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Mark Rubinstein

  • In Mark Rubinstein’s latest thriller, Season of Fear, an escaped psychotic animal killer is on the loose in Bridgeport, Connecticut. One of his human targets is Dr. John Randall, the psychiatrist who gave the psych analysis at his trial. The terrorism takes its toll on Randall and his family. To cope, the doctor and his wife turn to alcohol and pharmaceuticals. But that opens up another world of hurt. WSHU’s Book Critic Joan Baum says it’s a chilling read.
  • A Splendid Death, the latest thriller, by Connecticut-based author Mark Rubinstein, tells the story of two brothers from New Jersey who become entangled with government-backed mercenaries in Franco’s Spain. WSHU’s Culture Critic, Joan Baum says the novel is a nail-biter. Here’s her review.
  • A Manhattan psychiatrist becomes embroiled in a high-profile mob hit when a new patient casually asks him a loaded question. Now Dr. Bill Madrian has to make himself disappear before the Mafia does. Will he survive? WSHU’s Book Critic Joan Baum read this new suspenseful thriller. Here’s her review.