The Quiet Between Heartbeats

By Richard Harman

Some killers act in rage. Some kill for pleasure. He kills in the silence. In The Quiet Between Heartbeats, Richard Harman delivers a chilling psychological thriller told entirely from inside the mind of a man who believes he is not a monster-but a correction. A respected surgeon. Calm. Precise. Controlled. He understands anatomy. He understands restraint. And he understands that some men slip through the cracks of the system again and again-hurting the same women, escaping the same consequences. He does not act impulsively. He does not act emotionally. He acts when structure demands it. But when a copycat begins murdering in his "style," turning quiet precision into public spectacle, everything fractures. A relentless detective circles closer. The city begins whispering about a vigilante known as The Surgeon. And the man who once believed he commanded the silence between heartbeats must decide whether restraint defines him-or whether correction always will. Tense, cerebral, and deeply psychological, The Quiet Between Heartbeats is a slow-burn descent into identity, control, and the terrifying space where justice and ego collide. For readers who love intelligent cat-and-mouse thrillers, morally complex antiheroes, and dark psychological suspense that lingers long after the final page. Because the most dangerous decision isn't made in anger. It's made in silence.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GP8R9JHG
• ISBN13: 9798248965427
• Release Date: February 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 110 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"