The Brain Vault

A sterilized skull, a deranged forensics expert, a plunge into the deepest recesses of the criminal mind. In her most challenging case yet, Chalice must turn to a madman to deliver a killer. Detective Chalice is called into action when a unconscious man is found in Central Park. Barely alive, John Doe is clad only in a torn bed sheet and has sustained a life threatening wound. His body is covered in scars, essentially a tapestry chronicling his history as a torture victim. Stranger still, a human skull lies just inches away. Chalice has just two leads in this case, a skull that has been sterilized and found to be evidence free, and an comatose witness to a murder-tough odds, even for NYPD's best and brightest.

Lawrence Kelter often uses Manhattan and Long Island as backdrops for his stories. He has published two previous novels featuring street savvy NYPD Detective Stephanie Chalice: Don’t Close Your Eyes, and Ransom Beach. BookWire Review wrote of the character, ＂Chalice’s acerbic repartee is like an arsenal of nuclear missiles.＂ He has also published an international thriller entitled By Executive Order. Early in his writing career he received support from best selling novelist, Nelson DeMille, who reviewed his work, and actually put pencil to paper to assist in the editing of the novel. DeMille said, ＂Lawrence Kelter reminds me of an early Robert Ludlum.＂ His novels are quickly paced, and routinely feature a twist ending. For more information, please visit the author on the world wide web at: lawrencekelter.com.