Death By Nightmare

Take a job in a new city where everyone’s a stranger. Begin experiencing terrifying, inexplicable nightmares witnessing the brutal murder of a beautiful woman by a shadowy figure. Have the nightmares escalate in violence and frequency. What do you do? If you’re Mardy Atler, you find a shrink, hoping for a quick and merciful end to your mental anguish.



You’re a psychologist with a thriving practice. A new patient arrives, plagued by terrifying dreams. Each is accompanied by an actual murder mirroring the dreamscape in precise detail. What do you do? If you’re John Muller, PhD, you help your new patient while alerting the police regarding the strange coincidence…, if that’s what it is.



Homicide Detective Janice Whitten’s investigation of the brutal murder of a young escort is stalled. She receives a tip from a psychologist about a patient with a bizarre connection to her case. What should she do? Is the man a witness? Is he the killer? What can the handsome psychologist reveal without breaching therapist-patient confidentiality?



What if the nightmares and murders continue? Are they linked to organized crime and a powerful Mexican drug lord? Will the growing attraction between cop and shrink derail the investigation? Will these impossible dreams jeopardize all their lives? Death by Nightmare weaves a twisted web blending a terror-filled dreamscape with reality in a gritty, fast-paced, mind-bending thriller exploring the dark side of human behavior, both in real-life and in the frightening world of the human imagination.