All The Lovely People

When Matthew was a child, he was taught to hide his violent urges.
Those close to him ensured he lived a good, normal life.
But Matthew finds this life dull, meaningless, and empty.
Despite having a job where he helps people, Matthew feels no compassion.
His partner adores him, but Matthew is incapable of love and suffocates under the weight of affection.

Everything changes when two young women are murdered.
Matthew knows that as the hunt for the killer intensifies, it won't be long before his own dark secrets are uncovered.
The skeletons in his closet are about to be exposed, and the facade of his normal life is on the brink of collapse.

Mikael Mattsson is a 28-year-old writer based in Finland. He balances a full-time job with his lifelong passion for storytelling.