Is there a rating below 1 star? This book is awful. It is not based on any type of facts other than repetitive faux psychobabble and general news information about the family. It was obviously slanted in a way that tells us Dr.Ablow believes that if Casey did it she had good reason and goes on...
I always enjoy the unraveling of the mystery in this series because the author has a diabolical mind and really buries the truth while laying a spectacular false trail. I do, however, find the inner workings of Dr. Frank Clevenger to be unrealistic and completely unbelievable. Without fail he h...
It took me a little while to get into this one, the main character is flawed flawed flawed. Then I realized why he is the way he is and I kept learning more as I continued to read. Frank Clevenger is a forensic psychiatrist and is in need of a therapy himself. He treats himself with cocaine and a...
This book was mentioned in Donald Maass' "The Fire in Fiction", a book on writing fiction, and it was used as an example of how to create an effective and believable villain. I picked up this novel as part of a project I have started, using the examples in Donald Maass' book as a reading list. Re...
Since Psychology is my field of study, I really enjoy Keith Ablow's novels. Mr. Ablow has done a wonderful job in opening up the pathology of the criminal mind in his series of books. I relate to the way in which he focuses on the the way in which a person "thinks" that leads that person to crea...
"A couple, three accidents," Hank said, his unblinking eyes bearing down on the boy. "Telling DSS what really happened will help you keep custody of your son," Jonah persisted. "You could take him home with you — provided, of course, your wife isn’t living with you anymore." Hank blinked once, b...