Jackie's Recommending This New High Octane Psychological Thriller

A heart-pounding glimpse into the world of forensic psychiatry, Kill Switch marks the powerful fiction debut of Neal Baer and Jonathan Greene—former executive producers of television’s acclaimed Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. Filled with breakneck suspense, vivid characters, and riveting detail, it is a mindbending thriller you’ll never forget…

Meet Claire Waters, a young, dedicated forensic psychiatrist with unnervingly personal insights into the criminal mind. Haunted by a disturbing childhood incident—and driven by her demons—Claire has always been drawn to those rare “untreatable” patients who seem to have no conscience or fear. She has a natural ability to put people at ease, to help them face their darkest secrets. But one shocking case could make or break her career—and it’s waiting for her in the psychiatric wing of New York City’s Rikers Island. 

His name is Quimby. A deranged inmate whose boyish good looks hide a sordid history of dysfunction and abuse, Quimby triggers something in Claire she’d rather not face. As she tries to unlock Quimby’s past, she unwittingly reveals her own painful secrets—leaving herself dangerously vulnerable. For Claire, the patient’s obsessions are just the beginning. When the case propels her into the mind of another killer—a homicidal maniac who’s watching her every move—it could only end in madness, or murder, or both…

Brilliantly constructed and breathtakingly suspenseful, Kill Switch is a masterful combination of murder, mystery, and modern forensics that will keep you turning the pages to the final shocking conclusion.


It's already been optioned for the big screen--read more about that HERE.

Check out the book's website HERE.

Jackie says:
"This comes from a tried and true television producing/writing duo who worked together for years on 'Law & Order: Special Victims Unit' and are currently doing the same on 'A Gifted Man'.  It started out as a medical thriller movie outline, but their agent talked them into writing a book instead.  And it's one HECK of a book.  It's about a brilliant young forensic psychiatrist who begins a prestigious fellowship working with a well respected doctor dealing with criminal psychopaths.  Her first patient, Todd Quimby, is a challenge to her, and she goes a bit too far in trying to help him, triggering horrors upon horrors.  This is a multi-leveled story with several things going on that become deeply entwined with each other.  The pace is frantic--I read this book straight through because I just could not put it down.  (Pssst: Word from people in the know says that this is the first book in a series!!!)"

Both authors are coming to our Colfax Avenue store on Thursday, January 12 at 7:30 pm to discuss and sign their book, the first in a fascinating new series.