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  • 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.
  • Joanne Leedom-Ackerman used to teach writing at NYU and CCNY. Now she is a Vice President of PEN International and the author of a new political thriller. Book critic Joan Baum has this review.
  • Arts critic Joan Baum has a review of a thriller that brings together a lot of events and places in the New York-Connecticut region.