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Afraid of the secrets of the father and son Kindle Edition

by A. J. Gallant (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
3.3 3.3 out of 5 stars 7 ratings
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What happens when a serial killer brings up his son to be just like him? Much I’m afraid.

A MOST IMAGINATIVE AND BRILLIANT BOOK
By Richard S. Friedman on September 26, 2011
Format: Kindle Edition
a very unique and well written book- MADMAN IN THE MIRROR is on a class by itself- and that is a very impressive class at that- A.J. is a master at creating word images that remain with the readerlong after the book is finished- the true sign of a great writer!!
Rick Friedman
FOUNDER
THE JAMES MASON COMMUNITY BOOK CLUB
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    September 11, 2015
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4.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating peek in the mind of a serial killer October 1, 2011 By K. Sozaeva TOP 1000 REVIEWERVINE™ VOICE Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase A highly engrossing tale, "Madman in the Mirror" is a story about a man - Henry Johnson - who is raised by a psychopath and forced to watch - even as a baby - his father murder people on a regular basis. He is also abused and brainwashed, turning him into a sociopath. Henry stalks and murders people efficiently - he tells himself that he may be a killer, but he doesn't want people to suffer. He is haunted by hallucinations, including a specter in his mirror that talks to him.

It is hard to explain the plot without spoiling things - but I will say that this is a very interesting story, that in the end addresses nature vs. nurture, among other things, such as life after death and heaven and hell, just to mention a few

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B015A6P1LQ
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 11, 2015
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 441 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 270 pages
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    3.3 3.3 out of 5 stars 7 ratings

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    A SPECIAL thanks to all who read my books and a VIRTUAL HUG.

    A. J. Gallant

    GARDEN STAR THE AWAKENING to be released in the first quarter of 2023!

    "I totally enjoyed this book. Dracula cracked me up and the ending so not what I expected. This Dracula is definitely my favorite vampire." Jenn Cuce

    Micki Peluso

    A Delightfully Charming Fantasy Of Dragons, Wizards And Magic--and Love.

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    5.0 out of 5 stars Knights of The Dragon

    Reviewed in Australia on December 14, 2015

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    An enjoyable read. will look for further work from A.J. Gallant in this series

    Detective Olivia Brown Mysteries is also gaining in popularity.

    His latest release is Young Adorok, look for it on Amazon.

    Sun-Jade and Moon Diamond. How smart is a cat? Smarter than I ever imagined. When Sun-Jade wants out, she goes to the door, stands up and hits the doorknob repeatedly, because she knows that you turn it to open.

    When Moon Diamond wants to be hand-fed in my room, he jumps on the corner of the bed. When he wants to get in the window, he jumps on the other end, I come over and bend down and he jumps on my back and takes the elevator to my desk. (not that he can't just jump up there himself)

    The author's cats that make him rise at 5 each morning to keep him on his toes.

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    A. J. Gallant was first inspired to write by reading the works of Harlan Ellison. He's written more than a dozen screenplays with two optioned. Recently jumping into the world of novelists.

    Check out I Was Murdered Last Night The Saucer Club & Braeden the Barbarian Forbidden City

    Madman in the Mirror is his first novel.

    Dracula: Hearts of Stone

    Dracula: Hearts of Fire

    Dracula: Hearts of Glory

    The trilogy has now magically transformed into a series of 6 books with Dracula: Heart of a Child Wizard.

    Check out Braeden the Barbarian Forbidden City for adventure and humor

    Moon Diamond The Vampire Cat (The Cat Detective)

    Look for Knights of the Full Moon (Marcus is back) and now Knights of Ash

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3.3 out of 5 stars
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Mareena McGirr
4.0 out of 5 stars When You Are Raised From Birth by Evil, Can You Ever Live a Normal Life
Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2013
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What do you do when a serial killer raises you from birth to be just like him? Henry has lived all his life in his father's shadow of terror and serial murder with the tacit understanding that he was being groomed to continue the "family business". Having witnessed his first murder as a toddler and actively participating in his father's murder sprees as an adult, Henry tries in vain to battle his inner demons and break free to go out on his own.

As an adult, Henry is struggling with the knowledge that his father's actions as well as his own have driven him literally insane - hearing voices and seeing images of horrific crimes in mirrors. Even when Henry eventually kills his father, he can not escape the anger and vengeance that he creates in one of his earlier victims; as the spirit of the dead man reaches out from beyond the grave to exact his own brand of revenge.

I have to say that this book was strange, extremely strange, and of course, being concerned with the life and actions of a serial killer, very, very violent. That being said, I did enjoy it even if truth be told, I probably wouldn't have chosen to read this book for myself. It certainly was different and not like any book I'd ever read before. It held me spellbound and at attention all through the story and I give it a solid B+!

Full Disclosure: 'Madman in the Mirror' by A. J. Gallant read and reviewed by Mary McGirr, an avid reader and book reviewer from Albany, New York.
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Linda B
2.0 out of 5 stars Talented writer could have done better with this novel
Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2012
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This is a talented writer - I hope to read more of his work. This author can paint magnificent pictures with his words and has a real talent for descriptive scenes and what is going on in the character's minds. However, the descriptions tend to be repetitive and sometimes get in the way of the story itself. I found myself skipping over repetitive descriptive passages to get to the story.

I liked a lot about this novel - the alternation of scenes from the killer's childhood with his present day activities worked for awhile. And I enjoyed the internal dialog of various characters. I believe it would have been a better work with tighter editing as some of the scenes added little to the story except to drag it out.
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K. Sozaeva
4.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating peek in the mind of a serial killer
Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2011
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A highly engrossing tale, "Madman in the Mirror" is a story about a man - Henry Johnson - who is raised by a psychopath and forced to watch - even as a baby - his father murder people on a regular basis. He is also abused and brainwashed, turning him into a sociopath. Henry stalks and murders people efficiently - he tells himself that he may be a killer, but he doesn't want people to suffer. He is haunted by hallucinations, including a specter in his mirror that talks to him.

It is hard to explain the plot without spoiling things - but I will say that this is a very interesting story, that in the end addresses nature vs. nurture, among other things, such as life after death and heaven and hell, just to mention a few. While I found the story fascinating, I did have to count off a star for poor editing - not only are grammar mistakes rife (i.e., "his feet was") but there are scads of missing words, extra words and misused words (for example "popular" for "poplar" and "furry" for "fury," which are just two of myriad examples). This made it very difficult to figure out what the author was trying to say at times - he mentions "crout" and it took me a quite awhile to figure out he meant "Kraut." I often had to put as much effort into parsing the sentences as I did into understanding what was happening. That should not deter you from checking this book out, however, as it is very entertaining.
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Richard F.
5.0 out of 5 stars A MOST IMAGINATIVE AND BRILLIANT BOOK
Reviewed in the United States on September 27, 2011
a very unique and well written book- MADMAN IN THE MIRROR is on a class by itself- and that is a very impressive class at that- A.J. is a master at creating word images that remain with the readerlong after the book is finished- the true sign of a great writer!!
Rick Friedman
FOUNDER
THE JAMES MASON COMMUNITY BOOK CLUB
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