· In "The Madman's Tale," John Katzenbach has produced a well-written thriller with an unusual protagonist and an eerie setting. Francis "C-Bird" Petrel is a former patient of a state mental hospital who recounts a series of unsolved murders that occurred at the asylum years ago.5/5(5). · A tour de force narrative journey through the eerily unpredictable mind of an utterly unusual hero, The Madman’s Tale will keep even the most astute thriller reader uncertain, unnerved, and unable to resist the tantalizing twists and turns of this fiendishly suspenseful shadow show. From the Hardcover edition.4/5(K). A tour de force narrative journey through the eerily unpredictable mind of an utterly unusual hero, The Madman's Tale will keep even the most astute thriller reader uncertain, unnerved, and unable to resist the tantalizing twists and turns of this fiendishly suspenseful shadow show. From the Hardcover edition/5().
The madman's tale by John Katzenbach. Publication date Topics Psychiatric hospital patients -- Fiction., Nurses -- Crimes against -- Fiction., Psychiatric hospitals -- Fiction., Middle-aged men -- Fiction., Mentally ill -- Fiction., Large type books. Publisher Thorndike Press. The Madman's Tale. by John Katzenbach. Share your thoughts Complete your review. Tell readers what you thought by rating and reviewing this book. Rate it * You Rated it * 0. 1 Star - I hated it 2 Stars - I didn't like it 3 Stars - It was OK 4 Stars - I liked it 5 Stars - I loved it. The Madman's Tale by John Katzenbach. Paperback (Mass Market Paperback - Reprint) $ Paperback. $ NOOK Book. $ View All Available Formats Editions. Ship This Item — Qualifies for Free Shipping Buy Online, Pick up in Store Check Availability at Nearby Stores.
In "The Madman's Tale," John Katzenbach has produced a well-written thriller with an unusual protagonist and an eerie setting. Francis "C-Bird" Petrel is a former patient of a state mental hospital who recounts a series of unsolved murders that occurred at the asylum years ago. A most unusual "detective story," The Madman's Tale spools out from the memory of Francis X. Petrel, a delusional man in his 40s and former mental patient at Western State Hospital, now closed. Francis, who is still tormented by voices and visions, despite his medications and years of treatment, has been invited back to the hospital for a day long seminar on the history of the hospital, before the land is turned into condos and luxury homes. John Katzenbach, Author. Ballantine $ (p) ISBN The conceit of this impossible-to-put-down thriller—the story of the hunt for a serial killer-rapist who has concealed.
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