Peter Leech is a cunning, devious killer, brutalized by half a lifetime in prison for the vicious murder of his parents. Now he’s up for parole and, one way or another, he wants out.
He’s driven by obsessive lust for Judy Finch, a beautiful parole officer who spurned his advances, and his thirst for revenge on those he blames for his conviction.
His nemesis, Doc Powers, the forensic psychiatrist who assessed his mental health for trial, is now on the panel reviewing Leech’s parole application. But Doc fears for his own sanity. His feelings of guilt over his wife’s death and his terrible experiences as a criminal profiler threaten to overwhelm him. Hallucinations haunt Doc as he struggles to convince his colleagues that Leech is a dangerous unreformed psychopath.
A blossoming relationship with Judy helps Doc heal – emotionally and professionally – but he soon discovers he’s ill-prepared for Leech’s re-entry into his life….
Thriller that did a good job keeping me on the edge of my seat! Just one of several books read of late that measured up to what other reviews made mention of and I thought was very reasonably priced as well. Given the problem of having to find something good to buy for a low price since Amazon tightened the screws recently this one certainly made for an intense, dark read that reminded me of the many hard-boiled books I truly enjoy! Glad to have uncovered this one from the 4,000+ books I downloaded the past year or two and was indeed a worthy read which I’m…
A terrific read that will have you on the edge of your seat Remorseless is a difficult novel to review without giving parts of the plot away – something I am always reluctant to do.Â
A deep, dark look inside the minds of killers and psychologists alike Remorseless is a deep and dark look into the mind of a convicted killer. This specific killer was convicted of killing his parents in a brutal murder when he was just a teenager. He maintains his innocence and claims this his brother did it and framed him. He’s served 18 years of his life sentence but is up for parole. The book follows his parole hearing from his side and the side of the parole board. Especially Doc Powers, a clinical psychologist who’s wife has just died in a tragic car…