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PRIMARY OBSESSIONS
In the first book of this captivating mystery series, Dr. Annick Boudreau an endearing, whip-smart, Acadian-born psychiatrist who lives and works in Vancouver is incensed that a patient of hers has been charged with murder and sets out to find the real killer, whom nobody else is looking for
The endearing and unflappable Dr. Annick Boudreau
regularly confronts a myriad of mental health issues in
her psychology practice at the West Coast Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Clinic in Vancouver, British Columbia. But even Annick is stunned when Sanjay, a young patient who suffers from Obsessive Compulsive Disord er, is arrested for the brutal murder of his roommate. While Sanjay is tortured by repeated violent thoughts, everything Annick knows about her patient and his illness has her convinced that he's innocent. But the police and prosecutor are convinced that t hey have caught the perpetrator and aren't interested in looking very hard. Unable to talk to the authorities because of doctor patient confidentiality, Annick feels compelled to investigate on her own, finding herself drawn into the darker side of her pos tcard perfect city in the process.
Primary Obsessions is the first book in a series of mysteries starring Dr. Annick Boudreau and involving themes of mental health. Author (and longtime CBT patient) Charles Demers deftly reveals a particular aspect of psychology practice in each book, illuminating shadowy subject matter with masterful sensitivity and sharp wit. Primary Obsessions is an engrossing page turner and a refreshing reboot of the sleuth genre.
The next Boudreau novel will be entitled Suicide Thoughts.
CHARLES DEMERS is a writer, comedian, and playwright. He's a regular on CBC Radio's smash-hit comedy The Debaters, and the voice of Walter the Slug on the Emmy-winning Netflix cartoon Beat Bugs. Demers is the author of novels Property Values and The Prescription Errors, and the non-fiction books The Horrors, The Dad Dialogues, and Vancouver Special which was shortlisted for the Hubert Evans B.C. Book Prize for Non-fiction. Demers is a longtime political activist who currently lives in East Vancouver with his wife and daughter.
regularly confronts a myriad of mental health issues in
her psychology practice at the West Coast Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Clinic in Vancouver, British Columbia. But even Annick is stunned when Sanjay, a young patient who suffers from Obsessive Compulsive Disord er, is arrested for the brutal murder of his roommate. While Sanjay is tortured by repeated violent thoughts, everything Annick knows about her patient and his illness has her convinced that he's innocent. But the police and prosecutor are convinced that t hey have caught the perpetrator and aren't interested in looking very hard. Unable to talk to the authorities because of doctor patient confidentiality, Annick feels compelled to investigate on her own, finding herself drawn into the darker side of her pos tcard perfect city in the process.
Primary Obsessions is the first book in a series of mysteries starring Dr. Annick Boudreau and involving themes of mental health. Author (and longtime CBT patient) Charles Demers deftly reveals a particular aspect of psychology practice in each book, illuminating shadowy subject matter with masterful sensitivity and sharp wit. Primary Obsessions is an engrossing page turner and a refreshing reboot of the sleuth genre.
The next Boudreau novel will be entitled Suicide Thoughts.
CHARLES DEMERS is a writer, comedian, and playwright. He's a regular on CBC Radio's smash-hit comedy The Debaters, and the voice of Walter the Slug on the Emmy-winning Netflix cartoon Beat Bugs. Demers is the author of novels Property Values and The Prescription Errors, and the non-fiction books The Horrors, The Dad Dialogues, and Vancouver Special which was shortlisted for the Hubert Evans B.C. Book Prize for Non-fiction. Demers is a longtime political activist who currently lives in East Vancouver with his wife and daughter.
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