About this ebook
Dr. Adrian Lurk built a career out of certainty. Steady hands, a spotless record, the kind of surgical instinct other doctors quietly envied. Then two men cornered him in a parking garage and spent four unhurried minutes proving he could be broken, one knuckle at a time.
The offer that follows should feel like a miracle. A prosthetic hand, wired straight into his motor cortex, faster and steadier than the one he lost. For a while, it is a miracle. Adrian operates again. He plays with his daughter again. He starts, for the first time since the garage, to believe he got away with something.
Then the hand starts moving on its own.
It sketches things he's never learned to draw, in the dead hours between midnight and dawn. It steers his car down streets he didn't choose. It closes, one night, around his own daughter's wrist — and doesn't let go the instant he tells it to. Somewhere across the city, someone else is wearing a hand just like his. And every time that stranger thinks about killing, some fraction of the intention arrives in Adrian's fingers first.
He hasn't just lost a hand. He's lost the one thing he trusted more than anyone he loved.
The Phantom Limb is a claustrophobic descent into body horror and betrayal, for readers who want their thrillers to leave a mark — the story of a man forced to ask how much of himself he's willing to destroy to prove his hands are still his own.
Some parts of the body remember things the mind never agreed to.
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About the author
Wind Amiras is a writer and storyteller who believes that every narrative—whether a haunting thriller or a practical guide to life—has a specific home in a reader’s hands. Writing with equal fluidity in both English and Indonesian, Wind crafts stories and insights that seamlessly cross cultural borders, bringing a uniquely global yet deeply grounded perspective to the page.
As a dedicated independent author, Wind has fully embraced the freedom of self-publishing. To date, he has published over 30 ebooks and hardcopy volumes, carving out a prolific space in the digital literary world. His versatile portfolio spans poignant, atmospheric fiction, sharp non-fiction guides, and a gripping venture into the dark and macabre. He is the creative mind behind fan-favorite horror pieces and bestsellers like Skin Suite and He Wears the Dead, showcasing a remarkable ability to shift from the quiet emotional landscapes of daily relationships to spine-chilling suspense.
Wind’s extensive library is widely accessible across the globe, distributed through major international digital stores and platforms including Amazon KDP, Google Play Books, and Draft2Digital. Whether he is exploring the intricacies of human resilience or leaning into psychological dread, his writing remains connected by a singular thread: an enduring love for the written word and a commitment to authentic storytelling.
When not deep in the drafting process of his next book, Wind shares regular essays and literary reflections with his readers on Medium and LinkedIn.
