Showcase: Downfall by Mark Rubenstein Ocenview Publishing

Today I'm showcasing, Downfall by Mark Rubenstein, a brand new release from fave Mystery publisher, Oceanview.
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ISBN-13: 978-1608095469
Publisher: Oceanview
Release Date: 4-4-2023
Length: 352pp
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Overview:

First, his doppelganger is killed—then it’s his father. Rick Shepherd is being stalked by a murderer.

When Rick Shepherd, a physician, approaches his office on a busy Manhattan street, he finds police cars, an ambulance, and crime scene technicians. He soon learns a passerby was shot three times in the back, murdered at the front door to Rick’s office.

Later that evening while watching the local news, Rick and his fiancee, Jackie, see a photo of the victim—to their horror, the deceased looks identical to Rick.

Two nights later, while making a house call in a Brooklyn apartment building, Rick’s 64-year-old father is shot and killed in the exact same way. Detectives Art Nager and Liz Callaghan are assigned the case, and they launch an investigation. There are no clues leading to the perpetrator.

Even more ominously, someone has been calling Rick and Jackie’s apartment and hanging up. Whoever is targeting Rick must have murdered his father, and they now have Rick in their crosshairs. Nager and Callaghan seem to be making no progress with their investigation. Rick’s quest for the truth draws him into a labyrinth of secrets, past tragedies, and the agonizing pain of lives shattered by a single event. Can he make it out before he meets the same fate as his father?

Perfect for fans of Michael Connelly and J. D. Robb

Praise:

Downfall is a compelling psychological thriller enriched with a superb (eighties New York) sense of time and place. A page-turner that doesn’t sacrifice depth of understanding of the human condition.” —Jonathan Kellerman, New York Times best-selling author

“Rubinstein’s Downfall is a psychological killer—a smart, intricate, page-turner.”—Reed Farrel Coleman, New York Times best-selling author

“Downfall is a psychological thriller par excellence that follows one man's personal descent into a deconstructive hell. Mark Rubinstein hits the bull's-eye dead center in a scintillating stunner of a tale destined to place him alongside the likes of Joseph Finder, Harlan Coben and Lisa Gardner. Downfall reads like a post-modern equivalent of the John D. MacDonald classic Cape Fear, pushing its characters to the brink while pushing readers to finish it in one sitting.” —Jon Land, USA Today best-selling author

“[In Downfall], Rubinstein makes Rick a well-rounded and plausible lead, and the action builds to a satisfying ending.” —Publishers Weekly

Praise for Mark Rubinstein

“The tension in The Lovers’ Tango never lets you go.” —Michael Connelly, New York Times best-selling author

“Part psychological thriller and part police procedural, this novel reads like a TV series worth recording so as not to miss an episode.” —Library Journal (Starred Review)

“Assassin’s Lullaby is the kind of thriller that will have you breathlessly flipping each page.” —Lisa Gardner, New York Times best-selling author

“Mad Dog Vengeance blasts out of the gate and never lets up. Yes, it’s an absolute thriller of a novel. But it’s also smart and humane with a great sense of place.” —C. J. Box, New York Times best-selling author

“Mad Dog Vengeance sets the stakes high, raises them even higher, and surges to a spectacular, operatic finale. Hard-boiled protagonists don’t get much better than Dr. Roddy Dolan, who can save your life—or blow you away.” —Joseph Finder, New York Times best-selling author

“A riveting suspense thriller of a crime novel, Downfall is another compelling novel from the pen of author Mark Rubinstein.” —Midwest Book Review

About the author:

Mark Rubinstein is an award-winning novelist, physician, and psychiatrist who has written nonfiction and suspense-thriller fiction. His books have won the IPPY Gold Award and two Benjamin Franklin Silver Awards. His Mad Dog Trilogy is under consideration for film or TV series adaptation. He lives in Connecticut with his wife and as many dogs as she’ll allow in the house. Downfall is his latest novel.