Tell Me More

by Brad Kelln

Thirty years ago the military created a top secret program to assist military personnel and assets from around the world when they're experiencing stress, mental health problems, or other issues at a base in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The people the program helps cannot go thru mainstream military or civilian channels because of the extreme classified nature of their jobs. Enter Dr. Blake Waiter, psychologist, who works for the program and has above top secret level clearance as a result. When a new patient from a research project in the Nevada desert comes to him with a fantastic story and a fear for his life, Blake doesn't know what he's about to get involved with. The psychologist is soon thrust into a roller coaster of events involving impossible, floating balls, an evil entrepreneur, a giant, damaged soldier, and quite possibly the first actual artificial intelligence.

312 pages, Paperback

Published November 19, 2018

About the author

Dr. Brad Kelln is a clinical & forensic psychologist with a brand new idea in Mental Health. He wants you to feel better...NOW. His newest book, HACKING EVOLUTION, explains the origins of thinking and emotion through evolution. It is a fascinating and humorous journey that will surprise and entertain you.

In Part II of his ground-breaking book he will teach you how to take control of your mind like never before. Learn how to dismiss worry and finally feel at peace.

Or try one of his Blake Waiter series of books. Fun, fast, adventures set in Halifax (and the world).

Reviews

[Stephanie · Rating 5 out of 5]

“Tell Me More” is fiction novel about a psychologist on contract with the military, who assists the personnel who can see no one else; that’s how classified their secrets are. The psychologist, Dr. Blake Waiter sees a new patient from a research facility who fears for his life and suddenly the walls come crashing in, as he’s chased by perps sent from an evil entrepreneur, encounters technology out of this world, and deals with a roller coaster of events. Sarcasm included for no additional cost.

This book was published in paperback by Insomniac Press in 2018, and a copy was given to me for the purposes of review.

I want to note for the record I normally don’t read mysteries anymore, because I find it too easy to guess where the author is going. This was not a problem for this book. It was fast moving and put a decent amount of effort into distracting em with the story itself instead of enticing me to guess what the end would be.

One of the things which really stood out to me about this book is the dialogue. It’s quick, snappy, and isn’t burdened by too many descriptors. In short, the dialogue sounds like real dialogue. Conversations flow effortlessly, narration breaks the fourth wall, and happens in real time. Which is great, because although the main character (despite being someone with a doctorate) is a little more reactive than proactive, this allows for those zingers to work their way in.

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[D.A. Brown · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is such a fun book! It’s a thriller, so it takes you on rides all over the place, with mysterious inventions and surprisingly lumpy men appearing now and again. Kelln locates the thriller in Halifax and those who live there or have visited will enjoy all the references to places and restaurants that he has tucked way in such a believable manner- I was grateful for the reality about distances and locations and the book gives you an excellent sense of scene.
I don’t want to spoil the book but I’ll just mention the antihero psychologist is quite fun (though given perhaps to too many one-liners in terrifying situations- if I were his wife I might well sock him one). The problem at hand is puzzling and, like Dr. Blake Waiter, the protagonist, the reader isn’t sure how things will work out until the end...which, in the best of thriller writer style, leaves a little tail hanging for the next book.
I hope he writes it. Couldn’t put this down and enjoyed it all the way through. Read it! It’s worth it for the thrill, for the characters (alas, only the male ones have any dimension), and for the local references.

[Russell Fralich · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book made me read it in two days. The pace is fast, the action builds, and the characters are great. Blake is well cast, as are Chuck, Salami and Fridge. They are unforgettable, a cross between Pulp Fiction, The Republic of Doyle, and The Hulk. The women are a bit one-dimensional though, as is the main antagonist. There is also a looming mystery that had me thinking of Michael Crichton’s Wildfire lab tucked away somewhere in the Nevada desert. As a former Haligonian, I really enjoyed revisiting Halifax in the story. Of course, most of the trouble occurs in poor, maligned Dartmouth.

I read the book in two parts. The first part introduces us to Blake’s life full of colourful and bizarre patients. We soon learn of his fascinating relationship with the military. The action tends towards goofy and it works! The tone darkens in the second part that starts with a shock then accelerates with surprises that pose higher stakes for everyone. There is a brief lull in the action towards the end just before the welcome surprise that sets us up for the sequel.

Really a fun read. I am looking forward to the next one. Hurry!

[Janette Kelln · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you are looking for a book that will keep your interest from the first word to the last, this is the book for you. Brad Kelln’s latest thriller has everything one could look for in a book. A spine tingling mystery, well rounded and interesting characters (some you will be waiting to see in the next instalment), all topped off with a wonderfully descriptive trip around the beautiful cities of Dartmouth and Halifax.

[Tim Covell · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fast paced, breezy, first-person thriller set in Halifax with great use of local settings and history. Some dark moments, at least for me, but I don't read many thrillers. A complete story, but it also introduces some narrative arcs that clearly extend into a sequel or a series. Keen to read what comes next.

[AshleyYvonne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Picture this: you're lying in bed inverted with your legs up on the wall surrounded by your floral duvet and twinkly Christmas lights, book in hand, overweight feline curled up on your pillow, and it's past midnight but you're still reading. It's early spring and this is how you spend most Saturday evenings at the tender and innocent age of 32.

Tell Me More was a hotly anticipated book I reserved at the Halifax Public Libraries a few months after it came out, listed as an official Quick Read status (you keep it only for seven days, but five or so days were unnecessary, I finished it overnight). I'm a diehard bibliophile by nature, and I knew I'd be easily baited by the premise of some good psychological thriller served with a welcome dose of funny. Replete with over-the-top action and the very best of dry and ridiculous humour (I expect nothing less from the author), it's all set amidst the familiar Maritime landscape I love and rejoiced in as our reluctant hero navigates the escalating challenges thrown at him time and again. I barely had time to catch my breath between pages as I caught myself feeling horrified and then suddenly bursting into a fit of giggles, before moving on to feeling somber and perplexed as suggestions were put to the reader but not yet fully resolved, laying a tantalizing foundation for many more additions to the series to come. Tell Me More was great and geeky fun, and I devoured it shamelessly. It kicked off a fiction-reading marathon that is still apparent in my reading trends today.

PS - clearly, this book was written for me because (a) I find Cockney accents to be wildly infuriating; (b) the most interesting god of the Hindu pantheon gets a good name-drop; and (c) it's nice to acknowledge that the most badass and interesting human beings among us definitely come in fun, feminine, flirty packages. Every race-against-the-clock novel has got their token assassin chick, and this book DELIVERED.