R W K Clark
Brother's Keeper: A Novel of Murder and Deception
From the bestselling author, RWK Clark comes this terrifying story about a teen girl's violated corpse discovered outside of town.
A misunderstood act of chivalry places Scott at the mercy of a town hiding a sinister secret.
As they say, no good deed goes unpunished, and for Scott, that punishment could be his life. Sit back and enjoy this stay-up-all-night serial killer psychological thriller.
Author Commentary
'Brother's Keeper' is my first psychological thriller, and it was simultaneously fun and difficult to write. It tells the story of Scott Sharp, a traveler whose train makes a stop at the tiny town of Burdensville. Here, Scott tries to assist a waitress being harassed by a drunk and gets himself arrested, which results in pulling the stranger into the dark secrets the town holds, and the secrets won't let him go.
Writing this story was fun for a variety of reasons. It was off the beaten path compared to most books I write. The monster in this book is not a vampire, witch, or zombie; instead, the monster is an unknown man who is murdering women at night who pass through the town. Developing the character of the murderer was a good time; I wanted him to be dull, but intelligent; he needed to be needy, but in control in ways no one understood. He needed to have deep-seated issues that were in such a terrible knot that even those who might care about him didn't know how to sort them out.
Scott walks into Burdensville without the slightest idea what has been happening to this town. He is, utterly and completely, an innocent victim. The whole place is off, and he can't seem to put his finger on what is happening around him. But it is there that Scott himself will begin to unravel the goings-on in Burdensville for himself.
I wanted people to really be in Burdensville while they read this. I also wanted readers to get a very specific feel for the town; Mayberry without a shower. I did my best to convey the gloom of the constant shadows that seem to hang over the place, even when the sun was shining. That's more or less what happens in small-town life and, evil or not, Burdensville is no different.
- ISBN
- 0692744746 / 9780692744741
- Weight
- 12.6 oz.
- Dimensions
- 5.0 x 0.7 in.
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