The Tattoo Collector

by D.H. Jonathan

A chilling psychological Donald and Jean are a typical middle class nudist couple. Plagued by disturbing nightmares, Donald dismisses them as fiction. But when he recognizes a local murder victim on the local news as the latest woman he killed in his dreams, he’s thrust into a waking terror…

202 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 6, 2024

About the author

I am the author of the recently published novels The "Volunteer", about a college student who reluctantly agrees to be the central figure in a sociology experiment in public nudity in order to avoid the loss of her scholarships, Life Models, a love story about two people who first meet when they have to model nude together for an art class, and The Girl Who Stopped Wearing Clothes, a sequel to The "Volunteer". My latest novel is a psychological thriller called The Tattoo Collector.

I grew up in Arkansas and Texas, and except for short stints living in New York City and the Denver, CO area, have spent my adult life in north Texas. I earned a master's degree in library science, but in the late 1990's, my hobby of buying computer components and building PCs from scratch landed me in the corporate IT world.

I started modeling for art classes at the age of 18, and I have kept it up as a part time job ever since. It has been over 30 years now. Host Regis Philbin was certainly fascinated with my nude modeling career when I was a contestant on the ABC game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire in 2001. (I wound up winning $32,000.)

I've written stories since elementary school, and I wrote a few novels over the years, all of which remained unpublished due to my non-diligence in submitting them to agents and editors. I recently decided to take charge of my writing career, and my debut novel The "Volunteer" was just released in the summer of 2016. This was followed by Life Models in 2019.

Reviews

[Ted Bun · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very cleverly constructed story.
I’m not going to say anything about the well written plot, I don’t want to spoil it for you.
If you enjoy a good crime thriller… read this one

[Annette Thompson · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5/5

This is an indie crime book and I really enjoyed it. It moved along at a good pace and there were plenty twists and turns to keep the reader guessing.

The one thing I would have liked was a bit more action, particularly at the end, which is why it is not a 5 star read for me. But overall a very good book.

[Larry Enmon · Rating 5 out of 5]

A haunting psychological thriller about a man, his dreams, and murder with a nice twist.

[Will Forest · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Tattoo Collector is a well-crafted page-turner that pulls you in from the opening pages. The level of detail and the overall premise seem ripped from the headlines, but one salient difference is that some of the characters are nudists, a fact treated evenhandedly by the author, himself a nudist and writer of naturist fiction. I read this through in one sitting - if you’re a fan of crime fiction with a surprising twist or two, you’ll enjoy this gem of a novel.

[Sohang Chopra · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good crime thriller, it was quite a gripping read🙂. Nudism was a nice bonus, but it wasn't the focus.

[Caroline 'relaxing with my rescue dogs' · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was my first exposure to this author, I have listened to the narrator before. The combination worked really well.

The background in naturism was unique - never read this before ( but I did keep thinking about hygiene). But that is just me. It shows you you don't know what happens behind closed doors.

I liked the way different elements of the plot were revealed during the story and as I am currently embarking on a family genealogy project that element was very interesting.

[BJ Sloan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Unusual plot keeps you hooked following this unconventional couple who must navigate murder evidence that is sure send him to a certain death penalty.

[D.H. Jonathan · Rating 5 out of 5]

I took an idea I had in the 1990s, added some 21st century forensics, and wrote it. I like the result, and I hope you do too.