'A completely engrossing read! I found Ann's writing compelling, elegant and convincing, and the story pulled me in and totally transported me.' Katherine Webb, best-selling author of The Legacy and The Disappearance Following a violent outburst at an awards ceremony, Vidor Kiraly, a prize-winning neuroscientist and Cambridge don, is sent to an isolated psychiatric clinic in the Swiss Alps. When the clinic's director, Anton Gessen, tries in vain to unearth the missing pieces of Vidor's life, he suspects his reluctant patient is not who he appears to be. After one of the patients at the clinic goes missing, Gessen has reason to doubt Vidor's self-proclaimed innocence. But what is he hiding, and who might be next?
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Ann Gosslin's fiction delves into the dark and often hidden aspects of human nature, drawing inspiration from a lifelong fascination with psychology. Her narratives explore the complexities of the human psyche, offering profound insights into motivation and behavior. Gosslin crafts stories that are both psychologically astute and emotionally resonant, inviting readers to contemplate the intricacies of their own inner worlds. Her distinctive prose creates a compelling atmosphere, making her work a deeply engaging experience.



- 2021
- 2020
The Shadow Bird
- 288 pages
- 11 hours of reading
Three months into her new role as a psychiatrist at a clinic in New York, Erin Cartwright is asked to evaluate the case of a man who murdered his mother and sisters at the age of seventeen. Found not guilty by reason of insanity and held in a maximum-security psychiatric facility for twenty-seven years, Timothy Stern is now eligible for release. Upon learning the crime occurred in the same village she once visited as a child, Erin is on the verge of refusing to take the case, when a startling discovery triggers memories she'd rather keep hidden, and a suspicion the wrong man is behind bars.