In a quiet town in Ontario, a grisly murder rocks the community to its core. And sitting at the centre of the violence is the killer—Jacob Dorrit.

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Dorrit willingly turns himself in. But why? When Detectives Steve Warner and his partner, Mark Bonisteel, confront him, Dorrit laughs ominously. He knows much more than he lets on—he’s holding the strings, and some of them lead directly to Steve. Is Steve hiding something from his past—something that, if exposed, could destroy his career?

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Meanwhile, reporters Leanne Walsh and Spencer Haines team up to break the story. With police keeping details under wraps, the pair plan a major exposé on the murder and the victim. At the same time, Mark follows a lead of his own—one that could shatter more than just the community.

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Before he’s swept up in the madness, Steve must uncover Dorrit’s motive—all the while competing against a pair of relentless journalists and his own partner. Who will uncover the truth first? And what will happen to Steve—or the community, or beyond—when they do?

A gripping, high-stakes thriller, Maniac takes the reader on a twisted journey through good and evil, love and duty, and the fickleness of fate.