After years of writing, I finally published my debut psychological thriller, "Obscura: The State of Mad'
Hey Fellow Writers,
I’m a debut author who published my first novel back in June, and I wanted to share it with people who actually read dark psychological thrillers.
What it’s about:
Victor Harlow Cross is a forensic psychologist and PI in Detroit who has spent his life hunting the truth behind his family’s ritualistic murder. When a new case pulls him into a web of trafficking, corruption, and a serial killer known only as "The Marionettist," Victor is forced to confront the darkness in his own past and the possibility that the monster he’s hunting has been pulling his strings all along.
The vibe:
If you like your protagonists deeply damaged, your antagonists psychologically terrifying, and your crime stories steeped in noir atmosphere, this might be your thing. Think True Detective meets Silence of the Lambs with a Detroit gothic twist. It deals with heavy themes: childhood trauma, the foster system, moral corruption, and how violence reshapes the people who survive it.
Why I wrote it:
I wanted to explore what happens when the person hunting monsters starts becoming one. Victor isn’t a traditional hero. He’s obsessive, self-destructive, and running on rage and grief. The book asks whether you can seek justice without losing your soul entirely.
If this sounds like your kind of read, I’d love to know: what draws you to dark thrillers? The psychology, the mystery, or the moral ambiguity?
(Happy to drop a link if the sub allows it, just ask!)