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The Best Revenge by: Stephen White Childrens Bookshop Price: $7.99 Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 813 EAN: 9780440237426 ISBN: 0440237424 Label: Dell Manufacturer: Dell Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 512 Publication Date: December 02, 2003 Publisher: Dell Release Date: December 02, 2003 Studio: Dell Sales Rank: 194243 Related Items:
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Editorial Review: Product Description: In a riveting new novel of psychological suspense, Stephen White shines a brilliant light on the darkness that hides just beneath the surface of ordinary lives, on the fears that cripple us and the prisons we create—prisons of the body, mind, and spirit. A thriller of runaway tension, taps into our most closely guarded fears, taking us on a harrowing journey into a realm of terror and pain, of love gone wrong and vengeance gone mad. Psychologist Alan Gregory is living through a season of discontent. With a new daughter, a wonderful wife, and a prospering career, he has little to complain about and lots of regrets: past cases that won’t let him go, patients who don’t get better, and a growing unease with keeping secrets. But Gregory has two new patients who will drag him out of his introspection—and dare him to enter a storm of injustice and revenge. FBI special agent Kelda James is a hero, a woman who as a rookie agent made a choice, drew her gun, and saved a life, taking another. Now Kelda is hiding from the world a secret pain that is gradually crippling her body—and she has turned to Alan Gregory to help free her from the prison of her pain. Then Kelda refers a patient to Gregory, who is terrifyingly dangerous to them both. Tom Clone served thirteen years on Colorado’s death row for a crime he claimed he didn’t commit—until an FBI agent dug up evidence that set him free. The agent’s name: Kelda James. With both Kelda and Clone telling him their innermost secrets, Alan Gregory becomes the one person who can piece together an extraordinary puzzle—of two unsolved violent deaths of vulnerable women, of a man who may be innocent or may be very lucky, and of the strange, fatal attraction between two people trapped in a horrific plot to get revenge—at any price. A thriller that delivers a stunning body-blow of a surprise ending, captures lives colliding at unpredictable angles, probing the dangerous lies people tell to each other and themselves. In this astonishing work by a novelist at the height of his powers, Stephen White brilliantly blends thrilling action and breakneck pacing with unrivaled insight into the human mind, heart, and psyche. Amazon.com Review: Tom Clone's stay on death row is over, thanks to new evidence uncovered by Kelda James, a young FBI agent whose efforts on Clone's behalf have not exactly endeared her to her colleagues. Referred by that same agent to psychologist Alan Gregory, Clone is struggling to adapt to life outside prison. But others who believe he got off on a technicality don't agree that the former medical student deserves his freedom, and they will go to any lengths to make sure he's punished accordingly for the crime of which he was once accused. There are some surprising plot twists here, but more interesting is Gregory's midlife crisis and his declining interest in his work: as his partner responds when he voices doubts about his efficacy as a therapist, "Those are the bricks we lay. If you've started hating the bricks, maybe it's time to reconsider being a brick layer." Certainly Gregory gets himself into more sinister and frightening scrapes than most shrinks, and this is one of his strangest cases. The Best Revenge is a solid, well-reasoned thriller, set in the marvelously drawn Colorado landscape the author has made his own, with guest appearances by minor figures familiar to readers of this increasingly popular psychological suspense series. --Jane Adams Average Rating:
 Rating: - Entertaining popular fictionYes, there are times when the plot becomes a bit too unbelievable. But the plot is compelling enough that you just shrug and continue reading. White is a very good story teller, and most of his characters are complicated and interesting. I'm not one to read best sellers, but I found this one quite entertaining. Rating:  - All Stephen White's novelsI'm a big fan of all of Stephen White's novels. I don't think there is a single one I did not like. peace, david byck Rating: - A Good ReadSteven White's book, The Best Revenge, is a great addition to his growing library. This book allows his lead character, Alan, to grow a bit and test the edges of his personal journey while supporting a compelling plot. I enjoyed this book and recommend it without reservation. Rating:  - weak, silly The plot wasn't well fleshed out and was fairly weak. I expected more from this author after I read Blinded. I recently just read Missing Persons from him and it was even worse! I will not waste my time and read another book by Stephen White. Rating: - The Best RevengeDr. Gregory has another fascinating new patient, Tom Clone, a man just released from prison after serving thirteen years on death row. Overwhelming evidence convicted Tom of a violent murder, and then DNA proved his innocence. FBI special agent, Kelda James found the evidence that led to the DNA that led to Tom's freedom, and it is no coincidence that she also sees Dr. Gregory for psychotherapy. Like all of Stephen Whites additions to this series, this story is full of subplots that seemingly ... Read More: |
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