Download or read book The Madman s Tale written by John Katzenbach and published by Fawcett. This book was released on 2005-03-01 with total page 578 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It’s been twenty years since Western State Hospital was closed down and the last of its inmates reintegrated into society. Francis Petrel was barely out of his teens when his family committed him to the asylum, after his erratic behavior culminated in a terrifying outburst. Now middle-aged, he leads an aimless, solitary life housed in a cheap apartment, periodically tended to by his sisters, and perpetually medicated to quiet the chorus of voices in his head. But a reunion on the grounds of the shuttered institution stirs something deep in Francis’s troubled mind: dark memories he thought he had laid to rest, about the grisly events that led to Western State Hospital’s demise. It begins in 1979, when twenty-one-year-old Petrel descends into the state-run purgatory of an overcrowded, understaffed Massachusetts mental hospital. Surrounded by inmates roaming the halls like drugged zombies and raving behind locked doors, well-meaning orderlies, jaded nurses, and patronizing doctors, Francis finds friendship with a motley assortment of fellow patients: a would-be Napoleon, a wise ex-firefighter, and a man obsessed with battling imagined devils. But there’s nothing imaginary about the young nurse found sexually assaulted and brutally murdered late one night after lights-out. The police suspect an inmate, while patients whisper about visions of a white-shrouded “angel.” But the striking and mysterious prosecuting attorney who arrives to investigate has her own chilling theory—about the grim, telltale “signature” left on the victim’s body, a string of unsolved sex killings, and a very real devil who, by chance or design, has come to turn a madhouse into a slaughterhouse. Now, with the past creeping back to haunt his thoughts, and nothing but a pencil and the bare walls of his bleak apartment, Francis surrenders to the overwhelming need to tell the story of those nightmarish days. But because the crime was never solved, it’s a story doomed to remain unfinished. Until, like Francis’s long-buried recollections, the killer resurfaces . . . with a vengeance. A tour de force narrative journey through the eerily unpredictable mind of an utterly unusual hero, The Madman’s Tale will keep even the most astute thriller reader uncertain, unnerved, and unable to resist the tantalizing twists and turns of this fiendishly suspenseful shadow show.

Download or read book The Madman written by Michael Aiello and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2017-02-08 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Soon after Brian Dawson and his wife, Miranda, move into a lake cottage to be closer to her family, he sits on the dock, gazing at the setting sun. Lost in his reflections on his marriage and life, Brian soon realizes there is a man standing on the island across the lake. As the man and Brian lock gazes, the man suddenly begins savagely stabbing a wooden staff into the water until he snags a fish. Seconds later, he turns and retreats into a fishing hut. Led by curiosity, Brian decides his new mission in life is to find out the identity of this madman. Even after Brian learns that the owner of the fishing hut died years ago and that his only son never returned from the Afghanistan war, he cannot shake the feeling that something evil is living on the island. While Brian is plagued by seemingly foretelling pseudo-dreams, he relentlessly pursues knowledge regarding the unknown visitor. But when it appears someone is on a murderous spree, suddenly Brians mission takes on new meaning as his destiny rises up to meet him. In this psychological thriller, a man tormented by visions of a lunatic embarks on a twisted journey that leads him in an unimaginable direction.

Download or read book The Madman written by Steven T. Stevenson and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2024-08-07 with total page 522 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you enjoyed Book I to The Madman, I am hopeful that you will enjoy this follow-up tale. The first installment was meant to demonstrate how easy it can be to lose yourself in the face of an impersonal world set against you, and how that can lead to rapid self-destruction. By contrast, the second installment is an exercise in spiritual rebirth, which is anything but an easy task. The other purpose of this combined project is to explore the absolute truism that, placed in the wrong environment, it is entirely possible for anyone to find themselves on the verge of madness. Unfortunately, that can also include the national sentiment you see around you every day, and this second book also explores some deep-seated foundational issues which previously made this country entirely unique. Much of that foundation has been lost at this point, and this new chapter in Steven’s adventure takes him on a journey to rediscover his purpose, at a time when the country is forced to also rediscover its own. Undoubtedly, this work will not be for everyone, but again, if the first installment of The Madman struck a chord with you, the second might also provide you with some enjoyable reading and education. However, as with everything you approach in life, enter at your own risk...

Download or read book The Madman s Kiss written by James Lawson and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2010-06-24 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Martin Jeppesen, a down-to-earth, savvy marketing executive, deals with stress by imagining things - a bat wafting around a boardroom, for example, or molten ink enveloping the head of a garrulous luncheon companion. As his life becomes more and more stressful, his imaginings begin to run wild and hallucinations eventually dominate his life, to the point where the only thing he thinks is a hallucination is reality. How he deals with this, and how it affects the people in his life, is the subject of The Madman's Kiss.

Download or read book The Madman of Piney Woods written by Christopher Paul Curtis and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2014-09-30 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this poignant companion to Elijah of Buxton, two boys united by tragedy find friendship and adventure in the Canadian woods. Benji and Red couldn’t be more different. They aren’t friends. They don’t even live in the same town. But their fates are entwined. A chance meeting leads the boys to discover that they have more in common than meets the eye. Both of them have encountered a strange presence in the forest, watching them, tracking them. Could the Madman of Piney Woods be real? In a tale brimming with intrigue and adventure, Christopher Paul Curtis returns to the vibrant world he brought to life in Elijah of Buxton. Here is another novel that will break your heart—and expand it, too. This critically acclaimed story by National Book Award finalist Christopher Paul Curtis joins the Scholastic Gold line, which features award-winning and beloved novels. Includes extra bonus content! Praise for The Madman of Piney Woods “Humor and tragedy are often intertwined, and readers will find themselves sobbing and chuckling, sometimes in the same scene.” —Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review “A delight, featuring the author’s obvious love for his characters, his skillful use of sentiment, and his often hyperbolic humor.” —Booklist, Starred Review “Heady stuff. Funny stuff. Smart stuff. Good stuff. Better get your hands on this stuff.” —School Library Journal “So suspenseful . . . Curtis deftly makes what might have been simply heart-rending hopeful and redeeming instead . . . A thrill ride of a plot.” —TheNew York Times

Download or read book Rebel Fire written by Andrew Lane and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR). This book was released on 2012-04-24 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fourteen-year-old Sherlock Holmes knows that Amyus Crowe, his mysterious American tutor, has some dark secrets. But he didn't expect to find John Wilkes Booth, the notorious assassin, apparently alive and well in England—and Crowe somehow mixed up in it. When no one will tell you the truth, sometimes you have to risk all to discover it for yourself. And so begins an adventure that will take Sherlock across the Atlantic, to the center of a deadly web—where a friend is in peril and a defeated army threatens to rise again. Andrew Lane's exciting second case for the teenage Sherlock leads the young detective to America, straight into the heart of a shocking conspiracy.

Download or read book Red Leech written by Andrew Lane and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2010-11-05 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Red Leech, is the second in the Young Sherlock Holmes series in which the iconic detective is reimagined as a brilliant, troubled and engaging teenager – creating unputdownable detective adventures that remain true to the spirit of the original books. Sherlock Holmes knows that Amyus Crow, his mysterious American tutor, has some dark secrets. But he didn't expect to find a notorious killer, hanged by the US government, apparently alive and well in Surrey – and Crow somehow mixed up in it. When no one will tell you the truth, sometimes you have to risk all to discover it for yourself. And so begins an adventure that will take Sherlock across the ocean to America, to the centre of a deadly web – where life and death are cheap, and truth has a price no sane person would pay . . . Sherlock Holmes. Think you know him? Think again. Continue the investigative adventures with Andrew Lane's Black Ice and Fire Storm.

Download or read book Tales of the Madman Underground written by John Barnes and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2009-06-25 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wednesday, September 5, 1973: The first day of Karl Shoemaker's senior year in stifling Lightsburg, Ohio. For years, Karl's been part of what he calls "the Madman Underground" - a group of kids forced (for no apparent reason) to attend group therapy during school hours. Karl has decided that senior year is going to be different. He is going to get out of the Madman Underground for good. He is going to act - and be - Normal. But Normal, of course, is relative. Karl has five after-school jobs, one dead father, one seriously unhinged drunk mother . . . and a huge attitude. Welcome to a gritty, uncensored rollercoaster ride, narrated by the singular Karl Shoemaker.

Download or read book An Irish Country Wedding written by Patrick Taylor and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2012-10-16 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Another heartwarming tale from the "New York Times"-bestselling author Taylorand the seventh book in the popular Irish Country series.

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Download or read book The Madman and the Pirate written by R. M. Ballantyne and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-11-13 with total page 999 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unique adventure collection includes: The Coral Island: A Tale of the Pacific Ocean The Madman and the Pirate Under the Waves: Diving in Deep Waters The Pirate City: An Algerine Tale Gascoyne, the Sandal-Wood Trader R M Ballantyne was a famous children's author and a renowned artist.

Download or read book Through the Eyes of the Madman written by Nikolai Knyazinsky and published by Litres. This book was released on 2021-05-13 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book about a man who wanted a long and beautiful life. But never forgot all and at once. He was sick but he lived and struggled against the prejudices.

Download or read book The Madman of Bergerac written by Georges Simenon and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2007-06-05 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the world?s most successful crime writers, Georges Simenon has thrilled mystery lovers around the world since 1931 with his matchless creation Inspector Maigret. In The Madman of Bergerac, Maigret gets caught up in an investigation in a provincial French town terrorized by a maniacal murderer?only after being shot following a man who has mysteriously jumped off a moving train. The Madman of Bergerac captures the obsessive snobbery and hypocrisy of small-town bourgeoisie.

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Download or read book The Madman and the Pirate Other Sea Adventures 5 Books in One Edition written by R. M. Ballantyne and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2017-11-15 with total page 989 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Musaicum Books presents to you this carefully created volume of "The Madman and the Pirate & Other Sea Adventures - 5 Books in One Edition". This ebook has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. The Coral Island: A Tale of the Pacific Ocean The Madman and the Pirate Under the Waves: Diving in Deep Waters The Pirate City: An Algerine Tale Gascoyne, the Sandal-Wood Trader R M Ballantyne was a famous children's author and a renowned artist.

Download or read book The madman of St James tr from the Germ of Philip Galen by T H written by Ernst Philipp K. Lange and published by . This book was released on 1861 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book CHESTER THE MADMAN written by Franco Cocco and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2015-08-25 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chester finds himself forced to take part in a project he can no longer turn his back on, destiny has already paved his way and all he can do is to follow it, if he wants to regain charge of his life, which is falling apart. From one day to the next, he loses all certainty, his money, his home, he no longer has a job and all his hopes are lost, when he finds himself with his head in his hands in a desolate alley way. After having fainted, he is revived with a slap in the face by a stranger who tries to convince him of crazy notions with no sense. On his arduous journey he will encounter evil characters who will stop at nothing to achieve power, but he will also find people ready to risk their own lives to help him complete his important mission: to free the Human race from the forces of evil. Chester, who at the beginning feigned madness to escape a prison sentence, will ultimately give up his existence for the common good, saving the lives of his unexpected, but much beloved children.