Tom Bierdz, a retired psychotherapist, was born and raised in Kenosha,WI. He earned a BA degree from Marquette University and a Masters degree in social work from the University of Chicago. He worked in public welfare in Milwaukee and Kenosha before becoming the Director of Catholic Social Services in Racine, WI. From there he went into the private practice of psychotherapy.
Several years later he retired his psychotherapy practice, earned his insurance and stockbroker's license,secured a CFP degree and practiced as a Certified Financial Planner.
Tom has been passionate about needing to express himself artistically. He dabbled with writing from time to time before giving it full energy during his retirement. Finally, he has committed to publish independently.
He and his wife, Susan, reside in Washington State.
Psychiatrist Grant Garrick, seeking redemption, crosses and extends the boundaries of his profession to help solve crimes, putting himself in jeopardy.
Psychiatrist Grant Garrick, seeking redemption, crosses and extends the boundaries of his profession to help solve crimes, putting himself in jeopardy.
An ambitious First Lady conspires with her lover, the president’s physician, to hide the President’s disability by hiring a look-alike, to retain the powers of the office.
When Dr. Garrick agrees to safeguard a flash drive for a patient his life spins out of control.Why are the Russians, Chinese, police and FBI after the flash drive that Grant Garrick is holding?
The accident leads to protesters making false accusations claiming the doctor was pushing opioids, and sexually preying on his patients, causing them to leave his practice. When it is discovered that the female was pronounced dead before the accident, Dr. Garrick is charged with murder and a trial date set. Dr. Garrick takes leave from his practice to solve the murder to save himself.
2018 gold medal winner in the Political Thriller category in the Reader's Favorite Contest
A hitman with amnesia is hired to kill his senator brother. Can he kill his brother to save himself when his memory returns?
Price:
$5.99 USD.
Words: 72,680.
Language:
English.
Published: July 29, 2018
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Categories:
Fiction » Literature » Literary
When Michael, a schizophrenic, is kicked out of a halfway house for sexually acting out, his estranged, older brother, Chris, is forced to take him. They go to Florida for the summer in a senior mobile-home park.
A conflicted psychiatrist. A murdered author. To see past the fiction, he’ll have to delve into the mind of a killer...When the psychiatrist saves a drunk man from the streets, he’s just following his code. But he never expected his new friend, Toby, would be the fifth husband of a famed and fabulously wealthy romance author. Toby never expected to find his sex-addicted wife dead in the guesthouse
A tormented patient. Her tantalizing sister. One psychiatrist caught in the middle…
After Megan’s suicidal sister refuses to attend appointments, Garrick lowers his defenses. Against his better judgment, he lets the irresistible woman into his world… and into his bed…
Tragedy strikes Garrick’s practice. He’ll need every ounce of his analytic expertise to uncover the truth.,