THE PRIVILEGE
Book OneThe Hollowell Moral ThrillerA.R. Hollowell
5.06 reviews“She knows who killed him. The law says she can’t tell.”
A therapist holds hundreds of secrets. It’s the job. People sit in her chair, confess the worst thing they’ve ever done, and trust her to hold it.
Then a patient confesses to a fatal hit-and-run, and walks out like nothing happened.
Three days later, the victim’s mother is referred to her as a new patient. Same office. Same chair. She’s searching for answers about her son’s death. Answers the therapist already has.
Every Tuesday: the mother, searching for the truth. Every Thursday: the killer, making sure it stays buried.
The law says the confession is protected. The privilege is absolute. But when the killer starts watching the mother, and makes it clear he knows exactly who she is, the rules designed to protect become the walls that imprison.
Now the therapist faces an impossible choice: break the law and destroy her career, or keep the secret and risk a mother’s life.
For fans of Jodi Picoult and Lisa Scottoline.
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- Pages
- 255
- Published
- June 2, 2026
- ISBN
- 979-8995749806
- Publisher
- Armitage Press
- Series
- The Hollowell Moral Thriller · Book One
Reader Reviews
Chapters_with_VDKeck
The Privilege had me hooked from page one. A therapist hears a patient confess to a fatal hit-and-run, then ends up counseling the victim’s mother. Hollowell’s writing is sharp, emotional, and packed with suspense. A clever, thought-provoking psychological thriller that kept my nerves fried and the pages flying.
The Book Ssirren
Having a psychology degree, I wanted to see how the therapist was going to handle having both the man who committed the hit and run and the mother of the man he hit as her patients. My mind was screaming the entire time. Very well written, intense, and kept me on the edge of my seat. I will definitely be reading the second one.
Dawn Staub
I contemplated whether I wanted to read this book since I am a mental health therapist. People get so much wrong about the profession, but I am glad I gave it a chance. His ability to provide the perspectives of three individuals whose behaviors and thinking are so different is what makes this book so engaging.