The First Stone - Hardcover

Kelman, Judith

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0425213676 ISBN 13: 9780425213674

Publisher: Berkley Hardcover, 2007

Synopsis

Haunted by the mysterious noises and screams coming from the apartment upstairs, home to world-famous cardiac surgeon Dr. Malik and his family, a pregnant Emma confides her concerns to a friend, making Dr. Malik the target of an investigation and causing Emma to fear for her life as she prepares to deliver her new baby.

About this title

About the Author:

With more than three million copies of her books in print, Judith Kelman is a master of psychological suspense. She lives in New York City.

From Publishers Weekly:

At the start of this disappointing thriller from Kelman (The Session), artist Emma Colten, pregnant with her second child, is struggling to balance motherhood with her professional duties and the needs of her husband, Sam, a surgical resident at a prestigious Manhattan hospital. When a distinguished new cardiovascular surgeon, Doug Malik, arrives both as Sam's new boss and the Coltens' upstairs neighbor, Emma's life only spins further out of control. She suspects Sam of infidelity with Malik's attractive young protégé and is disturbed by the pleas for help from Malik's young daughter that she hears through her apartment's ceiling. Fearful of jeopardizing Sam's chances to become chief resident, Emma fails to alert the authorities of her suspicions that abuse is occurring. When she confides in the head of her son's preschool, an official inquiry leads to a cataclysmic confrontation. Some psychological insights will resonate with parents of young children, but others may find the characters insufficiently developed and the plot too fantastic to swallow. (May)
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About this edition

• Publisher: Berkley Hardcover
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0425213676
• ISBN 13: 9780425213674
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 368