Thank you for stopping by I'm delighted to be one of the stops on the blog tour for Dortmund Hibernate by C J Sutton and sharing a guest post today.
First of all though let's take a look at the description for the book...
Psychologist Dr Magnus Paul is tasked with the patients of
Dortmund Asylum – nine criminally insane souls hidden from the world due to the
extremity of their acts.
Magnus has six weeks to prove them sane for
transfer to a maximum-security prison, or label them as incurable and recommend
a death sentence under a new government act.
As Magnus delves into the darkness of the
incarcerated minds, his own sanity is challenged. Secrets squeeze through the
cracks of the asylum, blurring the line between reality and nightmare, urging
Magnus towards a new life of crime…
The rural western town of Dortmund and its
inhabitants are the backdrop to the mayhem on the hill.
It's Silence of the Lambs meets Shutter Island
in this tale of loss, fear and diminishing hope.
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things about the book
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Unruly Patients
The facility in Dortmund Hibernate, known as Dortmund Asylum, is home to the nine
criminally insane patients deemed most dangerous in the country. These cases
are confined to Dortmund because they were found as unsuitable for both prison
and all alternative mental health facilities. These individuals are too
dangerous, too exploitative, too unstable to be around other people; especially
other people classified as insane. As we explore their lives and their
conditions, we are shown examples of what happens when they are out amongst
society. The book coins the term “sickness” and our protagonist serves as a
conduit between each person and their best possible outcome from this hell they
have found themselves trapped within.
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Guarding Demons
The patients are watched over by four key
guards who work full-time on rotating rosters. They are the only people
permitted to enter the cells; the psychologist can enter the seating section
outside the bars but is given no key or access beyond that barrier. Walter
Perch is the unofficial lead, the most suited to the role. Others include an
ageing drunk, a friendly giant and a sassy lass. Together they form a tight
unit. Can it last? This is posed as the patients try to exploit their
relationships and find a way out of incarceration. We explore the four guards,
their past and their coping methods. Not all are legal.
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Rural Dortmund
Not to be confused with the thriving German
city, Dortmund is a rural western town located seven hours from a city hub.
With the main attractions being a zoo and a pub, Dortmund hangs heavy with the
threatening Asylum stationed on the hill. The locals enjoy a drink at their
watering hole and don’t always look favourably to outsiders, which is exactly
what our protagonist is. Positioned within mountainous terrain and often under
dark cloud, here is the perfect setting to escape the world. But many of our
characters seek the opposite, to break free of its hold.
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The Psychologist
Dr Magnus Paul is the protagonist of Dortmund Hibernate, sent to the asylum
to make a recommendation on each case. He is renowned for his ability to cure
minds from the “sickness” and his recent success made him the perfect candidate
for the role at Dortmund Asylum. He carries the pain of losing two siblings to
the “sickness” and has been trained to offer the best support possible to the
minds in his care. Unfortunately for Magnus, he has never faced a task such as
this in his professional career. The task of Jasper James alone has his mind
racing. Is he afraid or excited? Not even the man himself can provide a definite
answer.
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The Motive
Magnus talks about his siblings when
discussing his reasons for undergoing psychology as a profession. He wants to
save people from the “sickness” which he believes is the reason he lost his
sister and brother on one fateful night in an apartment. His sister was
addicted to drugs and the men who could provide her with hits, and his brother
was prone to violent outbreaks and torture when focused on an ideal. Despite
their outcome, each plays a large role in the headspace of Magnus Paul, and as
we learn more about his backstory the present is ultimately impacted.
Dortmund
Hibernate
C.J. Sutton is a writer based in Melbourne, Australia. He
holds a Master of Communication with majors in journalism and creative writing,
and supports the value of study through correspondence. His fictional writing
delves into the unpredictability of the human mind and the fears that drive us.
As a professional writer C.J. Sutton has worked within the
hustle and bustle of newsrooms, the competitive offices of advertising and the
trenches of marketing. But his interest in creating new characters and worlds
has seen a move into fiction, which has always pleaded for complete attention. Dortmund Hibernate is his debut
novel.
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