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Informationen zum Autor Howard Roughan has cowritten several books with James Patterson and is the author of The Promise of a Lie and The Up and Comer . He lives in Florida with his wife and son. Klappentext This scintillating novel of deception from the author of "The Up and Comer" begins when a gifted young psychologist becomes entangled in the life of a beautiful and calculating patient. He soon becomes a pawn in a very deadly game of revenge. Vorwort By the author of The Up and Comer, this superbly paced, hip, Hitchcockian thriller centers on a psychiatrist framed for murder by his patient. Zusammenfassung Howard Roughan's debut, The Up and Comer , was hailed as one of the most hip and entertaining thrillers of the year. Now Roughan returns at full stride with a scintillating novel of deception that begins when a gifted young psychologist becomes entangled in the life of a beautiful and calculating patient. Nothing can prepare Dr. David Remler for the shocking phone call he receives from a patient named Samantha Kent. Stunned and anxious to help, he rushes out into the Manhattan night to keep a bloody act of violence from spinning further out of control. He knows he is too involved, that he's crossed a line, and that his professional reputation is at stake. But he has no idea what awaits him at his destination...that he?s become a pawn in a very deadly game of revenge. Suddenly the focus of a criminal case that flares into an out-of-control media circus, David has only one shot to clear his name. But first he has to clear up the mystery of his patient, - Samantha Kent. Just who is she? And why did she choose to involve David? Little by little, the outlines of a brilliant plot emerge - and, with it, the horrifying power of a single lie - In this richly textured tale of a man?s battle against the mother of all manipulations, the perfect setup is even more diabolical than it looks. ...
