- Paperback: 222 pages
- Publisher: Pan Books; New edition edition (May 1985)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0330290053
- ISBN-13: 978-0330290050
- Product Dimensions: 17.5 x 10.9 x 2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 91 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
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Praise for 'The Naked Face': 'The best first mystery novel of the year.' New York Times Praise for Sidney Sheldon: 'Sheldon is an author working at the height of his power.' New York Times 'Fast-moving!engrossing!Sidney Sheldon is a master at giving the public what it wants.' Los Angeles Times
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A novel in which a psychoanalyst is accused of murdering a patient as well as his receptionist. In order to survive he realises he must change from being the hunted to the hunter.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
A breathtaking story!,
By Nayeem Arefin (Dhaka,Bangladesh) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Naked Face (Mass Market Paperback)
What separates "The Naked Face" from other books i have read is that the suspense that hypnotises the reader till the end.The reader is spell-bound by page two.The first chapter describes how a person wearing an yellow coat gets stabbed in the back by a murderer.The writer slowly unfolds the secrets one by one and persuades the reader to read till the end.The central character in this novel,Dr.Judd Stevens,is a dedicated psychoanalyst working in New York who abruptly comes to know that one of his patients has been murdered.Soon,he finds his personal secretary,Carol Roberts-who would never succeed in her life without the help of Dr.Judd Stevens,murdered in the most frightening and merciless way.The protagonist of this novel,a beautiful woman,is closely related to the antagonist himself! All the characters in the novel have their own,unique speciality.Though the novel is a fictional suspense novel,the writer skilfully shows the reader about each character's speciality and making them realistic. The novel has been written from the third-person viewpoint but someimes the writer seems to speak from the mind of Dr.Judd Stevens.One of those sentences is,"Civilisation was a thin,dangeriously fragile veneer,and when that veneer cracked,man became one of the beasts again,falling back into the slime of the primeval abyss he prided himself on having climbed up from."The idea stated in the previous sentence has been written in the novel generally,that is,a person who has not read the novel can understand what has been said in that sentence.The only bad side of this novel is that the story unfolds like a movie.Finally,it can be said that this novel can be read and enjoyed by anyone who reads books and is an young-adult.
4.0 out of 5 stars
The Naked Face,
By Maria K. Chan (United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Naked Face (Mass Market Paperback)
The Naked Face is a terrific "first" for Sidney Sheldon. From the beginning to end it keeps you interested and when I say interested, I mean curious as to what's going to happen next. What can I say, it's a murder-mystery, so it will keep you guessing as to who the suspicious stalker/murderer is. Although it's not his "best" it's still a good quick-read, to enjoy and satisfy the simple things in life - reading.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Somewhat Predictable,
By "chrbsangel" (Tolland, CT United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Naked Face (Mass Market Paperback)
I enjoyed reading The Naked Face, but it was somewhat predictable. There is one surprising twist at the end, but overall it is not Sheldon's best. From the beginning it is obvious that he is setting up one character to be the downfall of Judd Stevens, and I was disappointed when I reached the end and it turned out I was right. But maybe I've just read too many murder mysteries...
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