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Shift Change: A Psychological Thriller About Memory, Madness, and Identity
Thomas Zimmer is an orderly in a long-term psychiatric facility—a quiet observer in a world of chaos. Each day, he clocks in, dispenses medication, humors the delusions of residents, and keeps a respectful distance from the madness around him.
Until Room 212.
Edward Langston, the patient assigned to that room, claims he’s a former governor—framed, silenced, and locked away by powerful enemies. Like all the others, Thomas chalks it up to delusion… until Langston dies, and a box of personal effects suggests his wild story might actually be true.
What follows is a slow unraveling of reality. As Thomas digs deeper, he begins to question everything—his coworkers, the records, even his own memories. Who was Langston, really? And what does it mean when the person asking the questions starts losing track of the answers?
In this haunting and twist-filled psychological novel, truth and identity blur, and the line between sanity and madness becomes dangerously thin.
Because sometimes the most dangerous place to lose your mind… is exactly where everyone expects it to happen.
Until Room 212.
Edward Langston, the patient assigned to that room, claims he’s a former governor—framed, silenced, and locked away by powerful enemies. Like all the others, Thomas chalks it up to delusion… until Langston dies, and a box of personal effects suggests his wild story might actually be true.
What follows is a slow unraveling of reality. As Thomas digs deeper, he begins to question everything—his coworkers, the records, even his own memories. Who was Langston, really? And what does it mean when the person asking the questions starts losing track of the answers?
In this haunting and twist-filled psychological novel, truth and identity blur, and the line between sanity and madness becomes dangerously thin.
Because sometimes the most dangerous place to lose your mind… is exactly where everyone expects it to happen.
96 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 26, 2025
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