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    This Side of Madness
    This Side of Madness
    This Side of Madness
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    This Side of Madness

    By Christopher D. Hartpence

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    He has no name.
    He could be quite near as you read these words. Maybe the guy two aisles over at the bookshop where you picked this title up.
    Maybe you saw him and didn't give him a second look.
    If you had, you would have seen it.
    That certain something in his eyes. A glint of something unfamiliar. A gleam.
    An uncontrolled tremor of unease as you feel his relentless energy brush past you.

    Have you ever wondered at the inner workings of an insane mind?
    Ever considered what electroshock "therapy" might feel like to an unwilling participant?
    Flip this book over and turn the page.
    Walk with me inside the chambers of a disturbed mind, and do keep the lights on...



    Christopher Hartpence lives in Myrtle Beach, SC with his girl, Cindy, and their menagerie of pets (four cats, two dogs), where he's hard at work on his next novel, and/or designing video games. Look him up on the web and drop him a line! (candlebre.net or creativisms.org)
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherXlibris US
    Release dateNov 26, 2012
    ISBN9781479745913
    This Side of Madness
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    Christopher D. Hartpence

    Christopher Hartpence lives in Myrtle Beach, SC with his girl, Cindy, and their menagerie of pets (four cats, two dogs), where he's hard at work on his next novel, and/or designing video games. Look him up on the web and drop him a line! (candlebre.net or creativisms.org)

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