MIND PLAY--A Hypnotic Thriller

Mind Play, Phillip Tomasso IIIs 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 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. Tomassos writing held my interest until the very end."
                                               -Nancy Mehl, The Charlotte Austin Review

"Fast-paced and deftly told-Tomasso knows his craft."
                                          -Olivia Boler, author of Year of the Smoke Girl

Tomasso has a talent for building consistent characters and bringing them through some fast paced scenes."
                  -Judi Clark, Mostly Fiction Review

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."
                                       -Robert Tolins, author of Unhealthy Boundaries

Tomasso stands as a master conductor, bringing in one exciting movement after another . . . This might be your first time hearing Phillip Tomassos name. Be assured, however, it definitely wont be your last."
                        -Jack Pantaleo, author of Mother Julian and the Gentle Vampire

About the Author

Phillip Tomasso IIIs first novel, the critically acclaimed thriller, Mind Play, was released February 2000. He was chosen as editor for an anthology of collected pieces entitled, Dry Tales. Tomasso is also the author of more than 30 published short stories and articles. His work has appeared in an array of magazines ranging from Crossroads, Ascending Shadows, Bathory House, Mausoleum, Lost Worlds, Lynx Eye, Eclipse, Rochester Shorts, Lite, Bay Forest, Dogwood Tales, The Legions of Light and Western Digest, to Byline, Modern Dad and Intellectual Property Today. He works full time as an Unemployment Insurance Hearing Representative for the Eastman Kodak Company. Phillip Tomasso III lives in Rochester, New York with his wife and their three children. Currently, he is tenaciously at work on his next novel.