- Paperback: 348 pages
- Publisher: L & L Dreamspell (30 Jan 2009)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1603180842
- ISBN-13: 978-1603180849
- Product Dimensions: 14 x 21.6 x 1.8 cm
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Rick Rasner escaped death in a New York City bridge explosion - but he couldn't escape becoming an unwitting participant in a top secret military experiment. When the Duke Organization, a group of ruthless killers, set off a violent explosion, they wiped out Rick Rasner's life as he knew it. Many years later, as he still struggled to remember any shred of his former existence, he put a new life together - as a therapist in the Brookhill Children's Psychiatric Residence, a facility for troubled urban teens. Brookhill's policies, set by head director Katherine Miller, seemed brutal and oppressive. She bullied the therapists too - Rick's meek personality left him incapable of handling her attacks. He developed an unexplainable bond with fifteen-year-old patient Clara Blue - something about her conflicted, volatile personality struck a cord deep inside his psyche. Rick wanted to help her and the other patients, yet met with non-stop opposition from the staff. The Duke Organization resurfaced, searching for Rick Rasner. When they found him at the Brookhill facility a bloody hostage situation ensued. The lives of both Rick and Clara were about to change - but for the better or worse? Disgraced mercenary Jake Scarberry was forced out of the witness protection program and back into action - after the Duke Organization. An unpredictable chain of events result between Jake, Rick, and the Duke Organization - and Clara Blue. This complex psychological suspense/thriller will leave you questioning exactly who to root for in a battle of good versus evil.
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Bridget's Review, 15 Aug 2009
By bridget3420 "Bridget Hopper" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Rasner Effect (Paperback)
Rick Rasner wakes up and the only thing he remembers is his name. He is told that he is lucky to be alive, that the brutal explosion on the bridge that took several lives, almost took his as well. Still, Rick is unsure. He is not very trusting of the people around him or his surroundings. He's on constant alert trying to figure out who he was before the blowout stole his memory. Now a malicious group has set their sight on Rick. He soon finds out that he's caught in the middle of a high stakes military experiment.
Very intriguing. This book definitely held my interest. I love a good conspiracy theory story. I look forward to more of Mark's work.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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ZAP!, 2 July 2009
By Susan Whitfield "author of The Logan Hunter M... - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Rasner Effect (Paperback)
First of all, let me say that The Rasner Effect literally kept me up far into a dark and stormy night with no electricity to read by. I resorted to a small flashlight in order to complete my journey through Rosendorf's first psycho thriller!
The Rasner Effect is an action-chocked story of how humans can be controlled and their personalities and actions shaped for good or for evil...a suppression of aggressive tendencies or a return to monster status.
Meet Rick Rasner: compassionate counselor or psychotic assassin? Likeable or despicable?
Find a comfy chair and strap yourself in for an electric jolt from a new writer who, I hope, will thrill us again soon.
Rosendorf: compassionate counselor or...? Decide for yourself.
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A PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER WITH UNIQUE TWISTS, 9 Sep 2011
By Laurel-Rain Snow "Rain" "Rainy Days" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Rasner Effect (Paperback)
From the first page, I was drawn into a unique storyline that had me trying to put the pieces together immediately. Rick Rasner is the primary character, whom we meet briefly in hospital--and then seven years later in a reconstructed life as a therapist in the Brookhill Children's Psychiatric Residence. There he is a meek-mannered man under the tutelage of Dr. Obenchain, who was responsible for his rehabilitation and his placement there.
With no memory of what happened in the bridge explosion that upended his life, or of his life before, Rick struggles to begin anew. In the facility, he is quickly drawn into the traumas of his patients, especially Clara Blue, and seems set from Day One in conflict against the torturous reign of the administrator Katherine Miller.
What I enjoyed most about this thriller, aside from the unanswered questions that only came together near the end, was how I wanted to root for Rick and even Clara Blue, despite the hint that neither of these characters was who they seemed.
Both felt like underdogs, and naturally I wanted them to win out against the horrific Ms. Miller. There is also the matter of the large bump on Rick's head and the constant headaches and other symptoms that suggest that something is very much awry.
Almost in the background, we also follow the adventures of Jake Scarberry, who is in the Witness Protection Program. His backstory and connections to Rick will come to the fore much later.
What really happened to Rick Rasner? And is Dr. Obenchain a wonderful mentor or some kind of puppeteer? How will the lives of the players mesh, and what will ultimately cause everything to unravel? I could feel my emotions ratcheting up as events moved along, came apart, and then reached a violent and somewhat confusing finale.
The Rasner Effect is the first in a series, and naturally I cannot wait to read the next installment. Five stars.
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