Obsession, lust and revenge… Part murder mystery, part psychological chiller, this unique, dark, serial killer thriller is a real page turner.A tense, disturbing British Crime Thriller full of suspense, intriguing twists and a double figure bodycount… The first of a trilogy featuring the main characters.Criminal profiler Doc Powers tries to unravel the truth about a psychopathic potential … about a psychopathic potential parolee in time to prevent him wreaking bloody revenge on those he blames for his incarceration – including Doc himself…
Peter Leech is a cunning, devious killer, brutalized by half a lifetime in prison for the vicious murder of his parents. Now he’s up for parole and, one way or another, he wants out.
He’s driven by obsessive lust for Judy Finch, a beautiful parole officer who spurned his advances, and his thirst for revenge on those he blames for his conviction.
His nemesis, Doc Powers, the forensic psychiatrist who assessed his mental health for trial, is now on the panel reviewing Leech’s parole application. But Doc fears for his own sanity. His feelings of guilt over his wife’s death and his terrible experiences as a criminal profiler threaten to overwhelm him. Hallucinations haunt Doc as he struggles to convince his colleagues that Leech is a dangerous unreformed psychopath.
A blossoming relationship with Judy helps Doc heal – emotionally and professionally – but he soon discovers he’s ill-prepared for Leech’s re-entry into his life…
(Full length novel c123,000 words)
Series information
First in the Remorseless trilogy featuring Doc Powers, Forensic Psychologist, and introducing Detective Inspector Carver, his ‘partner in crime’. Their second investigation: Mutilated
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If these authors appeal then you may well enjoy this dark, disturbing psychological thriller too.
Please note:
Remorseless has been described as ‘brutal, ‘intense’ and ‘frightening’ by some readers and is certainly ‘not for the faint-hearted’. This is no cozy mystery or standard police procedural…
“Patching goes where other authors fear to tread…” Top Amazon Reviewer
‘A tale of twisted minds, psychopathic planning and dark moods… A really enjoyable read.’
‘I always felt like I was reading with my hands over my eyes, sort of peeking through my fingers, cringing at what I knew what was coming next…’
‘If you like your books gritty, dark with complex characters and a plot that takes you with it to the grand finale then you will enjoy this…’
‘Hooked me right from the start, a build up in tension as the book rolls along and some twists that will put a big smile on your face…’
‘Not for the lily livered…’
All quotes are from Amazon reviews.
Audiobook and more:
Check out the remorselessthrillers dotcom website to hear the author narrating the first 40 pages of the Audiobook version of Remorseless.
But be warned: this is not a standard narration – Will has created character voices to reflect how they sound inside his head. Some listeners love it – others hate it…
You can also find out more about the novel, the characters and other crime thrillers, along with Will’s Readers Group benefits by visiting the author’s website.
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I found it a little difficult to get through. I’ll give another in the series a chance because I know it must be difficult to introduce the characters all at once
If your taste runs too cold blooded, violent and brutal then this book might be for you. I could not finish this book. It is well written but it was far too dark and menacing for me.
Not my favorite of reads but good plot and entertaining