Thomas Hazard

Within the Dark Recesses Thomas Hazard

Brilliant scientist Aaron VanDieter has apromising future. If he can discover themeans for DNA messengers to synthesizeproteins, genetic mutation for behavioralmodification could be possible, greatlyaffecting the mental health field. ButVanDieter's less-than-moral research methodslead his employer to condemn his efforts. Undaunted, VanDieter forms his ownbehavioral modification institute in Louisiana. In his quest to discover the causes andcures for mental disorders, VanDieter enliststhe services of several other neurobiologicalprofessionals. John Ventalero, a seeminglyintroverted bioengineer, turns out to beplagued with multiple personalities, whileShomi Mashita, a Japanese psychiatrist, isat odds with VanDieter almost immediately. But it is Lamil Gupta, a lovely Indian émigréfrom Bombay, who endeavors to makeVanDieter understand the human price forobtaining ends regardless of the means. Science and morality collide as VanDieterdigs deeper into the mind's dark recesses. But when a serial killer suddenly unleashesterror on local women, VanDieter's findshimself caught up in a chilling examinationof true evil. Gripping and terrifying in its scope, Withinthe Dark Recesses is a chilling look at thesinister side of the human mind.