Mind Play, Phillip Tomasso III’s first novel, is a brisk thriller in which TV News reporter, Randy Cook, attempts to defuse a complex network of mental controls that were planted when he volunteered as a college student for an experiment in hypnotic behavior. Ten years after the experiment, he runs a deadly race against himself to unravel the mesh of mystery that obscures his memory and dictates his actions.
Phillip Tomasso III is the author of more than 28 published short-stories and articles in just the last five years. His work has appeared in an array of magazines ranging from Lost Worlds, Lynx Eye, Eclipse and Western Digest, to Byline, Modern Dad and Intellectual Property Today. He works as an Unemployment Insurance Representative for the Eastman Kodak Company. He lives in Greece, New York with his wife and their three children. Currently, he is tenaciously at work on his next novel.
Forthcoming: TENTH HOUSE--here a ghost hires private investigator, Nicholas Tartaglia, not to solve her murder, but to stop the cult responsible for her death before they sacrifice their next victim!--Look for it in the fall of 2000!
Excerpt
Randy cupped his hands around his mouth, again. “You can do it. Come on, jump!”
The little boy stopped crying and began to climb out the window. That’s it, Randy thought. “That’s it!”
The boy tried to get his legs over the side of the window sill.
In the back, but along the right face of the building a third explosion rocked the foundation. The condominium complex was about to collapse. Randy watched in horror as the boy fell back into the condo.
A fourth explosion knocked Randy and the police officer to the ground.
Three fireman pulled them away from the complex as the building fell in on itself and flames consumed it all.
Randy stood silent and stared. “No.” He yelled, “No!”
Professional Reviews
Nancy Mehl, The Charlotte Austin Review
Phillip Tomasso III crafts an engrossing and ‘edge of your seat’ tale of deceit, betrayal and murder . . . The characters are three dimensional . . . This book is almost impossible to put down. The story line and Mr. Tomasso’s writing held my interest until the very end.
Robert Tolins, Unhealthy Boundaries
“A frightening premise made real; absorbing and scary . . . The reader is gripped and titillated by the brilliantly effective use of plotting and relationships between the affected parties that brings truth to light.”
Jack Pantaleo, Mother Julian and the Gentle Vampire
Tomasso stands as a master conductor, bringing in one exciting movement after another . . . This might be your first time hearing Phillip Tomasso’s name. Be assured, however, it definitely won’t be your last.
