Control

by Omar Tyree

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Six talented but dangerously toxic personalities in the entertainment hotbed of Atlanta push their psychologist to her own vulnerable limits – and maybe beyond – in this enthralling, knife-edged thriller from NAACP Image Award-winning author Omar Tyree.
Dr. Victoria Benning knows it's unethical to discuss the therapy sessions of her clients, but the drama of their unpredictable lives tests her professional role like never before.
First, she counsels Mrs. Melody, a brutally honest, gorgeous rap artist who relies on sexual leverage with men to elevate her music career. Then there's Charles Clay, a hot young film director and master manipulator with a fetish for opportunistic women. Tyrell Hodge is a frustrated screenwriter, part-time driver, and full-time complainer who desperately needs a break. Dark & Moody is a music producer who prays for a blood sacrifice in order to succeed. Joseph Drake, a venture capitalist from a powerful, slave-ownership family, now suffers from a spell of White guilt.
And Destiny Flowers is a hopeless dreamer who struggles to keep her mouth and mind at peace—while harassing the tolerant doctor she hopes will ultimately help her.
Working around the clock, Dr. Benning observes a troubling, treacherous common denominator that plagues all six clients: a desperate impulse to grasp control of everything and everyone in their lives—no matter the cost. It's a struggle with which she's all too familiar. Determined to head-off tragedy, she comes up with a brilliant game plan to make their collective talents work in everyone's favor. . .
But just as she moves into action, inexplicable events quickly turn fatal, as the doctor finds her plan, her career, and her personal life all spiraling into madness—and hopelessly out of control.

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- Omar Tyree
  
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Kensington Books
Release date

May 21, 2024
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  - ISBN: 9781496748065
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  - ISBN: 9781496748065
  - File size: 1005 KB
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- English
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- Library Journal
  
  December 1, 2023
  Winner of NAACP Image and Phillis Wheatley Literary Awards, Tyree returns after a seven-year break, setting his newest in the music and entertainment center of Atlanta, where a psychologist working with six toxic clients finds herself in way over her head as they, and she, struggle for control. Then events turn deadly. Prepub Alert.
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- Booklist
  
  August 9, 2024
  Psychiatrist Victoria Benning tries to help as her six clients bring her their desperate issues at all hours of the night and day in this twisting tale. Whether it's musicians Dark & Moody, rap artist Mrs. Melody, screenwriter Tyrell, venture capitalist Joe, crooked film director Charles, or mysterious caller Destiny, Dr. Benning encourages them to work toward a positive new direction. But things begin to spin out of control as their behaviors catch up to them. Charles abuses a young woman who wanted a part in his movie and is attacked by her boyfriend. Tyrell's callous treatment of his girlfriend and his unprofessional behavior bring his opportunities to an end. Dr. Benning keeps talking to Destiny when she calls, even though she won't schedule an actual appointment. Most of Tyree's characters are sympathetic, and readers will want them to succeed as Dr. Benning conceives of a way to bring them together. Through a sequence of thrilling turns, the book comes to a shocking conclusion.
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