Blitz & Review for A Disturbing Nature by Brian Lebeau

Suspenseful new novel draws inspiration from history’s infamous crimes

The new psychological thriller, “A Disturbing Nature,” explores ethics, psychology and social justice while investigating a series of murders in New England 

RAMONA, California – This spring, author Brian Lebeau will release his debut novel, “A Disturbing Nature” (May 10, 2022, Books Fluent), a psychological and insightful thriller about a prolific killer and investigator in post-Vietnam War-era New England. 

When FBI Chief Investigator Francis Palmer and Maurice Lumen’s paths collide, a dozen young women are already dead—bodies strewn in the woods across southern New England. Crippled by the loss of their families and haunted by mistakes, they wrestle with skeletons and ghosts neither understands. Who is destined to pay for the sins of their fathers, and who will pay for their own? 

Under a celebrity veneer, the Beast in Palmer simmers. Called back from an investigation that’s gone dry in Seattle to his field office in Boston, he’s assigned to a case closer to home. Without closure and carrying the scars of every predator he’s hunted down, Palmer’s thrust into a new killer’s destructive path and forced to confront his own demons. 

On the surface, Mo Lumen seems an unlikely suspect. Abandoned by the Great Society and sheltered from the countercultural revolution, he’s forced to leave Virginia under the shadow of secrets and accusations. Emerging in Rhode Island, burdened with childlike innocence, reminders of the past threaten to resurrect old carcasses.  

 

A psychological thriller set in the summer of 1975, “A Disturbing Nature” explores the concept of two deaths, blurring the line between man and monster.

“A Disturbing Nature”

Brian Lebeau | May 10, 2022 | Books Fluent | Historical Fiction / Mystery / Suspense

Paperback  | 978-1-953865-49-6 | $19.99

Ebook  | 978-1-953865-50-2 | $9.99

 

REVIEW

*I received a free copy of this book which I voluntarily chose to write an honest review for.

 

This is definitely an interesting first book for this new author.  This is a psychological thriller where we follow two very different men. One is a rather large man with a slow mind and the other is an FBI agent that loves to solve puzzles. FBI Chief Investigator Francis Palmer is the skilled puzzle solver who uses his skill set for his job. He has his own inner demons to deal with while also trying to solve his cases. The other half is Maurice “Mo” Lumen a giant of a man with the mind of a child who also struggles with his own issues. Put the two together to get an intriguing due I must say. The story takes a little while to get going making it hard to keep reading, but once it does it flows much smoother. Leads to a slightly surprising ending that surprised me just a tad. Made for an interesting read I must say. I liked it so I give it 3/5 stars.

About Brian Lebeau

One month after The Beatles arrived, with much fanfare, in America, Brian Lebeau was born, unceremoniously, in Fall River, Massachusetts, home of the infamous Lizzie Borden. After being awarded an “A” in high school English once and denied a career in music for “lack of talent” repeatedly, he taught economics at several colleges and universities in Massachusetts and Rhode Island before moving to Fauquier County, Virginia, to work as a defense contractor for two decades. In the psychological thriller “A Disturbing Nature,” Mr. Lebeau merges three key interests: a keen fascination with everything World War II, a morbid curiosity surrounding the motivations and mayhem of notorious serial killers, and a lifelong obsession with the Red Sox. “A Disturbing Nature” is Mr. Lebeau’s first boo