More than just a mystery/thriller, “One of Us
The story follows Dr. Sheridan “Danny” Doyle, an Ivy League grad forensic psychologist who also happens to hail form Lost Creek, a coal mining town in Pennsylvania.
On one of his rare visits home, Dr. Doyle finds a dead body. And while the police were still investigating the first death, another dead body turns up.
Staying in town to help solve the crime, Dr. Doyle finds himself looking into his family’s past, which like most families in the area is linked in the town history. But, as he goes deeper, Dr. Doyle begins to wonder if he has fallen into a rabbit hole.
Masterfully written that will keep you at the edge of your seat, “One of Us
Unsafe working conditions, child labor and illegal withholding of wages, its industrialized America in its infancy. And though perhaps the author did not set out in the beginning to pay homage to the unsung heroes of the industrial revolution, “One of Us” did just that.
A great read! Put this one on your reading list. “One of Us
From the New York Times bestselling author of Back Roads comes a fast-paced literary thriller about a forensic psychologist forced to face his own demons after discovering his small hometown terrorized by a serial killer.
Dr. Sheridan Doyle—a fastidiously groomed and TV-friendly forensic psychologist—is the go-to shrink for the Philadelphia District Attorney’s office whenever a twisted killer’s mind eludes other experts. But beneath his Armani pinstripes, he’s still Danny Doyle, the awkward, terrified, bullied boy from a blue-collar mining family, plagued by panic attacks and haunted by the tragic death of his little sister and mental unraveling of his mother years ago.
Returning to a hometown grappling with its own ghosts, Danny finds a dead body at the infamous Lost Creek gallows where a band of rebellious Irish miners was once executed. Strangely, the body is connected to the wealthy family responsible for the miners’ deaths. Teaming up with veteran detective Rafe, a father-like figure from his youth, Danny—in pursuit of a killer—comes dangerously close to startling truths about his family, his past, and himself.
In this masterfully told psychological thriller in the vein of Gillian Flynn’s Gone Girl, the past and present collide to put Lost Creek’s long-lived ghosts to bed.
