Having Bad Thoughts?

If you are having Bad Thoughts, don't despair--Dave Zeltserman is here to help them survive! Bad Thoughts is Zeltserman's newest book and it is a real page turner. The premise of the mystery is this: Detective Bill Shannon works in Cambridge and has recurring blackouts, usually once a year around the anniversary date of a horrific psychological event. He has been trying desperately for years to manage the blackouts, but nothing seems to work, including drowning the darkness with alchohol. The real clencher is that when he was thirteen, he came home to discover his mother being assaulted and the criminal waiting for him. Shannon suffered unspeakable torture at the hands of this person, and his mother ended up being murdered. Now, Shannon must continue to heal himself, pick up the pieces of his marriage, and find the source of his blackouts as he tries to solve the case of a serial killer who is assaulting victims in a weirdly similar manner to the way Shannon's mother was assaulted. As the evidence grows, suspicion begins to point towards Shannon's involvement in the murders, and soon Shannon's partner, wife, fellow police officers and his therapist begin to believe that Shannon's blackouts have something to do with the crimes. If you want to know true evil, try reading this book--I suggest you do not read it alone!!! This fast-moving thriller is chock full of twists, and is a mix between a mystery and a horror story. It is gritty and gory but a real treat for readers who love their mysteries taut and with a taste of the occult.