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Where forensic psychiatry meets crime fiction.

Forensic Psychiatrist by Day
Psychological Thriller Author by Night

Because some of the most dangerous stories begin in the mind.

Book 1 of The Spectrum of Desire Trilogy:  The Science of Indifference

A neuroscientist who kills to observe guilt.

A forensic psychiatrist who studies it.

By the time she understands him, she may already be part of the experiment.

 

He studies morality. She lives it. When empathy meets indifference, neither is prepared for what comes next...

Preliminary cover art for The Science of Indifference (Book One of The Spectrum of Desire trilogy). The cover features two overlapping human profiles in contrasting red and blue tones, intertwined with neural imagery and DNA motifs, reflecting themes of morality, guilt, empathy, and psychological conflict. The title appears centrally between the mirrored faces against a dark, atmospheric background.

Some killers want recognition.
Some want redemption.
Professor Edmund Reeve wants something far more precise.

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Melbourne is hunting a serial killer whose victims are found in a frozen, symmetrical display...

Forensic Psychiatrist Dr Kathryn Knight is tasked with understanding the mind behind the murders.

Both believed knowledge makes them immune.

Both wrong.

If no one is watching, does conscience still exist?

THE SPECTRUM OF DESIRE

The Spectrum of Desire is K.Z. Oo's first ever trilogy. Her new debut novel "The Science of Indifference" is the first book of the Spectrum of Desire trilogy. Book 2 and 3 are coming soon.

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Photo of author K.Z. Oo wearing a professional suit

MEET THE AUTHOR

K.Z. Oo is an Australian Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist and expert witness for the Queensland Mental Health Court.

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Since beginning her psychiatry career in 2013 and qualifying as a specialist in 2019, she has worked across public, private, and forensic mental health systems, including maximum security prisons and high secure forensic facilities...

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