Michael Ciminera

Lunatic Michael Ciminera

A HOME INVASION GONE WRONG.

A SON MARKED FOR DEATH.

A SHUT IN FOR A MOTHER.


Luna Lofthouse lives a quiet life of isolation - a near recluse unable to venture outside due to her "condition". Having developed an advanced stage of Lyme Disease from a tick bite, she spends most of her days tending to her dying garden and going to bed early.


For this ex-Literature teacher, life is routine. Predictable and orderly.


That is, until last night...


Luna wakes up to find an intruder in her house. Soon after, the police discover a nameless thief lying dead on her basement floor. Only this was no ordinary cat burglar, but a high-ranking member of a neighborhood gang that plagues her suburban town.


A gang that doesn't take kindly to losing one of their own...


But this shocking revelation is only the beginning of Luna's trials, when the unthinkable happens... her son becomes their next target.


With little help from the police, Luna is left to un-weave herself from this tangled web. Is she in over her head? Maybe. Or is it the other way around?


When a young detective looking to make a name for himself starts digging into Luna's past, he finds there is more to this school teacher than meets the eye.


And the tables get turned when the hunted becomes the hunter...


From the mind of screenwriter Michael Ciminera comes a riveting story with twist and turns that take the reader to the edge of madness.


Twisted and powerful, ingenious and moving, Lunatic is a smart, sophisticated short read of psychological suspense that recalls the best of Hitchcock.