Hank Schwaeble is a two-time Bram Stoker Award-winning author of horror, suspense and thrillers. He lives in Texas with his wife, fellow novelist Rhodi Hawk.
His latest novel is Normal for the Spider.
At CrimeReads Schwaeble tagged ten titles where the main character is, or may be, a psychopath. One entry on the list:
Heartsick by Chelsea CainRead about another entry on the list.
Okay, I cheated here—she’s not the protagonist of the novel, but Cain’s Gretchen Lowell is a compelling example of an enigmatic serial killer who all but steals the show, one who tortured the detective chasing her for ten days before letting him go and turning herself in.Those ten days changed him forever, and now she lives on not only in prison, but in his head, as a constant presence. Worst of all, although he’s unquestionably traumatized by what he went through, he also seems drawn to the memory of it, and her, like the proverbial moth to a flame, obsessed with the beautiful woman who carved a heart into his chest while possibly stealing his own (along with his spleen) in the process. This is a riveting tale of someone trying to catch another killer while still unable to get a handle on the feelings he has for the one who has scarred him for life in more ways than one. A tense and gritty look at the reflection one man sees when he looks into the abyss-like soul of someone who may understand him better than he does himself.
Heartsick is among J. G. Hetherton's eleven great crime books featuring investigative reporters.
--Marshal Zeringue
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