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GOAD
David has two problems. Tucker — the violent alternate personality he's spent years trying to kill. And the fact that Tucker might be the only thing keeping him alive.
When his psychiatrist takes a post at the remote Shepard Institute, David follows — uninvited, under a false identity, with nothing to lose. What he finds is a locked ward full of broken people, an old man who seems to know exactly why he's there, and something ancient moving through the building like a current.
It was here long before any of them. And it's been waiting for exactly the right person to carry it forward.
GOAD doesn't want your soul. It wants something worse.
A supernatural thriller set in 1996. For readers of Stephen King and Dean Koontz.
When his psychiatrist takes a post at the remote Shepard Institute, David follows — uninvited, under a false identity, with nothing to lose. What he finds is a locked ward full of broken people, an old man who seems to know exactly why he's there, and something ancient moving through the building like a current.
It was here long before any of them. And it's been waiting for exactly the right person to carry it forward.
GOAD doesn't want your soul. It wants something worse.
A supernatural thriller set in 1996. For readers of Stephen King and Dean Koontz.
401 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 26, 2026
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Richard Crossley
4 books10 followers"Richard Crossley is a Marine veteran writing his first full-length horror thriller, GOAD. He crafts dark psychological stories in the tradition of early Stephen King and Dean Koontz."
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Did Not Finish
August 24, 2026DNF
What?! I did not like that within the first five pages the main character had THREE personalities that acted and spoke at the same time. Too, too confusing and frustrating. The tone was set for me to not like reading this. Quit at the 20% mark.
Also, many characters were introduced without adequate backstories to fit the narrative. Somehow, in unknown ways, the characters are connected to at least one of the main characters?
I received a free ebook copy of Goad, and I am voluntarily leaving my opinions of this novel. Thank you to the author, publisher and Goodreads for this opportunity.
The author's writing is good but it does not tell a cohesive story. The occasions when a scene was flowing well a strange dialog was made, or refence to something the reader knows too little about to make sense. Sorry, but I did try.
What?! I did not like that within the first five pages the main character had THREE personalities that acted and spoke at the same time. Too, too confusing and frustrating. The tone was set for me to not like reading this. Quit at the 20% mark.
Also, many characters were introduced without adequate backstories to fit the narrative. Somehow, in unknown ways, the characters are connected to at least one of the main characters?
I received a free ebook copy of Goad, and I am voluntarily leaving my opinions of this novel. Thank you to the author, publisher and Goodreads for this opportunity.
The author's writing is good but it does not tell a cohesive story. The occasions when a scene was flowing well a strange dialog was made, or refence to something the reader knows too little about to make sense. Sorry, but I did try.
July 19, 2026
Wow David is a bitch!
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