Roddy Dolan, a surgeon, and Danny Burns, an accountant, are being hunted as prey. Someone is after them with lethal intentions but they don't know who or why. Whoever it is, and for whatever reason, they and their families are in the crosshairs of killers. Everything they know is unravelling. They must hide, send their families away, abandon their homes, and leave their lives behind. The second book in the Mad Dog series, Mad Dog Justice is a harrowing tale of friendship, morality, betrayal, and dire consequences. "Mad Dog Justice, a tale of friendship, morality, and consequences, is pure Mark Rubinstein. It's smart, it's sophisticated, and it's scary as hell." -Scott Pratt, bestselling author of the Joe Dillard series "Mad Dog Justice speeds along with more turns than a Vespa cruising through traffic. It's a smart, twisting thriller that grows into the weightier issues of friendship, vengeance, and betrayal." -Andrew Gross, bestselling author of No Way Back and Everything to Lose

Mad Dog Justice

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Rubinstein, Mark

Mystery

Thunder Lake Press

Everything in Bill Shaw's life changed the moment he met the beautiful actress Nora Reyes. But as a writer, he feared their love story would have a tragic ending. Fifteen years after that fateful encounter, Bill is in the DA s crosshairs: his research for a novel has eerie parallels to the circumstances surrounding Nora s death. In a harrowing progression of events, a murder trial ensues. What exactly did happen between Bill and Nora the day she died? And what constitutes truth? Fiction and fact coalesce, as the lines between fantasy and reality, guilt and innocence are blurred. The Lovers Tango, a story of deeply abiding love, culminates in a shattering conclusion addressing devotion, commitment, and the meanings of truth and justice.

The Lovers' Tango

Roddy Dolan, a successful suburban surgeon, long ago left behind his past--one that nearly landed him in jail at 17. When he's approached by an old friend about becoming a silent partner in a Manhattan steakhouse, he's understandably wary. So he consults with his lifelong blood brother, Danny Burns. Danny's convinced this "vanity project" is the perfect trophy to illustrate how far they've traveled. Certain he's buried his checkered past, Roddy joins in this venture with serious reservations. Danny is quickly sucked into the high-energy glitz of the restaurant, but Roddy is suspicious. Amidst the glitter of New York's nightlife, amongst Mafia honchos and Russian thugs, events spin out of control and the lives Roddy and Danny knew are over. Hidden shady dealings drag them and their families into life-threatening terrain. Struggling with a monster he thought he'd buried, Roddy must make momentous choices, and none are good. But he has a daring plan . . .

Mad Dog House

Thrillers & Suspense

When heart surgeon Adrian Douglas and Megan Haggarty, RN, meet at the hospital where they work, neither has any idea of the scorpion's nest into which they've stumbled. Strange and frightening events begin happening to each of them; someone is after them both--and the stalker is not only brilliant and crafty, but vows to exact revenge for the ultimate betrayal. As things spin out of control, Megan and Adrian fight for their lives. When a spine-tingling trial for attempted murder is resolved, things return to normal--or so it seems. But more chilling surprises await the couple as Love Gone Mad rockets to a conclusion that brings the legal, medical, and psychiatric communities to their knees.

Love Gone Mad

Rubenstein, Mark

Right after college graduation, Costa, a lower-middle-class kid from Buffalo, New York, is drafted into the US army and plunged into the Vietnam War. The Foot Soldier catapults the reader back to the conflict that changed America.   This is a compelling novella of morality—right or wrong in a split second in the hell of the jungle—when it really matters, regardless of rank, military orders, or rule books. It asks how a soldier survives, how he deals with dislocation, and how he reacts when given an order that defies everything he’s ever believed about the human soul.

The Foot Soldier

Literature & Fiction

Genre Fiction

When Gabriel, a twenty-year-old college student, arranges to meet his older brother, Luke, in the quaint village of Sandara on Spain’s Costa Brava, he expects a fun-filled summer. But Gabriel and Luke encounter corruption and evil. Crucial choices must be made, which resonate powerfully in this tale of love, doubt, envy, and chance. And Gabriel must grapple with the darkness hidden deeply in his own heart.

Return to Sandara

Short Stories & Anthologies

Why would a Hungarian man run down a Manhattan street ranting "I'm king of the Puerto Ricans"? What made a physically healthy woman persuade surgeons to operate on her more than a dozen times? How could a man in a straitjacket commit suicide while in a strictly supervised, locked psychiatric ward? Though these and the other stories in this book read like fiction, each is true. Former practicing psychiatrist Mark Rubinstein takes readers deep into the world of mental illness. From the chaos of a psychiatric ER to the bowels of a maximum security prison, the stories range from bizarre to poignant and the people from noble to callous. Bedlam's Door depicts the challenges mental illness poses for patients, families, and health-care professionals and offers hope for the future. Like the case histories in The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks, it shows that though every person's story is unique, we are all more alike than different and are linked by our shared human experience.

Bedlam's Door: True Tales of Madness and Hope

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Mental Health

What drove a psychiatrist to enlist a patient in a plot to murder six people? What was the secret bargain struck that allowed a 104-year-old woman to live such a long and productive life? Why would a woman refuse to emerge from the confines of her bedroom? And after treatment liberated her, why did she suddenly take a turn for the worse? In Beyond Bedlam's Door, former practicing psychiatrist Mark Rubinstein takes you outside the hospital and into his world of private patients, nursing home residents, and the challenging legal system in which he worked as a forensic expert. As in Bedlam's Door, great lengths were taken to preserve people's anonymity, but the raw truth of each story remains intact. The resiliency of some individuals and the venality of others are laid bare in these pages. Beyond Bedlam's Door invites you to meet twenty-one unforgettable people. Some stories will disturb you, others will make you smile, but all will give you a deeper appreciation of what it means to be human.

Beyond Bedlam's Door: True Tales from the Couch and Courtroom

Medical Books

Basic Sciences

When successful surgeon Roddy Dolan accepts medical-school classmate Dr. Vinzy Masconi's invitation to dinner, he's only expecting a great meal at Geppetto's, one of the Bronx's "Little Italy" restaurants. But what awaits him is far more than a perfectly prepared veal chop and risotto: Roddy is commanded to do the unthinkable. As his checkered past catches up with him, and with the clock ticking, the nightmare that's been unleashed exacts its bloody toll on someone he loves and challenges Roddy to the core of his soul. In this final book in the Mad Dog series, Roddy knows his chances for survival are slim. But he must draw from his "Mad Dog" past, when he and Danny Burns were kids on the tough Brooklyn streets. It's the only way he can hope to survive and overcome the impossible.

Mad Dog Vengeance

Assassin's Lullaby

See the best price to sell, buy or rent books by the Thunder Lake Press publisher. BookScouter helps to compare book prices from 25+ online bookstores and 30+ buyback vendors with a single search.

Books by Thunder Lake Press