Murder Suicide: A Novel (Frank Clevenger) - Hardcover

Ablow, Keith

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0312323891 ISBN 13: 9780312323899

Publisher: St. Martin's Press, 2004

Synopsis

The only forensic psychiatrist writing suspense, Keith Ablow is being hailed as the heir to Thomas Harris.

Keith Ablow's novels delve deep into that dark and deadly place that Ablow, one of the nation's leading forensic psychiatrists, knows best: the psyche of a killer. Ablow has explored the catacombs of the criminal mind to find out what makes them tick, and he brings that expertise to his new novel, a chilling and emotionally compelling story of the lengths to which one man will go to leave his own life behind.

In Murder Suicide, Ablow and his alter-ego, Dr. Frank Clevenger, return to take on a murder case like no other. John Snow is a brilliant inventor who has made millions from his genius in aeronautics. He has everything a man could desire: wealth, family, even a beautiful mistress. But he also has a brain disease, a rare form of epilepsy, that threatens his most valuable possession -- his mind. Only one doctor may be able to cure it surgically, but at a terrible cost, one that Snow reveals to no one: Snow will have no memory whatsoever of his past - of its emotional entanglements or its secrets. He will be abandoning everyone he has ever known. But the night before he is scheduled to undergo the operation, he is found near the Massachusetts General Hospital, dead of a gunshot wound. Did he commit suicide, as the police suspect - or was he murdered?

Forensic psychiatrist Dr. Frank Clevenger delves into Snow's complex past and tortured relationships to unlock the identity of Snow's killer: Was it the wife who can never forgive what he's done to their child and their marriage, the son who loathes him, the beautiful mistress who loves him so deeply but can never have him, or the business partner intent on taking control of his inventions?

Only Frank Clevenger can unlock the door to Snow's startling past. And only Keith Ablow can take readers even further into the mind of a killer.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Praise for Keith Ablow:

"You can see why Ablow is compared to Thomas Harris."
- Entertainment Weekly

"Ablow is king of the psychological thriller... the pages will singe your hands."
--Dennis Lehane, author of Shutter Island

"Psychiatrist Frank Clevinger is a hero with heart and soul and brains."
--Janet Evanovich, author of To the Nines

"Ablow's got the instincts of a Zen Thomas Harris."
--James Ellroy

"A VERY FINE WRITER."
--Nelson DeMille

"No one burrows into the darkest recesses of the human heart as deeply as Keith Ablow.
--Tess Gerritsen, author of The Surgeon

"Keith Ablow's setting is the darkest of all - the twists and and turns of the human mind."
--Harlan Coben, author of Gone For Good
Praise for Psychopath:

"A superior read."
-Entertainment Weekly

"Dr. Frank Clevenger, forensic psychiatrist and (somewhat reluctant) crime-solver, is quickly becoming one of the genre's most intriguing protagonists...a strange and hypnotic thriller...fascinating."
-Booklist

"A tour de force. Ablow is not satisfied with the superficial. He digs deep to create complex characters."
-Orlando Sentinel

About the Author:

Keith Ablow, M.D., like his protagonist, is a forensic psychiatrist who has testified in some of the nation's most highly publicized trials. He has written four other Frank Clevenger novels, Denial, Projection, Compulsion, and Psychopath, and lives in Massachussetts.

About this edition

• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0312323891
• ISBN 13: 9780312323899
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 320