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A masterfully written plot that blends emotional depth with cinematic tension, crafted for audiences who crave intelligent thrillers.
Cookstown, New Jersey, United States – WEBWIRE – Monday, October 27, 2025
In a world captivated by psychological thrillers like Joker and Mr. Brooks, author Mark R. Rivard delivers The Power Potential, a tense, morally charged narrative already drawing attention for its film-ready storytelling. The book explores how trauma and manipulation shape a man capable of both brilliance and brutality, a theme resonating deeply with modern audiences and screen producers alike.
The Power Potential follows Randy Curtis, a broken prodigy molded by a brilliant yet corrupt psychiatrist. What begins as therapy turns into psychological control and murder, stretching across America in a deadly game of seduction, identity, and survival. As Detective Rudy Augur closes in, the story explodes into a chilling face-off between creation and consequence.
A lifelong innovator, Rivard spent over 30 years as a PGA professional, coaching thousands while studying focus and human behaviorskills that now fuel his storytelling. At 78, he channels that precision into writing with the same mastery that once defined his golf career.
With its shifting identities, dual perspectives, and morally charged tension, The Power Potential feels tailor-made for the screen. The storys visual grit and psychological intensity evoke Se7en, Nightcrawler, and The Talented Mr. Ripley. Producers and studios seeking sophisticated, character-driven thrillers will find in Rivards work a rare, adaptable property built for todays film audiences.
Readers describe it as impossible to put down, praising its relentless pacing and haunting realismexactly the kind of narrative momentum that translates powerfully to screen.
The Power Potential challenges audiences to face the fine line between control and chaos, empathy and evil. Its a story built not just to be read, but to be experienced. Rivards debut is available now on Amazon and major retailers, standing ready for its next chapter: the big screen.
For more information about the author, visit www.markrivardbooks.com.
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