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Summary: a typical novel
Review: Alan Gregory, a psychologist, faces ruin when three of his patients die in different settings. In a bid to save his name, his life, and his love, Dr. Alan most unmask this killer who is intent on vengeance.
The noteworthy detail is Lauren's MS, and Stephen White is at his best when showcasing the dilemma of keeping a patient's confidence.
Privileged Information is written leisurely, albeit blandly. Most of the action is carried out in restaurants which mirrors the pace of the novel. Even the interaction between Alan and law enforcement appears contrived.
This book will be most enjoyed when you start it with no expectations.
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Summary: A super read!!
Review: I have read all of Stephen White's novels and enjoyed them immensely. However, I have to agree with a couple of the other reviewers that reading them in order is best. I failed to do so and one day when I have forgotten the details I will read his whole series from beginning to end. They are that good. In Priviledged Information we are introduced to Alan Gregory who is a very interesting character. This book is a real thriller and very suspenseful. I could not put it down like all of White's books. I find his books every bit as good as Jonathan Kellerman's. Perhaps more so as his relationships with others are explored more deeply than Alex Delaware's.
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Summary: A super read!!
Review: I have read all of Stephen White's novels and enjoyed them immensely. However, I have to agree with a couple of the other reviewers that reading them in order is best. I failed to do so and one day when I have forgotten the details I will read his whole series from beginning to end. They are that good. In Priviledged Information we are introduced to Alan Gregory who is a very interesting character. This book is a real thriller and very suspenseful. I could not put it down like all of White's books. I find his books every bit as good as Jonathan Kellerman's. Perhaps more so as his relationships with others are explored more deeply than Alex Delaware's.
Rating: 
Summary: Definitely above average
Review: I read a lot of detective books, and realism is important to me. As a therapist, I very much enjoyed the mostly accurate portrayl of a psychologist as the protagonist. I approve of the fact that a common, unglamorous disease (MS) was included as a part of life, which added to the richness of the character. I found the description of the book's setting to be vivid enough that I actually wanted to visit the place myself! Though not superlative, I found this book to be definitely above average.
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Summary: Incredibly suspenseful thriller
Review: I read a lot of mystery novels, so there aren't many that get my attention. Stephen White got my attention. It didn't happen right away - the first 100 pages aren't mindgripping, but the last 250 are phenominal.A psychologist turned detective, Alan seems to have a string of bad patients who all share something in common - death. He tries to put the pieces together, with help from his D.A. girlfriend, who ends up in some trouble herself. The climax is one of the best-written, most suspenseful pieces of writing I have read in a long time. Absolutely wonderful. White has sold me on his books - I've ordered his others already. If Privileged Information is any indication, he is a very unique writer which those of you who enjoy mystery novels will get quite a bit of enjoyment from.
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Summary: Incredibly suspenseful thriller
Review: I read a lot of mystery novels, so there aren't many that get my attention. Stephen White got my attention. It didn't happen right away - the first 100 pages aren't mindgripping, but the last 250 are phenominal. A psychologist turned detective, Alan seems to have a string of bad patients who all share something in common - death. He tries to put the pieces together, with help from his D.A. girlfriend, who ends up in some trouble herself. The climax is one of the best-written, most suspenseful pieces of writing I have read in a long time. Absolutely wonderful. White has sold me on his books - I've ordered his others already. If Privileged Information is any indication, he is a very unique writer which those of you who enjoy mystery novels will get quite a bit of enjoyment from.
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Summary: Privileged Information
Review: I think the thing that impressed me most about this book was the portrayal of psychologist, Alan Gregory, as a human first and a psychologist second. White didn't even wait until his second or third book to have things go really wrong. He heaped it all on Dr. Alan Gregory in this first book, thus successfully opening the door for us to build on the protagonist as a fallible human being with whom things can and do go wrong. And when it rains, it pours. Never mind the adage about things happening in three's--you can double that and just keep going with all the stuff happening to Dr. Gregory. The best part was that although most things worked out in the end, it wasn't your typical happy ending with everything tied up in a neat package. We were left pondering some things and also left knowing that the protagonist was going to need some time to mentally and emotionally recover from all that had happened. I can't wait to read the second installment in this series.
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Summary: Doctors are human, too.
Review: I think the thing that impressed me most about this book was the portrayal of psychologist, Alan Gregory, as a human first and a psychologist second. White didn't even wait until his second or third book to have things go really wrong. He heaped it all on Dr. Alan Gregory in this first book, thus successfully opening the door for us to build on the protagonist as a fallible human being with whom things can and do go wrong. And when it rains, it pours. Never mind the adage about things happening in three's--you can double that and just keep going with all the stuff happening to Dr. Gregory. The best part was that although most things worked out in the end, it wasn't your typical happy ending with everything tied up in a neat package. We were left pondering some things and also left knowing that the protagonist was going to need some time to mentally and emotionally recover from all that had happened. I can't wait to read the second installment in this series.
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Summary: Excellent writing. Big holes in the plot.
Review: In many ways this is one of the best-written mysteries I have read in a while. The author writes vividly. The plot has some real holes in it. About 100 pages from the end I knew how the main character could prove who the murderer was easily...and in a way that would solve his moral dilemma. The author just didn't handle the plot effectively. Up until then, I enjoyed the book a lot.
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Summary: Worst book I have ever read
Review: It is not often you come upon "the worst book you have ever read," but for me this one is it. If it weren't for the fact that I have a strange compulsion to finish a book once I've started it, I would not have lasted more than a chapter. Not only did I not empathize with the main character, I did not like him in the least. Plot is ridiculous, character development is clumsy and the love-less love interest with the DA made me thank God I am not a character in White's novel. I can't imagine what other people have seen in this novel but I warn anyone who reads this review to avoid starting something they are not going to want to finish. Run away.
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