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Cargando... Shrink Raptpor Freda Hansburg
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The murder of the arrogant chairman of Behavioral Health Sciences shocks the faculty, staff and patients of Franklin University Medical Center, none more than the four unstable subjects in his pilot research study. All are members of a treatment program directed by psychologist April Simon, 34, newly divorced and discouraged about her academic prospects. When the late psychiatrist's death propels her patients into bizarre and threatening behavior and pits her colleagues against each other, April faces three challenges. She must solve the riddle of her patients' dangerous transformation, avoid becoming the killer's next target, and decide whether to trust an attractive, world-weary detective who seeks her help - when he's not treating her as a suspect. Shrink Rapt takes the reader into the halls of academic medicine, setting death, betrayal and romance against a real-life backdrop of the fraught alliance between medical research and Big Pharma. The murder of Dr. Lowell Morgenstern turns psychologist April Simon and detective Sam Perone into potential allies and sometime adversaries, each trying to unravel (and keep) secrets as they parse the crime. The tug of war between a smart, lonely professional woman and a cop whose brash exterior masks the scars of a tragic past, yields a story about the tenuous development of trust in a world where no one is what they seem. Epitomizing the genre of psychological thriller, Shrink Rapt is a classic whodunit featuring a psychologist protagonist. The author, also a psychologist, draws on her insight as a therapist to treat themes of abandonment, sexual trauma, abuse and addiction with a deft and sensitive hand. The rich cast of characters is replete with likely murder suspects, providing twists, suspense and a stunning climax. Readers will warm to April Simon and her struggle to distinguish friend from foe, while battling her own inner demons. Razor-sharp dialogue and crackling chemistry between April and Sam will delight fans of Kathy Reichs and Linda Fairstein. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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So color me surprised that this was an engaging read that I finished in one sitting, and kept me up until 1am. This book reminded me of False Memory by Dean Koontz... it might be because that was the only other "psychology-based" psychological thriller that I have read - but I enjoyed them both very much.
In this story, the murder victim is a psychiatrist connected to a university and resident program. He has been engaging in some very dicey behavior with regard to patients in a clinical drug trial. He is not a likeable man, and you don't really feel bad for his death. Everyone in the department seems to have skeletons in their closet, so you have lots of suspects. I figured out the culprit about half way through, but that did not take away from the story in the least. April Simons was a likeable lead character, especially when interacting with the broody Detective Sam Perone.
The patients in the clinical trial were a good secondary story. I hated that part of their issues involved hurting animals... I sometimes like animals more than people. Luckily none of that was very graphic.
All-in-all, I found this story a realistic (if depressing) portrayal of academia. Given that Hansburg is a psychologist herself, this does not surprise me. Full of competition, juicy secrets, and back stabbing. Throw in murder, a pregnant mistress, a bitchy aging wife addicted to botox, a "real woman" lead character, sexy Italian detective... and you have a juicy made-for-tv mystery that you won't want to put down. I thoroughly enjoyed this read and am glad that I volunteered for the review opportunity.
See full review at: http://bambi-unbridled.blogspot.com/2015/04/review-shrink-rapt-by-freda-hansburg... (