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Softcover, 2004. 72 pages. Printed in Canada. House of Broken Stone is a psychological thriller that Mortensen self-published through Volumes Publishing while a student in 12th grade. The following synopsis is taken from the novella’s back cove Samuel is being released from a mental institution after twenty years. At the age of seven he was forced to shoot his father, who had gone insane, murdered his mother, and attempted to do the same to his brother. Now Samuel is going back to his hometown and his brother; however, he finds something else he didn’t expect, a horrible truth. Now, with no evidence, and a psychiatric history, Samuel is going to try to reveal the truth and ensure justice is done.