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Personal Effects: Dark Art by J.C. Hutchins, Jordan Weisman
5.0
Zach Taylor is an art therapist recently employed at Brinkvale Psychiatric. He can be reached at (212) 629-1951. With a dark history of his own, he uses his gift for art to help the most troubled of patients. Which is why his boss gives him the case of Martin Grace, an alleged multiple-murderer.
The book itself opens with a very official and convincing psychiatric report for the patient, Martin Grace. Even before you get to the "strict security measures are necessary" part, it is apparent that the case is going to be tough.
The case brings Zach to many dead ends. Martin says he is blind though his eyes are physically sound. He is being accused of murders for times when he has a rock-solid alibi. In his sessions with Martin, Zach is frightened by how this apparently blind man can understand him so well. And how little he can get through to him. Seeing an old version of himself in Martin, Zach does everything he can (and some things he shouldn't) to help Martin.
J.C. Hutchins (author of 7th Son) and Jordan Weisman (co-author of Cathy's Book) are both authors who create immersible and believable world. Personal Effects: Dark Arts is a murder mystery with a touch of supernatural phenomena to it. Though I love a good mystery, I was most attracted to the idea of being able to see and touch the evidence. With the book comes a set of documents, photos, ID cards that relate to the story.The story works very well without them, but with them, it becomes more engaging and the reader is able to go beyond what is on the page, to discover a new system of storytelling.
The number listed above actually takes you to the main character's voicemail. In the book, Zach tells his girlfriend to listen to a voicemail that his father left him, and gives her the code. By doing this, he gives you the code so you're able to hear the message as well. This story felt so alive to me! The main character feels like a friend by the end, with the reader serving as a Sam to his Frodo.
Please visit http://brinkvalepsychiatric.com/ for more information about Zach's place of employment. I hear they're accepting art for the patient gallery.
The book itself opens with a very official and convincing psychiatric report for the patient, Martin Grace. Even before you get to the "strict security measures are necessary" part, it is apparent that the case is going to be tough.
The case brings Zach to many dead ends. Martin says he is blind though his eyes are physically sound. He is being accused of murders for times when he has a rock-solid alibi. In his sessions with Martin, Zach is frightened by how this apparently blind man can understand him so well. And how little he can get through to him. Seeing an old version of himself in Martin, Zach does everything he can (and some things he shouldn't) to help Martin.
J.C. Hutchins (author of 7th Son) and Jordan Weisman (co-author of Cathy's Book) are both authors who create immersible and believable world. Personal Effects: Dark Arts is a murder mystery with a touch of supernatural phenomena to it. Though I love a good mystery, I was most attracted to the idea of being able to see and touch the evidence. With the book comes a set of documents, photos, ID cards that relate to the story.The story works very well without them, but with them, it becomes more engaging and the reader is able to go beyond what is on the page, to discover a new system of storytelling.
The number listed above actually takes you to the main character's voicemail. In the book, Zach tells his girlfriend to listen to a voicemail that his father left him, and gives her the code. By doing this, he gives you the code so you're able to hear the message as well. This story felt so alive to me! The main character feels like a friend by the end, with the reader serving as a Sam to his Frodo.
Please visit http://brinkvalepsychiatric.com/ for more information about Zach's place of employment. I hear they're accepting art for the patient gallery.