Blue Sky, Deadly Secrets: A Psychological Thriller

by Don Beere

Overview

In this psychological thriller/mystery, Professor Jason Butler battles to survive and to protect his family. After a tumultuous past, Jason and his wife are at a turning point in their relationship where everything looks wonderful. But disaster hits. Jason, a university professor, witnesses a terrorist murder a colleague, a colleague who sent Jason secret, sacred religious texts that the terrorist is desperate to get back. He will stop at nothing to retrieve them. Jason is overwhelmed by fear and struggles to think clearly. Not only does he have to escape the murderer, but the police suspect Jason is the murderer. How can Jason survive? Can he conquer the demons from his past? Jason can't escape: he can't go to the police, he can't find his family, he can't return the manuscripts, and he can't elude the assassin. Will the Blue Sky, the deadly poison that killed his colleague, kill him too?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781732110618
Publisher:	Cardon Books
Publication date:	07/31/2019
Pages:	308
Sales rank:	1,335,939
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.64(d)

About the Author

Don Beere has loved suspense books as long as he can remember. This passion, his professional experiences, and his interests dovetail in this psychological thriller. He has bachelor degrees in physics and philosophy, a masters in experimental psychology and a doctorate in clinical psychology. He was a college professor, trained clinical psychologists and taught undergraduates. In his clinical practice, he specialized in trauma and "multiple personalities." He has been learning and teaching tai chi and meditation for over 40 years. He has written book chapters on the integration of Buddhism with modern physics and contemporary philosophy. While professionally active, he served on the board of an international society which honored him with the Distinguished Achievement Award. He has many professional presentations and publications. He retired in 2013 and currently teaches tai chi at the Ethical Society of St. Louis. He is also an artist who specializes in abstract photography.

Editorial Reviews

"In this book, Beere tells a Hitchcockian suspense story of an ordinary man thrust unwittingly into extraordinary circumstances." Kirkus Review

In his debut novel Beere effortlessly combines East with West, tai chi, psychology, marital relations, religion, history, culture, and dangerous fanatics producing a page turner mystery. As his protagonist says, it is "like being sucked into a different reality." Matthew Hile, Community Psychologist

An exotic tale, artfully wrought, of meditation, mindfulness and murder--- at the intersection of East and West; life and death; religion and madness. Original. Suspenseful. Compelling. Brian Vandenberg, Clinical Psychologist

Don Beere’s novel deftly interweaves deeply personal relationships, the culture of academia, exploration of the human psyche, and a life-and-death thriller that compels the reader to keep turning the pages. Not the least of Beere’s triumphs is his vivid conjuring of a terrorist group whose beliefs and practices abound with ancient and medieval parallels that bring to the story a wonderful historical and spiritual authenticity. Both riveting and intellectually absorbing, this is a marvelously rich and gripping read. John Robertson, Professor of Ancient and Middle Eastern History

Blue Sky Deadly Secrets tells a spellbinding story of mystery and intrigue. From the opening of the novel until the final chapter, I was captivated by the multifaceted and irresistible story. It is one of those gripping books that once started you just can’t put it down. The well-developed and mesmerizing characters; the smart plot; the role of tai chi, meditation and the Shra’kufan religion; and the stunning twists and turns compelled me to read just one more chapter until finally the conclusion was reached. The novel, set primarily on an academic campus is beautifully written and gasp -for-breath exciting – an intellectually satisfying, enjoyable, charming and remarkable masterpiece of mystery. I love, love this novel. Gail Wells, Former University Provost and Computer Scientist

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