A Life's Work

Involving Murder and Mayham

His new book has allowed Lebeau to merge three of his fundamental interests: a fascination with everything World War II, a morbid curiosity surrounding the motivations and mayhem of notorious serial killers, and a lifelong obsession with the Red Sox.

Acording to a release written by SouthCoast author Brian Lebeau, details surrounding his life prove pretty interesting. Born in Fall River, Massachusetts, the same city made famous by the alleged killer Lizzie Borden, he shares “being awarded an ‘A’ in high school English once; only to be denied a career in music due to ‘lack of talent’ repeatedly.”

Having taught economics at several colleges and universities in Massachusetts and Rhode Island before moving to Fauquier County, Virginia, to work as a defense contractor for two decades, to his credit, is the soon to be released (May 10, 2022) psychological thriller A Disturbing Nature.

His new book has allowed Lebeau to merge three of his fundamental interests: a fascination with everything World War II, a morbid curiosity surrounding the motivations and mayhem of notorious serial killers, and a lifelong obsession with the Red Sox.

Labeau’s childhood in the mill city was like many others, but unlike his peers, he clung to experiences most allow to dissipate due to a lack of interest or poor memories.

According to Labeau, “After not seeing the city’s South End for more than two decades, I visited in 2018 as part of a research trip for my upcoming psychological thriller A Disturbing Nature…Saint Patrick’s Elementary was gone and replaced by a drive-thru pharmacy. Salvo’s [potato chip factory] became a McDonald’s, and King Philip Mills, where I spent many late afternoons and weekends playing football in the grass patch along Kilburn Street, was being demolished to make way for single-family homes…but the rest of the South End––with its side-by-side three-family houses, orange-and-red brick storefronts, and corner bakeries––looked much the same as when I was 11.”

Perhaps, part curiosity-part motivational, the author has both visited the Lizzie Borden House; and slept in the ‘murder room.’ As odd as it might be, other guests in attendance stayed awake while he dozed off at around 3 a.m.

The essence of the new novel came by way of a dream. Thoughts and recollections of his youth flooded the author’s mind, resulting in a lifetime of notes creating an outline that would take around 29 years to develop.

Intriguing, is that the story is closely tied to the SouthCoast, adding suspense and chilling references to other unsolved crimes the area is known to have experienced.

From details surrounding the new release, many are looking forward to stepping back to a place familiar on the one hand and frightening at the same time.

Advanced press and the culmination of interviews Lebeau has given lead us to conclude that this is one of many books he has in the depths of his soul and the recesses of his mind.

Good reading is soon to come.