The Art of Breaking Glass - Softcover

Matthew Hall

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0752816292 ISBN 13: 9780752816296

Publisher: Orion mass market paperback, 1998

Synopsis

Held in a psychiatirc ward, Bill Kaiser falls in love with Sharon, a nurse with a tragic past and a score to settle. Unwittingly, she helps Bill to esacpe and, obsessively determined to right all wrongs perpetrated against her, he unleashesa frenzy of terror on the streets of New York.

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Review

The odd couple at the heart of this extremely impressive first thriller--a psychotic genius and a sensitive, scarred psychiatric nurse--have already led to the inevitable comparisons to The Silence of the Lambs. But Bill Kaiser is no Hannibal Lector: he uses his formidable physical and mental skills for a good cause, the preservation of historic buildings. And Sharon Blautner doesn't go up against Kaiser to further her career, like FBI agent Clarice Starling: she's already lost her job because of an act of kindness toward Bill, and seems to genuinely care for him. What's also amazing is how much author Matthew Hall knows and communicates about everything from how to fake mental illness to the way painters create their works.

From AudioFile

This modern-day terrorist thriller revolves around: Bill Kaiser, schizophrenic and computer whiz who is out to save historic buildings in NYC; Sharon Blautner, a nurse who examines Bill when he's institutionalized and is attracted to him; and Sharon's uncle, who is buying up NYC historic buildings to construct private prisons. Orbach's reading is smooth and concise, building with the story's tension. He sorts out the story lines, keeps the characters straight and brings Bill's crazy schemes to their terrifying conclusions. Well-placed music brings the fast-paced, bone-chilling action to the fore. M.B.K. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine

Edition details

• Publisher: Orion mass market paperback
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0752816292
• ISBN 13: 9780752816296
• Binding: Paperback