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    Masked Intentions
    Masked Intentions
    Masked Intentions
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    Masked Intentions

    By Tom Bierdz

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    A conflicted psychiatrist. A murdered author. To see past the fiction, he’ll have to delve into the mind of a killer...And, remember that’s he’s bound by doctor-patient confidentiality...

    Grant Garrick has sworn to do no harm. When the psychiatrist saves a drunk man from the streets, he’s just following his code. But he never expected his new friend, Toby, would be the fifth husband of a famed and fabulously wealthy romance author. And Toby never expected to find his sex-addicted wife dead in the guesthouse bedroom...

    Convinced of Toby’s innocence, Grant enlists the help of his attorney friend, Carrie, to clear Toby’s name. After a series of false starts that take him all the way to Mexico, a new suspect is put behind bars. But did the jury convict the real killer?

    Masked Intentions is a mind-bending standalone mystery thriller in a series featuring psychiatrist Grant Garrick. If you like edge-of-your-seat suspense, psychological undertones, and stunning endings, then you’ll love Tom Bierdz’s gripping whodunnit.

    Buy Masked Intentions to start the pulse-pounding mystery today!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTom Bierdz
    Release dateJan 18, 2018
    ISBN9780998364735
    Masked Intentions
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    Tom Bierdz

    Tom Bierdz, a retired psychotherapist, was born and raised in Kenosha,WI. He earned a BA degree from Marquette University and a Masters degree in social work from the University of Chicago. He worked in public welfare in Milwaukee and Kenosha before becoming the Director of Catholic Social Services in Racine, WI. From there he went into the private practice of psychotherapy.Several years later he retired his psychotherapy practice, earned his insurance and stockbroker's license,secured a CFP degree and practiced as a Certified Financial Planner.Tom has been passionate about needing to express himself artistically. He dabbled with writing from time to time before giving it full energy during his retirement. Finally, he has committed to publish independently.He and his wife, Susan, reside in Washington State.

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    • 4/5
      Sometimes you just need to stop looking. Grant Garrick is a psychiatrist that just can't say no to anyone. This why he lands up taking a guy home that was drunk on the side of the road. The guy turns out to be the 5th husband of a erotica writer that is well known. He has left her because he caught her with someone else but there is so much more to the story. Grant wants to be Toby's friend but it is hard when the guy needs advice and Grant knows that the lines between doctor & patient can become really blurred. But things take a turn for the worse when Toby is accused of killing his wife and running off to avoid the cops. Now Grant is dragged into the case but there are so many suspects and he knows that Toby can't have done it but who then? Grant gets tangled with so many different people that all seem to want something from him but who can he really trust anymore? Can he help prove that Toby is innocent and try help find the real killer? Or will he be dragged into another big mess with dire consquences again? A good read.

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