A NEST OF SNAKES

<p>In her fiction debut Deborah Levison author of the acclaimed multi award-winning true crime book <strong>THE CRATE</strong> weaves a tale snatched from the headlines. <strong>A NEST OF SNAKES</strong> is loosely based on a spate of lawsuits in which adult men accused their elite private schools of abuses that shocked the nation.</p><p>In <strong>A NEST OF SNAKES</strong> Brendan Cortland is a broken man. Middle-aged pasty pudgy and fearful he suffers from chronic depression nightmares and agoraphobia. His contact with the outside world is limited to trolling chatrooms where he hunts pedophiles and a weekly session with his psychiatrist to whom he describes dreams of being devoured by predators. The doctor suspects catastrophic abuse and maybe something more; but in all his years of therapy Brendan never divulged the deepest source of his trauma.</p><p>Pushed to his breaking point Brendan embarks on a quest for justice. It's the terrifying step he's avoided for decades: going public with his story. His lawyer warns him that testifying might mean dredging up painful memories ones he'd rather keep buried.</p><p>Still no one is prepared for the horrible secrets and revelations that emerge during the trial ... least of all Brendan himself.</p><p>Reviewers call <strong>A NEST OF SNAKES</strong> heart wrenching raw and compelling unforgettable and a roller-coaster ride of surprising twists leading to a staggering climax and an absolutely perfect ending. <em>Monster Librarian</em> hails <strong>A NEST OF SNAKES</strong> as one of the fall's most talked-about novels.</p>