A Thousand Natural Shocks

Description

Named one of Murder & Mayhem‘s Most Anticipated Mystery, Thriller, and Crime Books of 2025

Named a Goodreads Best Thriller & Mystery of 2025

Omar Hussain’s dazzling debut, A Thousand Natural Shocks, is a mesmerizing meditation on trauma, memory, and identity wrapped in a high-octane thriller.

Dash, a reporter in Monterey, California, is desperate to outrun his past. During the day, he investigates the reemergence of a long-dormant serial killer. At night, he has become entangled with a criminal cult that promises a pill to erase his traumatic memory.

But as Dash begins to lose his memories–and his sense of self–he discovers a dark secret about the cult, one that would horrify its members. And soon he finds himself in a race against time to evade the cult, unveil the killer, and reconcile his past before his own memories fade away …

Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Omar Hussain
Published: 08/18/2026
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
ISBN: 9798228804869
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 1.10″ H x 8.40″ L x 5.40″ W

About the Author
Hussain, Omar: –

Omar Hussain is a writer from the San Francisco Bay Area currently living in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He holds an MFA in creative writing from NYU. A Thousand Natural Shocks is his first novel.