Michael F Russo

Nuts (a novel) Michael F Russo

Double murder? Or double delusion? Noted art historian James Graham says he did it. The cops don't believe him-no stiffs, no blood, no nothing. Say, pal, quite wasting our time; we've got real crimes to solve. Psychoanalyst Brewster Throgmorton is drafted to get to the bottom of Graham and his seemingly psychotic admission. Good luck with that. Brewster's got his own problems: an interfering father, an ex-wife who is equal parts sex-sadist and self-flagellant, patients who would drive Freud insane, a sense of self constructed of dry beach sand, and a world that seems to view him as a deviant from another planet. The only thing Brewster has going for him is the lunatic Graham and the hope of validation his genius patient offers....