Book description
When a violent and incoherent naked Jane Doe is found cowering in the
street near the scene of a brutal murder, a pair of bloody scissors in
hand, Detective Frank Blackburn is faced with a tough question: is she a
victim or the killer herself? Determined to get some answers, Blackburn
takes the young woman to the Baycliff Hospital detention unit, to
renowned psychiatrist Michael Tolan, in the hope that he will work his
magic and get her to open up.
But Tolan has problems of his own. One year ago today his beloved wife
Abby was brutally slain by a savage serial killer named Van Gogh. And
just this morning Vincent himself called Tolan, claiming his innocence,
claiming he didn’t kill Abby at all. He’s convinced, however, that the
young doctor did and promises to make him pay.
Could Van Gogh be right? Could Tolan have killed his own wife? Soon
Blackburn is convinced that the murder he’s investigating, the
mysterious witness and the death of Abby Tolan are all somehow
connected. And, above all, Jane Doe is desperately trying to communicate
with the world to expose the real killer’s identity - a killer who is
equally desperate . . . and about to kill again . . . Robert Gregory
Browne is the winner of the prestigious AMPAS Nicholl Fellowship in
Screenwriting. He has optioned and developed material for numerous
production companies. WHISPER IN THE DARK is his second novel.
