Whisper in the Dark

by Robert Gregory Browne

• ISBN13: 9780312358662
• ISBN10: 0312358660
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-02-03
• Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks

Summary

Naked. Incoherent. Covered with blood. That's how Detective Frank Blackburn finds hera beautiful Jane Doe brandishing a pair of scissors near the scene of a brutal murder. Is she the perpetrator? Or is she the only eyewitness to the handiwork of Vincent Van Gogh, a twisted serial killer with an "artistic" bent?To find out, Blackburn takes her to renowned psychiatrist Dr. Michael Tolan. But Tolan has problems of his own. One year ago today, his beloved wife Abby was savagely slaughtered by the very same serial killer. Now Jane Doe is saying things that only Abby could know... about long-buried secrets...about the night of Abby's death... Soon Tolan finds himself headed for a confrontation with his past that could well lead to a breakdown. And it's up to Frank Blackburn to find the connection between Jane, Tolan...and Vincentbefore the killer strikes again.

Author Biography

Robert Gregory Browne is a Nicholl Award–winning screenwriter who, after years on the Hollywood roller coaster, fulfilled a lifelong dream by writing his first novel, Kiss Her Goodbye (available from St. Martin’s Paperbacks). Raised in Honolulu, he now lives in California.

Visit www.robertgregorybrowne.com

Table of Contents

THE SOULS OF THE DEAD

Naked. Incoherent. Covered with blood. That’s how Detective Frank Blackburn finds her—a beautiful Jane Doe brandishing a pair of scissors near the scene of a brutal murder. Is she the perpetrator? Or is she the only eyewitness to the handiwork of Vincent Van Gogh, a twisted serial killer with an “artistic” bent?

THE SINS OF THE LIVING

To find out, Blackburn takes her to renowned psychiatrist Dr. Michael Tolan. But Tolan has problems of his own. One year ago today, his beloved wife Abby was savagely slaughtered by the very same serial killer. Now Jane Doe is saying things that only Abby could know… about long-buried secrets…about the night of Abby’s death… Soon Tolan finds himself headed for a confrontation with his past that could well lead to a breakdown. And it’s up to Frank Blackburn to find the connection between Jane, Tolan…and Vincent—before the killer strikes again.

“Whisper in the Dark will have you on the edge of your seat. Magnificent!”
 —TheTruthAboutBooks.com

“A smashing good read. It moves at such a breakneck pace that you’ll scarcely have time to take a breath.”— New York Times bestselling author Tess Gerritsen on Kiss Her Goodbye