Clues, A Paranoid Schizophrenic's Detective Story
by Marvin Cohen
 Published in 2002 by Writers Club Press

"Clues" is a true story, of my plunge into a world of conspiracies and clues. Its a story of psychological suspense, as I enter what seems to me to be a real life horror movie.  The "Clues" that lead me into this world start with overt hostility by strangers, and progress to hints, such as a dead bird under my mailbox, or phone calls with nobody on the other end of the line, or strange call-in messages to talk shows. All the clues point to the evil ones who have targeted me for destruction.

The story is told from the viewpoint of the skeptical outside world, which diagnoses me as a paranoid Schizophrenic, and its also told from my viewpoint as I lose my anchors in the sane, rational world, and rush headlong into this other strange radical world. 

The story should interest those who have experienced mental illness or have treated someone who has experienced it.  The story is also relevant to those who wonder how we construct reality out of the clues that life affords us and how the paranoid mind distorts this process.

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Reviews:
The Small Press Book Review - Alt.Books.reviews, August, 19 2002
"...a direct, clear-eyed picture of schizophrenia from one who has experienced it from different angles..."

From my psychiatrist:
"A vivid and quite textured description of a person's slow movement towards a more paranoid and/or psychotic way of thinking. The nuanced and specific details of the main character's thinking were particularly believable. As a first person story of a person's mental changes, I thought this book was excellent. The inner dialogue of the main character is the strength of this book".

And from a reader at Amazon.com:
Reviewer: A reader from Lyons, CO United States
"I've only read part of it, but I don't know when I'll be back on this site, so I thought I'd say something now. The dialogue and the material is fascinating. It really draws you in. I can't wait to finish it! It's so real -- and to know it's written by someone who's been through it, is the best."
 

Christian Perring, Ph.D., (Chair of the Philosophy Department at Dowling College, Long Island, and editor of Metapsychology Online Review.) :
"....While Clues is a very personal book, it may provide material for researchers and may also be informative to more general readers. "


The Chapters:

The First Clue - My Long Lost Girlfriend
The Second Clue - Revenge Of The Goddess
The Third Clue - The Hostile Strangers
Vermont Interlude
The Fourth Clue - The Seductress
The Fifth Clue - The People Hackers
My Encounter With The Wall Of Nonbelievers
The Sixth Clue - Soup, Yogurt, And A Detective
The Seventh Clue - D'Amato In The Dolomites
The Moral Of The Story