R E K. (bigstone) - , reviewed on 9/10/2022 + 1438 more book reviews

This well written psychological thriller is a story that keeps the reader on the edge of a chair - one of those un-put-down books! It's a quick read with fascinating characters and a surprising ending. As a bonus, get a view at the what happens in a mental hospital for criminally insane. Narrated by an egotistical, arrogant individual who schemes to become Alicia's psychotherapist, the tale features dual storylines that clash at the end.

Meet Alicia Berenson, a thirty-three year old talented, renowned artist who was found with her beloved husband's tied up body holding a gun. He was shot five times. She says nothing and no one can get her to speak. Still silent and convicted of murder, she is moved to Grove mental health facility. Psychotherapist Theo Faber, who himself has been in therapy for years, believes he can help her and maneuvers to do so. He examines her life, family, friends, and her past and the reader begins to wonder if Alice really killed her husband but if she didn't, who did?

It's a fast-paced read of quick short chapters with thrills, twists and turns, artistic metaphor, and a little Greek tragedy. Alicia likens herself to Alcestes of that Greek play which she saw a day before her husband's death. Don't miss this author's first novel. It surely is one to pick up and read.

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