- Paperback: 352 pages
- Publisher: Time Warner Paperbacks; New edition edition (5 Dec 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0751532525
- ISBN-13: 978-0751532524
- Product Dimensions: 17.4 x 10.8 x 2.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 902,542 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A wife who's too good to be true usually isn't--and the cliché holds true in Klavan's engrossing little thriller Man and Wife. Psychiatrist Cal Bradley is married to Marie, an adoring and sensuous helpmate, and he's happier than he ever thought he'd be. In fact, he's surprisingly content to ignore the signs that something in her past is still troubling her deeply--until he sees his wife in the arms of a stranger. Then young Peter Blue, accused of battering his girlfriend and setting a church on fire, comes under Cal's care. When Peter discloses his relationship with the stranger Cal saw in the woods with his wife, Marie's past suddenly explodes into the present, threatening to turn Cal's world upside down. There's not a lot of subtlety here--the conclusion is practically handed to the reader on the first page, with its heavy foreshadowing. But the novel works anyway, due to Klavan's deft characterisation of Peter, a complex, spiritual adolescent who forces Cal to confront his own conscience and his conflict between love and duty. --Jane Adams
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Cal Bradley runs a highly-respected psychiatric clinic in New England. He was brought up in the town and has followed his father's footsteps in being a philanthropic citizen. He and his wife, Marie, are as much in love as they were when they first married and share a contented life with their three children. He is living the American dream. Then he agrees to give free treatment to a badly disturbed young man, Peter Blue, who he believes to be of no threat to anyone but himself. Peter disappears one night but Cal finds him in the mountains above the clinic and doesn't have to institute a search for him. A few hours later the body of a stranger is discovered close to where he found Peter and he is unable to prevent him being taken into custody. He is sure Peter is not a killer and he knows confinement will push the young man into taking his life. As he sets out to prove his innocence and get him released, he discovers the murdered man is not such a stranger, but to expose the identity of the real killer will destroy him.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I read Hunting Down Amanda as an impulse buy and was hooked, although this book does not have the lengthy story-telling that HDA has, and the ending peaks (to me) slightly early, it is still a gripping story, it has the essence of Andrew Klavans penmanship, with a twist that is reminiscent of HDA, and is an intriguing book , that you have to finish not because you want to but because you have to. An excellent,full bodied story that you can read definitely more than once, without ever having read any other Klavan stories. This comes highly recommended.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
One of the best books I have read in recent years
20 Mar 2005
Format:Paperback
This is my first Klavan novel, and it was engrossing. Its greatest strength is the unique and powerful love story, in my opinion. Klavan describes what I think true love is about, the almost miraculous nature of it, unexpected, unforced, irrestible, rendering its captives completely devoted to each other, and, thus, vulnerable. Not enough of that kind of love around, it seems, but nice to see that someone can portray it beautifully. The suspense was also good, but this one clearly revolves around love, from the outstanding and unforgettable first line forward.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
seamlessly written
7 Nov 2001
Format:Hardcover
Andrew Klavan has presented us with a seamlessly written thriller which will draw you in immediately and keep your attention throughout.
Psychiatrist Cal Bradley seems to have found the perfect wife in Marie, his spouse of fifteen years. Then a series of upsetting events causes him to doubt that he truly knows the woman who seems so devoted to him. He's confronted with ethical problems in his profession as his domestic world begins to come apart. Peter Blue, a l9 year old patient, is a compelling presence---troubled and suicidal, yet also possessed of a healing power which revitalizes other troubled young people around him. Peter's secrets are inexplicably interwoven with Marie's mysterious past.
Klavan's book, in the best thriller tradition, will enchant you.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
TILL DEATH DO US PART
19 Aug 2002
Format:Hardcover
With the opening of this psychological "thriller" by Andrew Klavan, you can pretty much figure out what's going to happen. Klavan is very reminiscent of Thomas H. Cook in this tale, but Cook has mastered the art much better. Cook doesn't give away his ending so early. There's a lot of merit in this book; Klavan's narrative skills are sharp, and there is much empathy for the character of Peter Blue. However, I found little empathy for Cal Bradley or his wife. Bradley seems immune to his surroundings and although he can help other people, he can't seem to help himself. To be married to Marie for so long and not realize what an emotional void she had, doesn't add much in the lines of credibility. By the time the book comes to its all too inevitable conclusion, I couldn't like Bradley or his wife very much. Peter Blue's fate is inevitable, but their lack of moral terpitude is unforgivable. RECOMMENDED ONLY FOR KLAVAN'S FANS.
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