The Mind Breaker
Silas West studied the darkest minds in the world. Now one of them is studying him.
When a mutilated body washes ashore near Kingston, Washington, the local authorities are out of their depth. The injuries aren’t just brutal, they’re deliberate. A gruesome fusion of military torture and ritualistic branding.
Former military psychologist Silas West left D.C. to write a memoir and rebuild his life in a quiet town on Washington's Puget Sound. But when he’s asked to consult on the case, what begins as a favor turns into an obsession. And when another body surfaces—marked with symbols only he can understand—he realizes this isn’t just a pattern.
It’s a message.
And it might be addressed to him.
As the investigation deepens, Silas is pulled back into a chilling world of fractured psyches and brutal violence he thought he’d escaped. But it turns out some doors to the past stay locked for a reason. And some minds—once broken—can never be put back together.
Grab The Mind Breaker today, the first in a gripping new psychological mystery series from #1 international bestseller D.D. Black.
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D.D. Black
D.D. Black is the author of the Thomas Austin Crime Thrillers and other Pacific Northwest crime novels. When he's not writing, he can be found strolling the beaches of the Pacific Northwest, cooking dinner for his wife, and throwing a ball for his corgi over and over and over. To learn more, check out ddblackauthor.com, where you can join the VIP Reader Club for discounts, news, and more corgi photos than you ever knew you needed.
A Silas West Psychological Mystery
A Silas West Psychological Mystery consists of one book and series is set to expand with the upcoming release of two more books. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.

