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Synopsis
"COMPLETELY COMPELLING."
--St. Petersburg Times
A vigilante serial killer is terrorizing Santa Fe. The victims: violent sex offenders who got off on legal technicalities. It's the job of forensic psychiatrist Dr. Sylvia Strange to uphold the law--and stop the executions.
"THE PLOT IS AS TAUT AS THE HEROINE'S NERVES."
--Los Angeles Times
Slowly, seductively, Sylvia is pulled into the demented world of a vengeance-seeking sadist. It will take all of her insight into the criminal mind, along with the eerie visions of a shaman convict, to uncover the killer's identity--before she becomes the next corpse. . . .
"GRIPPING SUSPENSE . . . GUT-WRENCHING AND FULL OF UNEXPECTED TWISTS."
--Booklist
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Review
I hope Patricia Cornwell's legion of fans will forgive me for saying so, but Dr. Sylvia Strange is a much more complicated and likeable character than Kay Scarpetta. Sarah Lovett's books about Santa Fe-based forensic psychologist Strange (Dangerous Attachments is also out in paperback) are full of the details of her crime work, but they're also firmly rooted in the basic humanity of her everyday life. And Lovett's plots have lots of compensating social impact to go with the murder, rape, and pillage: this time she raises the serious question of what to do when authentic sexual villains slip off the legal hook.
From the Publisher
I'm a suspense thriller junky, which means I'll pick up just about any author once in the hopes that they can keep me engrossed for an hour or two. Well, when I picked up Sarah Lovett's incredible books that involve psychiatrist Dr. Sylvia Strange, I found that I just couldn't put them down! I have an hour and half commute to and from work and within a matter of days I felt like I knew Sylvia Strange inside and out. Sarah Lovett has created an incredible character, but more than that her attention to detail and engaging plot lines make her books impossible to put down...so much so that I almost missed my stop on the train!Sarah Glazar, Assistant Editor
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- PublisherIvy Books
- Publication date1997
- ISBN 10 0804112983
- ISBN 13 9780804112987
- BindingPaperback
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