Synopses & Reviews
Devrie Haler has always believed that she can sense things that nobody else can. Whether it is the secret adventures of her third-grade students or warnings of a near-fatal car crash, Devrie gets signals from a place she cannot identify that tell her things that she has no way of knowing. Her bizarre powers are charming, even amusing to her adoring husband, Reed. Until one of her premonitions comes true.
The premonition about her own violent death.
Overcome by grief, Reed stumbles upon Devrie's journal, in which she wrote her visions down. Amazed by the accuracy of her predictions about her own death, Reed becomes obsessed with nine cryptic phrases that seem to hint at another death--this time of a little girl. Accompanied by an orphan dog present at the site of his wife's murder, Reed heads out on a roller-coaster ride that will rip apart his beliefs on good, evil, scientific progress, and the various forces that control our lives on Earth. He may have a shot at saving the next victim--if he can only come to understand what Devrie's writings are telling him.
Review
"Barret Schumacher gives us lucky readers a true thrill ride with
Fear Itself. It's a compelling page-turner that blends traditional suspense with a harrowing flavor of the unknown."--Jeffery Deaver, bestselling author of
The Blue Nowhere and
The Bone Collector"Fear Itself is a fascinating blend of crime and the supernatural. Schumacher is a gifted writer who knows which buttons to push, and when and how to push them."--John Lutz, author of SWF Seeks Same
"Fear Itself has all the markings of a successful suspense thriller and should find an eager public." --Dr. Hans Holzer, parapsychologist and author of 119 books, including Are You Psychic?: Unlocking the Power Within
About the Author
Barret Schumacher grew up in Boulder, Colorado, and received his undergraduate degree in Film Studies from San Francisco State University. He works in the feature-film industry and lives in New York with his wife, Beth.
Fear Itself is his first novel.