My new psychological thriller, Where the Night Takes Us, begins with the following proviso.
Psychological thrillers with underdogs facing tough odds and dark, daring twists. That’s my jam and peanut butter on sourdough bread. I hope they are your kind of fiction, too. If you like Mindhunter, you’ll love this.
Bonuses:
1. The ebook is deeply discounted for a limited time. (Also available in paperback and hardcover.)
2. You’ll find trenchant and fun conversation starters for your book club in the back.
3. There are lots of twists and turns along the way, but when will you guess the big twist?
Here’s the book blurb:
Dr. Simon Fethullah’s weapon was his mind. It is also his torment.
As a forensic psychiatrist working with the FBI, Simon’s 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. The good doctor 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 him, and they are coming for blood.
The Fear-Death Series features suspenseful thrillers centered on Dr. Simon Fethullah, a complex, haunted character whose love for his wife, Carla, balances him. Simon’s kind of like Dr. Gregory House, but with House hunting serial killers instead of disease. (Also, everybody loves Stefano.)
I’ve been getting lots of lovely feedback on Where the Night Takes Us. Here are a few snippets about the psychological thriller with a big twist:
It is one of those wonderful books where the reader is totally immersed in the story, unaware of their surroundings, going right along beside the characters and almost smelling the fresh brewed coffee in the story. Every part was plausible. It takes the reader through a full range of emotions which a couple of times provoked me to put the book down and digest what I’d read. This five star book is a good stand alone book but the moment I finished it I was eager for a sequel. I’m sure it will be five star too!
I got completely lost in the story. I also found myself wiping away tears and, then, a few pages later, laughing out loud at Simon’s dry, sarcastic humor. This is the first of Mr. Chute’s work that I have read, but it won’t be the last. I can’t wait to read the next in this series. I highly recommend it to fans of serial killers and psychological thrillers.
The plot twists kept me hooked throughout, whilst the suspense built chapter by chapter. Simon is a complex and realistic character, and I liked the dynamic between him and his wife in the narrative. The wild and isolated setting also added to the overall suspenseful feeling of the storyline. If this was on the tv I would have been watching it from behind a cushion!
I enjoyed the idea that the entire story was a journal and the reader was experiencing it after the fact as the character, Simon, had experienced it. Chute knows how to put little details in to have the reader go mad with questions until he finally decides to take pity and explain. Its an excellent tactic and I am here for it!
More News: The sequel is already available!
Murdered girls get headlines. Missing girls get forgotten.
A bullet drove Dr. Simon Fethullah out of the FBI. A grieving mother’s plea to find her missing daughter drags the brilliant forensic psychiatrist from his solitude. The cops blew the case, the trail’s gone cold, and Simon’s still haunted by his wife’s death. What he uncovers will test his training, his sanity, and the ghosts that refuse to let him go.
With his massive dog and a sharp-tongued driver named Paloma as his unlikely partners, he packs up his RV and heads into the Texas heat. To find the girl, Simon’s search will take him deep into the City of the Dead. When the boundary between reality and delusion blurs, Simon’s mind becomes the most dangerous terrain.
The first review is in from Canada!
The suspense in this story is outstandingly well written. There are lovely shots of humour that provide moments of relief when things get too dark, and, as always, readers can expect unexpected developments.
This is another five-star novel from Robert Chazz Chute.
Stefano, the Cane Corso doggie says…well, nothing. He’s a dog.
But if he could speak, he’d say these thrillers put movies in your head.
