Bob Schueler is a retired mental health program designer and administrator who writes mystery and suspense novels set in that world. His first, The 25 Years, averaged 4.9 stars in 22 reviews on Amazon. He has written short stories and blogs and has had six letters to the editor published in the Boston Globe. A sequel, Second Chances, is scheduled for release on July 19th by Koehler Books, and a further sequel is nearing completion. He is a founding member of the Sweetwater Draft Society, a group of Boston area novelists. He has written several short stories, has had six letters to the editor published in The Boston Globe, and blogs here. He is married and living in Arlington Massachusetts.
About Bob Schueler
The 25 Years
After more than 23 years living in a group home, Paul is stuck, without confidence or self-regard, frightened and resigned to a limited life when he and two friends witness a politician accepting a bribe. Soon bad things start to happen. Paul’s life goes from stultifying to terrifying, and he is forced back on his younger self to find the resources he needs to survive.
Second Chances
Cindy was a child protection social worker, but she’s searching for a new career after a disaster at work has left her gutted and demoralized. Despite the fact the opportunity came through her brother Paul, who is recovering from decades in mental hospitals and group homes, the internship at a software company is too good to pass up, until she stumbles upon a murder there. She finds herself caught between and Everyone at work seems happy to blame the mentally ill dishwasher, but her brother and his friends want her to find the real killer, and when she pries into the firm’s secrets, the attacks begin.
After Love
Saving Cindy nearly cost Ralph his mind, and it’s not clear he will ever get it all back. As it begins to clear, it seems he may also lose his job.
His memories prove as turbulent as the waters that nearly claimed his life, bringing back pieces of his earlier career and his first great love. As he fights to keep his job and win Cindy’s love, the parallels with his earlier relationship are inescapable, and he struggles to balance what he has with what he’s lost. In the end, he has to decide what to do with what he has left.
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October 22, 2021: I signed a contract with Koehler Books to publish Second Chances. Planned publication date is July 19, 2022.