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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
With Dry Ice readers will welcome the return of affecting protagonist Alan Gregory, clinical psychologist.
As the story opens, Diane Estevez, Gregory's partner of long standing feels it is imperative that they renovate their waiting room. He doesn't agree but hasn't the strength to protest because we read, , "Less than half a year before I'd watched a patient of mine killed on the six o'clock news. That event had shaken me to my core.
I knew that my reaction to his death - emotional withdrawal mostly, my downhill slide lubricated with too much ETOH - was upsetting the equilibrium in my marriage. Controlling my decline felt beyond me. The timing wasn't ideal. My wife's MS, always a worry, was in a precarious phase. She and I each needed caretaking. Neither of us was in great shape to give it."
Actually, he needs a great deal more than caretaking - he needs protection because murderer Michael McClelland, whom we first met in Privileged Information, is out of the Colorado State Mental Hospital and on his way to Boulder to get Gregory's family. McClelland once almost cost Gregory and his wife, Lauren, their lives and it seems that he's about to rectify that oversight. Many will remember that McClelland is not only a killer but he's a highly intelligent one. It'll take every resource Gregory has to outsmart him, and right now Gregory is resource poor.
To compound matters Lauren, a deputy DA, is currently involved in a case of great import to her. A witness disappears and that witness's purse is found in Gregory's office.
This is White's 15th novel, and it's a corker as he blends suspense and psychological drama in a compelling tale that resurrects the past to challenge the present.
- Gail Cooke
As the story opens, Diane Estevez, Gregory's partner of long standing feels it is imperative that they renovate their waiting room. He doesn't agree but hasn't the strength to protest because we read, , "Less than half a year before I'd watched a patient of mine killed on the six o'clock news. That event had shaken me to my core.
I knew that my reaction to his death - emotional withdrawal mostly, my downhill slide lubricated with too much ETOH - was upsetting the equilibrium in my marriage. Controlling my decline felt beyond me. The timing wasn't ideal. My wife's MS, always a worry, was in a precarious phase. She and I each needed caretaking. Neither of us was in great shape to give it."
Actually, he needs a great deal more than caretaking - he needs protection because murderer Michael McClelland, whom we first met in Privileged Information, is out of the Colorado State Mental Hospital and on his way to Boulder to get Gregory's family. McClelland once almost cost Gregory and his wife, Lauren, their lives and it seems that he's about to rectify that oversight. Many will remember that McClelland is not only a killer but he's a highly intelligent one. It'll take every resource Gregory has to outsmart him, and right now Gregory is resource poor.
To compound matters Lauren, a deputy DA, is currently involved in a case of great import to her. A witness disappears and that witness's purse is found in Gregory's office.
This is White's 15th novel, and it's a corker as he blends suspense and psychological drama in a compelling tale that resurrects the past to challenge the present.
- Gail Cooke
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
The rear cover of the book suggests that psychologist Alan Gregory has a secret and raises the question of how far he will go to protect it. He also fears that killer Michael McClelland, who has escaped from a mental hospital, will use this secret against him somehow. In fact, his "secret" plays a very small part in the story and is almost irrelevant to the plot. But it is the games between McClelland, Gregory and a host of other characters which does deliver the intrigue.
I didn't realize there was a prequel but this didn't impact on my enjoyment of the book which I would regard as a good stand-alone read.
This is an extremely well-written novel with good doses of humour and insights. And at the core is a very interesting story which has you on the edge of your seat from the outset. The Colorado setting also adds an interesting dimension.
White can veer off track at times by being a little too colourful with his descriptions, especially before an answer to a question is due! At times, too, his writing can be pleonastic.
That said, this is a novel which hooks the reader in early and has a plot which is delivered very professionally. 9/10
I didn't realize there was a prequel but this didn't impact on my enjoyment of the book which I would regard as a good stand-alone read.
This is an extremely well-written novel with good doses of humour and insights. And at the core is a very interesting story which has you on the edge of your seat from the outset. The Colorado setting also adds an interesting dimension.
White can veer off track at times by being a little too colourful with his descriptions, especially before an answer to a question is due! At times, too, his writing can be pleonastic.
That said, this is a novel which hooks the reader in early and has a plot which is delivered very professionally. 9/10
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
not a 5-star
29 Mar 2007
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
Like other people reading these reviews, I love and look forward to the Alan Gregory novels. For the most part, I really enjoyed this one as well. BUT...it had some jarring moments. Things start to happen and, with what seems to be no reason at all, the police, the DA's office and even Alan's best friend Sam and wife Lauren suspect him of murder. Was Alan found naked in bed with a murdered floozy? No, nothing like it, so it was pretty hard to believe the level of suspicion. All of this is an engine that pushes a good part of the story, and I found it kind of annoying. Also, Alan's marriage seems to be going through a rough patch, but what explanation there was for it seemed to me to be inadequate to explain lauren's apparently high level of hostility.
In spite of the above, I read it cover to cover in almost one sitting. It certainly isn't dull!
One final note -- I HATE the surprise
In spite of the above, I read it cover to cover in almost one sitting. It certainly isn't dull!
One final note -- I HATE the surprise
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Couldn't put it down!
15 Mar 2007
Format:Hardcover
I've enjoyed every one of Stephen White's thrillers and found DRY ICE to be one of his best! Knowing the book would reprise the Michael McClelland character from White's first book (PRIVILEGED INFORMATION), I read it again and found it just as entertaining and suspenseful as the first time I read it. Now, with DRY ICE, I thought there wouldn't be any surprises, but I was wrong. Just when I thought I had it figured out, a new plot twist came along, adding intrigue. After so many years, I feel as if the main characters are part of my family, evolving as they face new challenges. I look forward to what the future holds in store for Dr. Alan Gregory, et al.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
I WISH THE BOOK WAS 500 PAGES LONGER, MORE, MORE
15 Mar 2007
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
I am a big fan of Stephen White. I have had to read many a book and many a script for my director and producer bosses. I still can't believe someone hasn't persuaded Stephen to put Alan on the screen, but, alas someday - just think of the casting fun. Anyway, I couldn't wait for DRY ICE - it didn't disappoint at all. Everybody is back and in wonderful form. The only part I hate about a Stephen White book is that I have to finish it. I start out slow, savoring each page and twist. I try not to read it in only one or two sittings, but alas, this one took only one. I've read them all and I still can't get enough. The characters are so well developed and the story points are so much fun to watch roll out. I can't wait until the next one.
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