For Boys who Struggle with Darkness

When clinical psychologist Dr. Michael Kurelek's elderly best friend is savagely beaten in a home invasion, rage pushes him to the limits of his emotional control. After nearly choking a woman abuser to death in O'Garas bar, he turns his attention back to the new students at Burnet College, and his pregnant wife, Sue. But his anger - and the sociopathic attackers - don't go away. Locked out of the investigation by the Magnolia Bluff police department; Mike goes rogue, enlisting the help of friends, family, and two troubled young women with their own reason for vengeance.