Anatomy of a Suspense Novel

Anatomy of a Suspense Novel I’ve been a doctor for more than twenty years now, but I can still remember my very first day of medical school. As I walked into the room, the smell of formaldehyde burned my eyes. A group of us stood around the table, organizing our tools and nervously chatting. Finally, […]

Top Ten Psychological Thrillers

Top Ten Psychological Thrillers from Lisa Unger to Jeff Lindsay… Top Ten Psychological Thrillers from an author who has crafted a riveting new novel titled Black Lies… Maybe it’s my neurology background, but psychological thrillers have always been my brain candy of choice. The glimpse into the shadowy recesses of a villain’s mind is often […]

The Brain: The Greatest Mystery of All?

The Brain: The Greatest Mystery of All? I still remember the day I fell in love with the alluring, impenetrable mystery of the brain.I was sixteen, during a humid July in summer school. (I had actually chosen to go to summer school, obviously prone to such nerdy infatuations.) Flipping through my Psychobiology text, I came […]