullah’s weapon was his mind. It is also his torment. 

As a forensic psychiatrist working with the FBI, Simons’ testimony helped to convict the Rainy Day Cannibal. After taking a bullet for his trouble, Simon retreats to the wilds of Montana to hide and to heal with his loving wife Carla and Stefano, their massive dog. Simon seeks peace, but murderers have long memories. When the President’s Press Secretary is assassinated, a serial killer’s dreams become our nightmares. 

Though caged, prison walls cannot contain Rainy Day’s ambitions. The madman has a loyal following and a vendetta that demands a terrible price. When threatening postcards find their way to Simon’s door, it’s clear that dangerous people know how to find the good doctor, and they are coming for blood.

~ If you’re new here, I’m Robert Chazz Chute, an introverted author pretending to be an extrovert. I write apocalyptic epics and killer crime thrillers. My next series follows the adventures and misadventures of a brilliant forensic psychiatrist who is haunted, but not in a supernatural way. Think Dr. Gregory House of House MD (but with a big Cane Corso, a gun, and a love for murderous puzzles).

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A Victim’s Advice

In my upcoming novel, our protagonist is Dr. Simon Fethullah, a forensic psychiatrist who worked for the FBI. Shot on the job, he retires to the wilds of Montana with his wife Carla and his faithful dog, Stefano.

Simon helped put the Rainy Day Cannibal away, but the serial killer has disciples. Though behind prison walls, the killer’s reach can still find Simon. Add in a dead presidential press secretary and a kidnapped girl. Now you’ve got Where The Night Takes Us, a rocking psychological thriller that plays with the blurred limits of time and memory. (The query is on submission to agents.)

A Brief Excerpt from my Next Crime Thriller

To deal with what his wife calls his post-apocalyptic stress disorder, Simon takes his therapist’s advice. After a dark realization, he makes the following notes on his phone.

How to Slow Time’s March and Live Longer and Better

1. Eat healthier and in reasonable portions.

2. Move more and lift weights.

3. Prove Denise wrong by enjoying rural life.

4. Play with my dog more.

5. Watch less social media and talk to Carla more.

6. Be more social. (Be real. I won’t do that.)

7. Read more books. Maybe write another book.

8. Do not shoot self in head.

9. Shoot someone else in the head when they come for us.

10. Eat more legumes.

Stay tuned!