Twice Dying

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Summary: Somebody is killing sickos...
Review: The guy, Monks is an ER physician and the woman is a shrink (Alison) in a psych ward, and theyre both damaged goods, but still good characters, so when the twisted business starts--somebody is killing sickos, and Alison finds out--yuo really matter what happens to them. The writing is lean and the ER scenes are EXCELLENT, the best Ive read. No this isn't a medical thriller, believe it or not--more like james Lee Burke. They should bring Monks back for another time, he's good.

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Summary: Not for Me
Review: The would be good guys in this story were not all that interesting and/or good. The bad guys were NGI's (Not guilty by reason of insanity) and they were being released from their hospital back to an unsuspecting society. Phychologist, Alison Chapley, who works at the hospital heads back to an old lover for help in solving the mysterious disappearances of the inmates that have been released. The ex-lover, an emergency room doctor with his own problems is drawn back to Alison. Their original relationship was less than admirable. The reviews on this book were good; I seem to be the lone voice who didn't think much of it.

Rating:
Summary: Not for Me
Review: The would be good guys in this story were not all that interesting and/or good. The bad guys were NGI's (Not guilty by reason of insanity) and they were being released from their hospital back to an unsuspecting society. Phychologist, Alison Chapley, who works at the hospital heads back to an old lover for help in solving the mysterious disappearances of the inmates that have been released. The ex-lover, an emergency room doctor with his own problems is drawn back to Alison. Their original relationship was less than admirable. The reviews on this book were good; I seem to be the lone voice who didn't think much of it.

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Summary: Good First Novel
Review: Twice Dying, a suspense-filled debut novel begins as Carroll Monks, emergency room physician, finds a special gift left in his car from an old flame, Alison Chapley. Alison, a psychiatrist, living on the edge, has become concerned that her boss, Dr. Francis Jephson, is recruiting and coaching dangerous sociopaths so that they will be found not guilty by reason of insanity and sent to his mental facility. Once there, he miraculously "cures" these men in a very short time and sends them back out into society. He receives prestige. His facility receives money and grants. What happens next will keep you reading all night long. This is a dark, compelling, page turner you won't be able to put down. The writing is very gritty, the dialogue, true to life and the characters, interesting, though they could have been fleshed out a bit more. The ending is a big surprise that will keep you on the edge of your seat. A good first novel that's easily read in one sitting. Hopefully, this isn't the last we see of Carroll Monks.

Rating:
Summary: Good First Novel
Review: Twice Dying, a suspense-filled debut novel begins as Carroll Monks, emergency room physician, finds a special gift left in his car from an old flame, Alison Chapley. Alison, a psychiatrist, living on the edge, has become concerned that her boss, Dr. Francis Jephson, is recruiting and coaching dangerous sociopaths so that they will be found not guilty by reason of insanity and sent to his mental facility. Once there, he miraculously "cures" these men in a very short time and sends them back out into society. He receives prestige. His facility receives money and grants. What happens next will keep you reading all night long. This is a dark, compelling, page turner you won't be able to put down. The writing is very gritty, the dialogue, true to life and the characters, interesting, though they could have been fleshed out a bit more. The ending is a big surprise that will keep you on the edge of your seat. A good first novel that's easily read in one sitting. Hopefully, this isn't the last we see of Carroll Monks.