After a miraculous revival from a completed suicide, Zach Randall discovers an unsettling ability - he can connect mentally with others who are attempting to end their lives. Not sure what this means, Zach and his best friend, Jarad Anston, follow clues to try to intervene. These encounters lead Zach to a confrontation with The Benefactor - who is the personification of pure evil. In The Suicide Society by William Brennan Knight, The Benefactor, Mr. Cox, has the ability to impose his will on those who are desperate and are willing to join the Network to cause unhappiness and torment around the world. With many of the world’s leaders of business, government and religion in the network, Mr. Cox has control over banking and all levels of the police, so trying to fight his influence is almost impossible. Zach’s ability to influence others is becoming stronger. He feels that there is a chance to disrupt if not defeat The Benefactor, but a combined effort will be required to prevent total disaster. Will Zach and his friend find the key to breaking Mr. Cox’s mental bond to his Network or will evil prevail?

William Brennan Knight has written a gripping tale of horror that speaks to that dark place in everyone’s soul. His subjects are forced to share their deepest depravity to fulfill the sick need of The Benefactor, but the bright light of purity is shown in stark contrast in a new take on the eternal fight between good and evil. The Suicide Society is a unique, intense look at the psyche of men and women in difficult situations, with plenty of action, intrigue, despair and hope.

The Suicide Society by William Brennan Knight is not your ordinary horror novel; it's also a thriller that builds the suspense in each chapter until the plot twist at the end. At the start of the story we meet Zach, who was brought back from a failed suicide with a strange gift -- he is plagued with visions of other people committing suicide. We also meet the eerie and dark character, Mr. Cox, who shows up at these suicides to offer the poor desperate folks riches and power in exchange for their loyalty. Mr. Cox has been planning something big for years and now he's setting things in motion. Globally, crimes are on the rise, wars are escalating, people are dying, and destruction seems inevitable.

Reading The Suicide Society is like reading a socio-political thriller with a tinge of supernatural horror. The corruption of both ordinary and powerful people is depicted so realistically that it makes you feel sad and horrified at the same time - because you know these things are not impossible in this day and age. Then there's Mr. Cox, an inexplicable evil weaving in and out of the storyline, and as you read about his power you wonder how on earth anyone can stop him. Overall, The Suicide Society is an interesting novel. I like the concept and the plot twist. Though the ending seems a bit off-tangent and rushed and can leave readers with many unanswered questions, the ride getting there is suspenseful. I would read a sequel if there ever will be one, if only to find out more about The Suicide Society.