Across The Borderline

About the Book

Across the Borderline is a psychological suspense thriller that captures the varied psychological worlds of its three main protagonists.   The story examines the motivation and fears of a psychologist, the loneliness and guilt of a female business executive, and the cockiness and methodical analysis of a sophisticated “cowboy” detective.   The three of them are thrown together by circumstances surrounding each of their efforts to solve a crime involving multiple murders and international intrigue. In the face of mounting danger, they are forced to forge an alliance to investigate the murders and the sabotage of implanted neurochips that have replaced psychotropic drugs such as Prozac and Well-Butrin. These neurochips have been implanted in half the population of the United States. Their investigation takes them on a roller coaster ride of suspense from the Southwest to the Northwest to New England to the Far East.   In solving this crime their skills are pitted against a combination of the greed of a Health Maintenance Organization and attempted subversion by a foreign government. The foreign government is China; the United States’ last major adversary since the end of the Cold War.

About the Author

Dr. Neil Weiner has been a psychologist with over twenty-five years experience in private practice  He has taught family systems, counseling, and group therapy courses at Arizona State University and The University of Phoenix. In addition, he has been a psychotherapist/consultant and staff development trainer for public schools, social service agencies, and hospitals. As a visiting professor, Dr. Weiner taught for a year in mainland China.

Neil has published journal articles on several subjects including topics on counseling and gifted children. His coauthored book, Shattered Innocence: A Practical Guide for Counseling Women Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse, published by Taylor & Francis in 1995, has become a standard for the field. Also, Dr. Weiner has authored a manuscript on his experiences living and teaching in a university in Mainland China. His coauthored first fiction book, The Art of Fine Whining: Or How Lori Lew Wrote Her Own Fortune Cookie, is also psychologically oriented.