A Lethal Question

With one patient’s question, a therapist’s life careens off the rails

Manhattan psychiatrist Bill Madrian takes pride in the level of trust he establishes with his patients. For a patient to open up, they must truly believe that everything said in a therapy session remains confidential. But Bill has never realized the complications this confidentiality could present--until he treats Alex Bronzi.

One day, in a session with Alex, the young man asks, ＂Hey Doc, ya wanna know who clipped Boris Levenko?＂ Bill can hardly believe his ears. Boris Levenko was a major crime boss who had been executed a few days prior. The question, so loaded with portent, gives Bill information he desperately did not want to hear.

With this knowledge, Bill’s life is upended, and he begins a fight for survival that takes him and his loved ones on a nightmarish journey far beyond the realm of anything he could have ever imagined. Bill has to untangle himself from a web of deceit and corruption or risk losing his career, his family, and his life.

Perfect for fans of Joseph Finder and Dennis Lehane

Mark Rubinstein is an award-winning novelist, physician, and psychiatrist who has written nonfiction and suspense-thriller fiction, including the psychological thriller Downfall. His books have won the IPPY Gold Award and two Benjamin Franklin Silver Awards. His Mad Dog Trilogy is under consideration for film or TV series adaptation.

He lives in Connecticut with his wife and as many dogs as she’ll allow in the house. A Lethal Question is his latest novel.