Thriller Thursday

I thought I would try something a bit new for the new year. I am going to try to deem each day of the week a certain genre spotlight day. Now, no guarantees on how well I will keep up, but I am going to try, lol! I thought it would be fun to do a few random genre searches to see what books would come up. From there, I will pick one or two titles to share. The books that I pick will be new ones to me (i.e. not ones that I have previously heard of or that are on my TBR/wish lists)

Thriller Thursday

I did a random seach on Amazon for thillers and one author in particular caught my attention. I have never heard of him before, but he is a writer of psychological thrillers (one of my favorite genres, I might add, lol) The author is Charles Atkins (click here to check out his website). I found two in particular that caught my attention and will be added to my wish list. They are:

The Prodigy

Paperback: 408 pages
Publisher: MIDNIGHT INK (January 1, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0738710393
ISBN-13: 978-0738710396
Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.2 x 1 inches

Product Description:

James "Jimmy" Martin IV should never have been released from the mental institution. But thanks to incredible wealth and a devoted twin sister, that's just what happens. Once a gifted cellist who wowed audiences at Carnegie Hall, Jimmy is now confined to his Gramercy Park mansion. Surrounded by memories of his sadistic parents, the dangerous sociopath is now free to act on every dark impulse – even if it means kidnapping the beautiful Dr. Barret Conyors.

When Dr. Conyors realizes she's the target of Jimmy's twisted love, it's too late. The forensic psychiatrist finds herself at the mercy of a cunning madman, his ruthless sister, and their wicked plan to produce an heir.

This gripping psychological thriller takes you inside the mind of the criminally insane, as well as the compelling world of forensic psychiatry.

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Risk Factor

Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages
Publisher: Leisure Books (December 30, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 084396085X
ISBN-13: 978-0843960853
Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 0.9 inches

How does evil grow in a child's heart?

A nurse is murdered on a locked ward for teenagers. The suspect, a seventeen year-old with schizophrenia, becomes catatonic. Enter Dr. Molly Katz, a senior resident and mother of two who, in an attempt to understand how she missed murder in the mind of her patient, gets drawn into the dark world of kids gone bad.

Through Molly's eyes we track the steps of a killer from the streets of Boston to the wards of a hospital for the criminally insane. As she struggles to free a boy from his psychosis and the threat of prison, the killer's thirst for blood grows and his eyes turn to Molly and her children.

It's nature vs. nurture at its wildest as we face the ultimate question: is evil learned or can a child be born without a soul?

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If anyone has read either of these books, or any by this author, I would love to hear your thoughts!