- Hardcover: 1 pages
- Publisher: Little Brown; New title edition (May 6 2004)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0316725013
- ISBN-13: 978-0316725019
- Product Dimensions: 23 x 15.2 x 3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 522 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
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From Publishers Weekly
Murder, sex and guilt are all on the couch in bestseller White's latest (Cold Case; Manner of Death; etc.) featuring ongoing series hero Alan Gregory, a low-key sleuth/psychologist. As always, the author delivers an absorbing mystery, a mix of interesting subplots involving Gregory's sympathetic friends and family, and a paean to the beauty of the Colorado countryside. This time he splits the point of view equally between Gregory and Gregory's best friend, Boulder police detective Sam Purdey. Sam has just had a heart attack and is facing a dreaded rehabilitation regimen when his wife decides to leave him, perhaps permanently. Gregory has his own plateful of domestic difficulties caring for his MS-stricken wife and his toddler daughter while tending to a full caseload of clients who run the gamut from mildly neurotic to full-blown psychotic. An old patient he hasn't seen in a year, the beautiful Gibbs Storey, comes back for therapy and announces that her husband has murdered a former lover, and she's not sure what to do about it. And by the way, she thinks he may have murdered a bunch of other women as well. Gregory decides that, as a therapist, he cannot report the murders to the police, spending pages and pages justifying his decision. He turns to recuperating pal Sam, and the two of them separately follow various threads until all is resolved, just in the nick of time. White is known for his surprise endings, and this one is no exception. Aside from the repetitive and less than convincing ethical considerations, it's an engrossing addition to an excellent series.
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Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.
From Booklist
What would you do if you were a psychologist, and a former patient (to whom you have long been attracted) showed up in your office one day, claiming that her husband is a serial murderer? Hear her out, perhaps, which is exactly what Dr. Alan Gregory does when Gibbs Storey casually accuses her husband, the arrogant Sterling, of murdering someone with whom Gibbs suspects he had an affair. But it doesn't end there, according to Gibbs, who believes that there are women, dead at the hands of her husband, missing all across the country. Gregory enlists his wife, Lauren, a lawyer, to grapple with the questions of legal privilege involved--what he's allowed to say to authorities without violating doctor-patient confidentiality, whether Gibbs might be able to take the stand against her husband under the husband-wife privilege--and drafts a cop friend to help him launch an investigation. But is there more than one level of deceit operating here? White has a track record for high-octane psychological thrillers (not as subtle as Ruth Rendell but faster moving and often more suspenseful), and this one fills the bill perfectly. Mary Frances Wilkens
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Not bad...,
By CCKP (Toronto, Ontario) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Blinded (Mass Market Paperback)
This book wasn't a bad read, it kept me turning pages until I was done. However, you pretty much know WHO the murderer is going to turn out to be within the first 5 pages of the book. My suspense in getting to the end was to see if I was right or not. I would recommend this to anyone needing a quick read, but one that isn't too thought provoking. By contrast, it takes alot of brain power to read Dan Brown, not so much with this one.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Look at a map...please!,
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This review is from: Blinded (Hardcover)
The book was good and kept me reading until the very end, but I was disappointed by an obvious error. When going from Georgia to Indiana via Louisville, Sam wouldn't be anywhere near Columbus,Ohio and Route 65 doesn't even go through Ohio!
5.0 out of 5 stars
HEART OF THE MATTER,
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This review is from: Blinded (Hardcover)
Stephen White has lovingly crafted a dozen books in this series featuring Dr. Allan Gregory and detective friend Sam Purdy. While "Blinded" tends to move a little slower than most of White's books, it nevertheless is a worthy entry in this wonderful series.Alan finds himself faced with a client from the past; a woman who claims that her husband is a serial killer. He also finds himself faced with a career crisis that involves breach of confidentiality; and at home, Lauren's multiple sclerosis exacerbates, worsening her condition and adding extra stress to Gregory's already stressful existence. Meanwhile, Sam suffers a heart attack and finds himself on administrative leave. But he becomes involved in the serial killer case, alongside a lovely cop from California. This leads him to Georgia and Indiana, where more of the plot is thickened and unraveled. Although it's fairly obvious who the culprits are in this story, White keeps the novel interesting, and offers some insights on marriage, loneliness, and lots of sexual aberrations. A fine entry in this great series!
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