through a dark mirror
A psychological crime thriller. Chapter 7 of 'The Heroes' October 1992: Six otherwise healthy men all die of unknown causes at exactly the same time but in different locations.
The only link between their deaths is that they each paid £50,000 into the bank account of the mysterious Bryan Tyler the day before they died. He is arrested and taken in for questioning.
The entire story takes place within the claustrophobic confines of the police secure unit where Tyler is interrogated by the brutish and increasingly violent, DCI Dawson and the manipulative criminal psychologist, Dr Catherine Rhodes.
Also present are the gun obsessed, Officer Gore and the fifteen-year-old work experience student, Lincoln.
As the interrogation progresses it soon becomes apparent that Tyler had an ulterior motive for the murders – a motive which involves one of the interrogation team.
A complex game of psychological cat and mouse ensues.