"THE HARBINGER"

About the Book

Jared Kopecek, M.D., grandson of a renowned psychiatrist-author-lecturer-teacher from the Midwest, begins his first year of Residency in Psychiatry at an institution in the Southwest.  He is looking forward to settling down and marrying Stephanie, the love of his life.

Jared is assigned to a chronic psychiatric ward, and immediately recognizes not all is well there.  Over objections interposed by the hospital's hierarchy, he delves into long-guarded disparities which have kept patients imprisoned there.

Bill, an amnestic young man, mysteriously appears on the steps of the hospital, and is assigned to Jared's ward.  The young Dr. Kopecek attempts to learn his patient's identity, but is met with something medical school has not prepared him for.  Bill speaks only in parables:  "Call me what you will physician.  I go by many names.  It matters not what I am called, for I come to foretell what is to be in five score and two."  Is all Bill foretells the product of a deranged mind, or is he a harbinger?

About the Author

Arbey Samuels claims no fancy credentials. In fact, he will proudly tell you he is just an old boy from the heartland farm country. He was raised in a small town of 200, and that included all their dogs, cats, and the few chickens they kept in their backyards for fresh eggs and spring fryers. He considers himself to be a fair-to-middlin’ conjurer of tales, and loves to relate them in his books. You’ll find he does not draw pictures for his readers. He believes it is an author’s responsibility to provoke thought, positive or otherwise, and to encourage introspection. There will always be a thread of spirituality running throughout his works. Recognized or not, he believes it is an innate part of our humanity. Although he admits a little spice always helps a story, don’t look for any explicit, prolonged sexual encounters. Besides "The Harbinger," Samuels has completed three other novels: "Maggots," "Devil's Dew," and "White Collars, Crimson Souls."