In His Image: A Short Story of Terror

By M. Joseph LaFrance

A surgeon with a god complex. A detective with nothing left to lose. A clinic no one escapes unchanged.

When a young woman escapes a backroom surgery clinic-barely alive, fully aware during the procedure-Detective Leo Barrett finds himself pulled into a nightmare hiding behind clean gloves and surgical masks. The suspect: Dr. Mason Ryland, a brilliant, unlicensed surgeon who believes he's not mutilating his victims... but perfecting them.

As Barrett digs deeper, he uncovers a chilling trail of former patients-some worshipful, some ruined, all altered. What begins as a manhunt spirals into a psychological war, where belief becomes obsession and the scalpel is mightier than the law.

But Ryland isn't running. He's evolving. And he's already chosen his next patient.

In His Image is a sharp, slow-burn psychological thriller from M. Joseph LaFrance-perfect for fans of Silence of the Lambs, You, and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0F8J61T2B
• ISBN13: 9798283700199
• Release Date: May 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 50 Pages
• Weight: 0.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"