Mask of Sanity (novel)

The Mask of Sanity is an American novel by Jacob M. Appel, published by The Permanent Press in 2017.[1] The novel was a finalist for the Faulkner-Wisdom Prize[2] and the runner up for Killer Nashville's Claymore Award.[3]

For the nonfiction book by Hervey M. Cleckley, see The Mask of Sanity.
The Mask of Sanity
AuthorJacob M. Appel
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
PublisherThe Permanent Press
Publication date
March 2017
ISBN978-1-57962-495-8

Plot

Dr. Jeremy Balint is an up-and-coming cardiologist who discovers that his wife Amanda is having an affair with his fellow physician Warren Sugarman.[4] He is also a high-functioning sociopath. Balint plots to murder Sugarman and to disguise the murder as the work of a serial killer.[5]

Reception

Bruce DeSilva in The Washington Post described the novel as "both a suspenseful yarn and a chilling portrait of the mind of a high-functioning sociopath."[6] Publishers Weekly praised the novel's "matter-of-fact, nonjudgmental prose" and described the volume as "deeply unsettling."[7] Kirkus Reviews called it "Intelligent and chilling."[8] Reviewing the novel in Amsterdam Quarterly, Bryan Monte wrote "The Mask of Sanity is full of surprises and will keep the reader wondering if Balint will be caught all the way to the very end of the story."[9]

References
  1. Fort Wayne News Sentinel, May 4, 2017
  2. New Orleans Times-Picayune, Oct 15, 2016
  3. The Tennessean, Jun 11, 2016
  4. Publishers Weekly, March 2017
  5. Publishers Weekly, March 2017
  6. Washington Post Review
  7. Publishers Weekly, March 2017
  8. Kirkus Review
  9. Review in Amsterdam Quarterly
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