If Thine Eye Offend Thee: Hell Hare House Short Reads

By Mike Adamson

Dr Janice Meyerson confronts her most perplexing case: Carol Creed, a self-mutilating patient shaped by societal demands.

 

Within the stormy confines of Castleton House, a high-security psychiatric facility, a treacherous mind game unfolds between doctor and patient. Creed's eerie intelligence and potential telepathic abilities challenge Meyerson's ethics and understanding.

 

One storm-laden night, this volatile dynamic escalates, leading to a harrowing escape and a life-threatening confrontation. This gripping psychological thriller delves into the dark corners of the human psyche, exploring the consequences of societal pressures and the blurred lines between sanity and insanity.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Black Hare Press
• Release date: May 4, 2024
• ISBN: 9798224227358

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If Thine Eye Offend Thee

Mike Adamson

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Black Hare Press

If Thine Eye Offend Thee is

Copyright © 2024 Mike Adamson

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First published in Australia in May 2024

by Black Hare Press

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The author retains the copyright of the works featured in this publication.

All characters and events in this publication

All rights reserved. No part of this production may be reproduced

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Edited by Jodi Christensen

Formatting by Ben Thomas

Cover design by Dawn Burdett

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Contents

1.Chapter 1

2.Chapter 2

3.Chapter 3

4.Chapter 4

5.Chapter 5

6.Chapter 6

7.Chapter 7

8.Chapter 8

9.Chapter 9

10.Chapter 10

11.Chapter 11

12.Mike Adamson

13.Black Hare Press

14.Coming Soon from Black Hare Press

15.Acknowledgements

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Chapter 1

I received your rejection of the research application from the Neurology department, Director Robert Turner began mildly as he sank into a cosy chair across the desk from his colleague, Doctor Janice Meyerson. Could I ask why?

That’s why I asked you in, the darkly beautiful woman said with a frank nod. The case is sensitive by all definitions and I’m not comfortable opening it to study from parallel fields, at least not yet. It’s a matter of safety.

The patient rating is ‘Maximum Precautions,’ but we have protocols.

Yes. All the same, I counsel caution.

Turner paused with a genial nod. Okay. Tell me.

Coffee was percolating on a side table and Meyerson rose to pour