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OverviewThis story began quietly Not with gunfire or sirens, but with a familiar ache, a sleepless night, a small decision made in good faith. A visit to a therapist. A search for relief. An ordinary moment that might belong to any of us. The Therapist is not a story about heroes in the traditional sense. Denis and Helen are not investigators, journalists, or crusaders. They are retired, reflective, settled into the gentle rhythms of later life. They believe, as many of us do, that danger belongs to younger people, louder lives, darker corners. What unfolds challenges that belief entirely. This is a work of fiction, but it is rooted in realities that are uncomfortable and close to home. Criminal networks rarely announce themselves. They hide in plain sight, behind legitimate businesses, community language, and systems designed to reassure rather than interrogate. Power today is often quiet, bureaucratic, polite. It wears a smile. It offers help. At its heart, this is a story about trust - how easily it is given, how brutally it can be abused, and how difficult it is to reclaim once broken. It is also a story about ageing, relevance, and courage. About the moment when people who believed their role in the world was finished discover that their moral responsibility is not. There are no simple villains here, and no clean victories. Justice, when it comes, arrives slowly and imperfectly. The cost of truth is high, and survival does not always feel like triumph. Yet within the darkness, there remains something stubborn and human: the refusal to look away. If this novel unsettles you, it is doing its job. If it makes you question the spaces you consider safe, or the systems you assume are benign, that is no accident. And if it reminds you that ordinary lives can still matter - still disrupt, still resist then Denis and Helen have done more than survive their story. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Douglas McClartyPublisher: Independently Published Imprint: Independently Published Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 0.90cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.222kg ISBN: 9798279411849Pages: 160 Publication Date: 22 December 2025 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Available To Order We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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