The Conversationalist

A new incarnation of The Conversationalist is in the works. I will probably incorporate this dark psychological tale into a quartet of other horror novellas I'm tentatively titling HORRORSTRUCK. Please be on the lookout for this book.

OUT OF PRINT --- this version of The Conversationalist is out of print.

Reviewed in the Anacortes American by Jacob Buckenmeyer: "This suspenseful story deals with lies and betrayals that threaten lives and friendships, and they don't leave anyone innocent in the end."

The Conversationalist---(A Novella)---a psychological thriller set in the San Juan Islands area and centered in today's dating scene.

There's something wrong with Patrick. People whisper about him; most want to help him, as if he's a songless bird with a broken wing, make him a project, set him up on a date with a best friend . . .

On one such date, Wendy sits across from Patrick and tells him she's afraid to die. She wonders what it's like. What if this is all there is? "My mother died a year ago . . . horribly," she says. Patrick listens; it's all he's pretending to do.

There's something wrong with the way Patrick treats the women he dates, his friends, his family . . . no one can ever get close to Patrick, and no one will ever be able to uncover his secret.

Enter Justin Bog's dark world and strike up a dialogue with The Conversationalist.

Included: a Foreword by Rachel Thompson, author of Broken Pieces, and a bonus short story, Mothers of Twins, from Justin Bog's first collection of psychological tales, Sandcastle and Other Stories. View Less