A startling new voice in psychological suspense has arrived. Criminal psychologist Dr. Brad Kelln's debut novel is a disturbing tale of hidden sins, human frailty and pure evil.Edward Carter is a psychotic serial rapist whose violent crimes leave his victims insane and suicidal. Hot on the case, family man and veteran detective Mitchell Wa catches a lead and captures Carter. But the trouble really starts when the suspect is sent to a maximum security psychiatric facility where the staff soon learn that Carter has the power to make anyone lose their sanity.When Carter manufactures a violent escape from the psychiatric facility, the police turn to the only two men who might be able to help them: Dr. Michael Wenton, a morally bankrupt forensic psychologist with a disturbing past, and Tim Dallons, a suicidal ex-detective with a hatred of psychologists. When Carter takes a young girl hostage in an abandoned house, Wenton and Dallons are the only two people who can go in after him. But can they stand face to face with evil and remain untouched from the prospect of lost sanity?

Dr. Brad Kelln is a clinical & forensic psychologist based in Halifax. In addition to working full-time at the largest forensic psychiatric hospital in the Maritimes, he is a special consultant to both the Halifax Regional Police and the Nova Scotia RCMP on hostage negotiation and criminal investigations. He is an expert on violence and psychopaths and regularly speaks at academic and law enforcement venues. He is an adjunct professor within both the psychology and psychiatry departments at Dalhousie University.

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"A chilling read." — Halifax Herald"Lost Sanity is a truly creepy but enjoyable book." — Ottawa Sun