Daniel Keyes has always been interested in borderline states; heroes with split personalities and mental disorders have always fascinated him - starting with “The Mysterious Case of Billy Milligan.” “Asylum Chronicles” is one such book. Raven's day begins in a mental hospital. She has dissociative identity disorder and is struggling to recover from yet another suicide attempt. Now Raven has a secret that could save thousands of innocent lives. Buried deep in her fractured subconscious are details of a planned terrorist attack against the United States - details her captors cannot allow her to reveal. As Raven musters all her strength to fight back against her captors, the American agent races across the globe to save the hapless girl and find the key that will unlock her locked memories before it's too late.