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Summary: A magnificent piece of fiction!!
Review: "PSYCHOPATH" had me mesmerized from the very first page, and not only did I not want to put it down; I also didn't want it to end! After it did I wanted to start reading it all over again because it was one of the best novels I've ever read.Dr. Frank Clevenger, who is a forensic psychiatrist that has been trying to conquer his own demons over the years, gets a call from the FBI asking for his help in finding the "Highway Killer." The only thing they know about this killer is that he seems to travel all across the country and chooses his victims at random. His name is Dr. Jonah Wrens, and he is also a psychiatrist who works on a temporary basis at various hospitals working miracles with disturbed children. He is highly intelligent, good looking, and quite charming, but at the same time he is filled with an overwhelming need to kill. Through letters sent to the New York Times, Clevenger tries his hardest to help Jonah discover and then face the reasons for this need to kill. Keith Ablow has a great talent for storytelling. He had me feeling so many different emotions for these characters through the whole story, and that's not something many authors can do. This novel is truly a magnificent piece of fiction and I highly recommend that you read it TODAY!!
Rating:
Summary: A magnificent piece of fiction!!
Review: "PSYCHOPATH" had me mesmerized from the very first page, and not only did I not want to put it down; I also didn't want it to end! After it did I wanted to start reading it all over again because it was one of the best novels I've ever read. Dr. Frank Clevenger, who is a forensic psychiatrist that has been trying to conquer his own demons over the years, gets a call from the FBI asking for his help in finding the "Highway Killer." The only thing they know about this killer is that he seems to travel all across the country and chooses his victims at random. His name is Dr. Jonah Wrens, and he is also a psychiatrist who works on a temporary basis at various hospitals working miracles with disturbed children. He is highly intelligent, good looking, and quite charming, but at the same time he is filled with an overwhelming need to kill. Through letters sent to the New York Times, Clevenger tries his hardest to help Jonah discover and then face the reasons for this need to kill. Keith Ablow has a great talent for storytelling. He had me feeling so many different emotions for these characters through the whole story, and that's not something many authors can do. This novel is truly a magnificent piece of fiction and I highly recommend that you read it TODAY!!
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Summary: mostly remarkable
Review: 90% of this book was truly remarkable. Frank Clevenger is by far the best forensic psychiatrist in fiction. Unfortunately, the ending seemed rushed and lacked the slam-bang emotional satisfaction I was expecting, especially considering the size of the build-up. Still, a truly haunting read. Ablow is amazing.
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Summary: Thrilling, unforgetable novel...
Review: Ablow weaves his magic again with "Psychopath", the forth in the Clevanger series. Dr. Clevanger really steps up in this one, acting more like a hero, than a man struggles with his demons. Added to the mix, is his adopted son Billy, who is still trying to break through his childhood trauma. In this installment of the series, Dr. Clevanger is asked to help to find a serial killer, who is baffling the FBI. Little does he know that he is up against another psychiarist, who both heals and kills. The killer, Dr. Jonah Wrens, is actually sympathetic, and this stands apart from other serial killer books. By the time you reach the climax, you find yourself rooting for both to find each other, and for Dr. Wrens to be redeemed. There are sad points to the story, but there are great parts to it too. The scenes with Billy and Frank are great. I cannot wait for his fifth novel.
Rating:
Summary: Thrilling, unforgetable novel...
Review: Ablow weaves his magic again with "Psychopath", the forth in the Clevanger series. Dr. Clevanger really steps up in this one, acting more like a hero, than a man struggles with his demons. Added to the mix, is his adopted son Billy, who is still trying to break through his childhood trauma. In this installment of the series, Dr. Clevanger is asked to help to find a serial killer, who is baffling the FBI. Little does he know that he is up against another psychiarist, who both heals and kills. The killer, Dr. Jonah Wrens, is actually sympathetic, and this stands apart from other serial killer books. By the time you reach the climax, you find yourself rooting for both to find each other, and for Dr. Wrens to be redeemed. There are sad points to the story, but there are great parts to it too. The scenes with Billy and Frank are great. I cannot wait for his fifth novel.
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Summary: Scary, eerie, evil. But good...
Review: Catching the highway killer is the job Frank Clevenger is recruited for. He's a psychiatrist hired by the FBI to bring in a psychopathic killer who is striking at random victims, or seemingly random victims, in 12 states.
Eerily reminscent of the Beltway sniper and with harkening back to "Silence of the Lambs", fans of crime fiction will be thrilled with this tight novel. The author is a forensic psychiatrist, so he writes from first-hand knowledge. And he does it well. Recommended.
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Summary: Keith Ablow Scores!
Review: Dr. Frank Clevenger, a forensic psychiatrist, is asked to help the FBI with a case they can't seem to solve. "The Highway Killer" is both a gifted psychiatrist and a tormented serial killer. He begins to communicate with Frank through the New York Times, revealing just how much the two have in common. Clevenger is distracted from the hunt by problems at home - his adopted son seems to be falling apart. He needs a father at his side just when Frank is being pulled into a cat-and-mouse game with a psychopath. The desperation Frank feels, that he is not giving either situation his full attention, adds to the tension. This series gets better with each book!
Rating:
Summary: Keith Ablow Scores!
Review: Dr. Frank Clevenger, a forensic psychiatrist, is asked to help the FBI with a case they can't seem to solve. "The Highway Killer" is both a gifted psychiatrist and a tormented serial killer. He begins to communicate with Frank through the New York Times, revealing just how much the two have in common. Clevenger is distracted from the hunt by problems at home - his adopted son seems to be falling apart. He needs a father at his side just when Frank is being pulled into a cat-and-mouse game with a psychopath. The desperation Frank feels, that he is not giving either situation his full attention, adds to the tension. This series gets better with each book!
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Summary: A well written serial killer novel
Review: Frank Clevenger is a forensic psychiatrist who takes on the case of the "Highway Killer" a serial killer who has left bodies along highways throughout the country. The law enforcement authorities haven's got a clue and ask Dr. Clevenger for assistance. What Clevenger doesn't know is that our killer is a locums psychiatrist who travels the country filling temporary jobs. Eventually they communicate through letters to the New York Times. Can Clevenger get him to stop the killings? To do so would involve getting to the very psyche of the killer in an effort to cure the pathology.
PSYCHOPATH is a very well written serial killer novel. Good strong well depicted characters add a certain element of realism. Suspense is maintained throughout the tightly constructed story line. There is much psychoanalysis in that the author is also a forensic psychiatrist which adds to the realism. However, with so many serial killer novels out there, I simply could not escape the feeling that I read this before.
Rating:
Summary: A well written serial killer novel
Review: Frank Clevenger is a forensic psychiatrist who takes on the case of the "Highway Killer" a serial killer who has left bodies along highways throughout the country. The law enforcement authorities haven's got a clue and ask Dr. Clevenger for assistance. What Clevenger doesn't know is that our killer is a locums psychiatrist who travels the country filling temporary jobs. Eventually they communicate through letters to the New York Times. Can Clevenger get him to stop the killings? To do so would involve getting to the very psyche of the killer in an effort to cure the pathology.
PSYCHOPATH is a very well written serial killer novel. Good strong well depicted characters add a certain element of realism. Suspense is maintained throughout the tightly constructed story line. There is much psychoanalysis in that the author is also a forensic psychiatrist which adds to the realism. However, with so many serial killer novels out there, I simply could not escape the feeling that I read this before.
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