Howton Institution for the Mentally Challenged and Criminally Insane: A place for serial killers, psychotics, and the deranged. Within the walls of this institution, inmates and employees alike find the sanity slipping from their minds, leading each of them to slowly go insane.
A special patient is about to enter these walls, one with charismatic charm and a persona that screams "innocent." Inducted into Howton for the crème de la crème of all crimes is Mr. Harry E. Styles, and his path will soon cross with that of his new and empathetic caretaker, Sarah Collins. What will become of the two? Will she see past Harry's charm and continue to consider him to be a criminal, or will she come to believe everything Harry says?
Strange and frightening occurrences begin wreaking havoc on the people at Howton after his indictment. Is this all a coincidence, or is Harry the one terrorizing everyone in this already chilling institution?
~~~AUTHOR'S NOTE~~~
Hi to all new and returning readers of Unhinged! I'm here to remind you of two key things about this story: first, this story is not necessarily about real-life Harry Styles or One Direction; I consider this to be an alternate universe, where One Direction does not exist and Harry is just a normal person (kind of). That is why I filed this story under "Mystery / Thriller" instead of "Fanfiction." Secondly, I started writing this book several years ago and after posting Chapter 5, I stopped using Wattpad until very recently! Chapter 6 is the "reboot" of this story, and I am currently in the process of editing all previous chapters to allow for a better and more coherent reading experience. I'm excited for the future of this story and can't wait for you all to see it unfold. Thanks so much for reading this far, and I hope you enjoy what you read!
A serial killer stalks Barbados and Detective John Riley returns to the island to stop them before they turn their attention to the people closest to him.
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A serial killer stalks the tropical paradise of Barbados, leaving victims naked in canefields and the island police force is ill-equipped to handle the case. Enter Seattle homicide detective and Barbados native: Detective John Riley. John hasn't been back to Barbados in decades, and he has his own demons to face. But as he combats the heat, the media, and the very police force he's working to help, he desperately hopes he can stop the violence before the killer turns their attention to the people closest to him.
[[Wattys Winner]]
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