- Hardcover: 416 pages
- Publisher: Bantam Press; First Edition edition (4 Jun 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0593045424
- ISBN-13: 978-0593045428
- Product Dimensions: 24.1 x 15.7 x 3.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (40 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 641,708 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Sometimes things are far worse than you can possibly imagine. Mo Hayder's second novel The Treatment takes us further into the heart of psychological darkness than we expect to go. Someone broke into the Peaches' house and left a husband and wife chained to radiators to die of thirst and starvation, taking their young son off to an even worse fate. Inspector Jack Caffery lost his own brother to abduction and murder, which makes his hunt for the killer perhaps rather too personal. Caffery is in a dysfunctional relationship with the equally disturbed sculptor Rebecca, who survived with him through the events of Hayder's Birdman; the edginess this gives him makes him at once a brilliant investigator of an insane crime and a danger to all around him. And the killer has already struck again--another family are chained up in their home, awaiting the worst atrocity of all...This is a compellingly dark thriller--Hayder's sense of South London as an overlapping patchwork of social worlds is particularly strong and she makes an ordinary place like Brockwell Park a site of deep unease. Hayder's imaginative intensity makes her book a powerful nightmare, but works just as well when describing Caffery's eventual healing. --Roz Kaveney
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"'The first controversial British thriller of the new millennium' Val McDermid 'Treading the path blazed by Thomas Harris' Publishers Weekly 'Extraordinarily good' Daily Mail 'A major new talent' Guardian 'It'll scare the hell out of you' Elle 'Fearsome' The Times 'Horror to set the heart fluttering' Sunday Express"
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Chilling, Gut-Wrenching Story,
By Untouchable (Sydney, NSW Australia) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Treatment (Hardcover)
This is an outstanding sequel to Birdman, carrying on the story of DI Jack Caffery as he works on another case with London’s AMIT team. A note here is appropriate: it is strongly advisable to read Birdman before reading this book.Caffery’s past continues to haunt him as he is still unable to deal with the disappearance of his brother, Ewan, 28 years ago. The latest case brings back the same feelings of rage and helplessness he felt as a child, so much so that it begins to affect his objectivity. The details of the case that affects him so deeply involve a boy who is taken from his family home where he and his parents had been terrorised for days by an intruder. The boy was later found, dead and showing signs that he had been sexually assaulted and tortured. The chilling part is that Jack is sure that the man who did this was interrupted and would strike again, an opinion that is revealed to us to be right on the money. A parallel story involving Jack’s brother ties in nicely to the case and focuses Jack’s, and consequently our, attention on the dim dark world of paedophilia. The story of the disappearance of Ewan is familiar to those who have read Birdman and it is carried on here. Jack is determined to solve the mystery that has been plaguing him regardless of what he may find. Although it’s a tragic story and strains all sorts of friendships and relationships, it proves to be a vital part of the plot. I particularly appreciated the diary pages at the end of the book and thought they were a brilliant addendum to the story. They gave us a peek at the distorted mind behind the unspeakable acts and the justification the guy had for his actions in the story. Mo Hayder has produced another thriller that deals with a seemingly deranged maniac performing horrific crimes on innocents. She walks a fine line between fascination and repulsion, tipping to the former emotion in my opinion. My recommendation to absolutely devour this book comes with a caveat that it contains graphic scenes involving children. If you don’t like reading about these kinds of subjects, then this book is not for you.
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A cracking follow up,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Treatment (Hardcover)
I read the page turning Birdman and thought it was an excellently pacey and plotted thriller but rather too gruesome and explicit in its almost enthusiastic description of the violence suffered. I couldn't wait for The Treatment to see how Hayder's work is developing, more than any other factor. It's another page turner and much more engrossing than some other British authors produce - I actually put down another book half way through to read and finish The Treatment. When I realised we were going into the realms of paedophilia with Caffery's current case, I thought I may find it too gross, but Hayder didn't get as involved in the description of the violence here, as she had with the rapes and killings in Birdman, thank God. (Thankyou Mo for leaving something to the imagination or at least giving us the option.) Ending on a Caffery cliffhanger, it's obvious we are heading for a series here, so it will be interesting to see how the main characters develop further: Caffery, Rebecca and Sounness. Both books appear impeccably well researched, although The Treatment still suffers from - but much less so - a tendency to to litter the narrative with odd facts as an aside, almost to say 'look how well I've done my research'. The Treatment is also one of the best edited books I've seen in a while - not littered with typos, as so many seem to have these days. This is an extremely well produced piece of work of which Mo Hayder can be proud. The story's good, the plot's good, the writing's good and it did not disappoint me - a well crafted novel. I'm not sure I like visiting these dark places, but an excursion through a book is an ever interesting eye opener. I am looking forward to the next one.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Treatment (Paperback)
Having read Birdman I couldn't wait to start The Treatment. Both books deal with what some people may consider 'disturbing' topics, but they are written with skill and importantly do not sensationalise the subject matter. I've been more offended with articles written in the daily press!The Treatment was even better than Birdman and Caffrey's own story and personal struggle is gripping to the very last page. I just hope Mo Hayder decides to continue with the character.
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