First published 2021
In 1960s London, an unnamed young woman becomes convinced that a radical psychotherapist named Collins drove her brother to suicide. Adopting a false identity, she infiltrates Collins's practice as a patient, meticulously documenting her encounters and searching for evidence of his destructive methods. Her investigation blurs the lines between research, revenge, and psychological manipulation, as she delves deeper into Collins's controversial therapeutic techniques and the fragile boundaries of truth and perception. As her own mental state becomes increasingly unstable, she must confront whether her mission is a legitimate expose or a descent into dangerous obsession.
Genres: fiction, suspense, mystery, crime, contemporary, psychological-thriller
Vibes: dark, intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: descent-into-madness, unreliable-narrator
Setting: London
Period: 1960s
278 pages · Hardcover · Saraband
Content warnings: mental-illness, suicide