Deadly Serious: A Psychological Mystery
by A. J. Thibault and John Thibault
A standup comic haunted by a family secret.
It’s 1980 Los Angeles, and Dan Goodis, a struggling stand-up comic, witnesses a brutal assassination of a brilliant hermit physicist who gave him a secret code. He soon discovers he is being hunted down by members of a dark cabal who want to silence him and prevent him from revealing the truth.
Obsessed with the puzzle, he realizes he must solve the riddle of the hermit’s death.
He enlists the help of family and friends and a new lover, Lauren. But he doesn’t know who she really is. A stormy relationship makes him realize that by involving his allies, he exposes all of them to imminent danger.
He finds he is in too deep, and there is no turning back. The only way out is for Dan to put everything on the line even though he knows disclosure of the hermit’s code will cost him his life.
“A Kafkaesque ’80s odyssey. Ambitiously plotted.” - Kirkus Discoveries
“After a captivating first chapter, the intriguing twists and turns in this thriller keep readers spellbound as the storyline moves forward at a fast pace. - A must-read thriller.” - IP Book Reviewers
It’s 1980 Los Angeles, and Dan Goodis, a struggling stand-up comic, witnesses a brutal assassination of a brilliant hermit physicist who gave him a secret code. He soon discovers he is being hunted down by members of a dark cabal who want to silence him and prevent him from revealing the truth.
Obsessed with the puzzle, he realizes he must solve the riddle of the hermit’s death.
He enlists the help of family and friends and a new lover, Lauren. But he doesn’t know who she really is. A stormy relationship makes him realize that by involving his allies, he exposes all of them to imminent danger.
He finds he is in too deep, and there is no turning back. The only way out is for Dan to put everything on the line even though he knows disclosure of the hermit’s code will cost him his life.
“A Kafkaesque ’80s odyssey. Ambitiously plotted.” - Kirkus Discoveries
“After a captivating first chapter, the intriguing twists and turns in this thriller keep readers spellbound as the storyline moves forward at a fast pace. - A must-read thriller.” - IP Book Reviewers
