- Hardcover: 384 pages
- Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group; Export ed edition (31 Dec 2010)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0316727881
- ISBN-13: 978-0316727884
- Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 16 x 6.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 5,442,240 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'A fine book to have on anyone's bedside cabinet.' SPORT MAGAZINE
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Hannah Grant had volunteered to cover Alan Gregory's practice over the Christmas period, but when he and another colleague called at her office they discovered her body, the cause of death not clear. Then on Christmas Day itself a fourteen-year-old girl is reported missing - eight years to the day after another missing child had been discovered murdered - a girl who had she lived would have been fourteen. Then it emerges that the parents of the latest missing girl had been treated by Alan some years ago, and recently the girl herself had consulted Hannah. Could any of these tangential connections prove to be links to both deaths and the missing girl, or are they mere coincidences? And should Alan break the seal of patient/doctor confidentiality if the few strands of knowledge he has can throw any light on any of these mysteries?
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Can you make a psychologist the protagonist of a detective novel after twenty years or so of Alex Delaware? Tricky. The book itself is well told but the story is extremely constructed and artificial to the point that it's hard to take seriously.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
a good pyschological thriller
4 April 2005
Format:Hardcover
In the 13th installment of the series, Alan Gregory gets involved in searching for the missing Mallory Miller. Psychologist Gregory treated her parents for one session years earlier. Also missing is his colleague Diane Estevez who disappeared in Las Vegas when she went to for Mallory's schizophrenic mother.
There are several plotlines working in this novel starting with the death of Hannah Grant, a friend and colleague of Diane and Alan. It keeps things interesting, but at the some time you really have to pay attention because the story can get confusing. Alan is a fascinating character dealing with the fine line of doctor /patient confidentiality when Diane goes missing. I have loved several of Stephen White's books. This one is not my favorite, but it is still very good.
There are several plotlines working in this novel starting with the death of Hannah Grant, a friend and colleague of Diane and Alan. It keeps things interesting, but at the some time you really have to pay attention because the story can get confusing. Alan is a fascinating character dealing with the fine line of doctor /patient confidentiality when Diane goes missing. I have loved several of Stephen White's books. This one is not my favorite, but it is still very good.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Much Ado about Nothing
19 April 2006
Format:Hardcover
This is the second book I have read in Stephen white's Dr. Alan Gregory series and I was disappointed. The convoluted plot revolves around the mysterious death of another psychologist, Hannah Grant, the disappearance of Mallory Miller, a 14-year-old girl, and the disappearance Gregory's partner, of Diane Estevez. There is a great deal of fuss about all of these things, yet at the end when everything is wrapped up, every mystery just seemed to fade away to nothing, leaving me to wonder what all the hoopla was about.
White goes out of his way to hit the reader over the head with the similarities between the disappearance of Mallory Miller and the murder of Jon Benet Ramsay, although he is careful to avoid mentioning Ramsay by name. He also repeatedly hits us with Gregory's ethical dilemmas regarding how much he should divulge to the police regarding his patients. Where White is at his strongest is when he is talking about Gregory's family situation- his small daughter Grace and his wife. Yet, Gregory is such a clinical, measured character that it is hard to see that he has any emotions or feelings at all.
All in all, the book left me with a sense of dissatisfaction, as though someone had promised me chocolate cake and then given me a piece of bread. It just didn't quite gel enough to be interesting, and, if anything, it was a relief when it was over.
White goes out of his way to hit the reader over the head with the similarities between the disappearance of Mallory Miller and the murder of Jon Benet Ramsay, although he is careful to avoid mentioning Ramsay by name. He also repeatedly hits us with Gregory's ethical dilemmas regarding how much he should divulge to the police regarding his patients. Where White is at his strongest is when he is talking about Gregory's family situation- his small daughter Grace and his wife. Yet, Gregory is such a clinical, measured character that it is hard to see that he has any emotions or feelings at all.
All in all, the book left me with a sense of dissatisfaction, as though someone had promised me chocolate cake and then given me a piece of bread. It just didn't quite gel enough to be interesting, and, if anything, it was a relief when it was over.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Settle down to enjoy old friends and a good mystery
20 Mar 2005
Format:Hardcover
Mr. White has brought his fans another installment in his Allen Gregory series. A missing teenager, with ties to the infamous kidnapping of the "Little Beauty Queen" of Boulder history. As the threads unravel in this mystery, you are brought up to date on old friends and what is happening with them. It has enough tension to keep you turning the pages of this well written mystery. You are introduced to people with many and veried problems, both mental and physical. You are skillfully drawn into the lives of these people and you hold your breath with Allen as he turns another corner in this mystery. You can shake your head at his professional conundrum of ethics and the moral thing to do.
For Stephen White fans this is a must read, for everyone else it's a good way to meet the people that live in Stephen Whites Boulder Colorado. Find a comfy chair, good lighting and settle down for an enjoyable read.
For Stephen White fans this is a must read, for everyone else it's a good way to meet the people that live in Stephen Whites Boulder Colorado. Find a comfy chair, good lighting and settle down for an enjoyable read.
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