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Title: Dreams in the Key of Blue by John Philpin ISBN: 0-553-58006-X Publisher: Bantam Books Pub. Date: 01 August, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.1 (21 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: The Mirrors of the Mind
Comment: Recently I had the pleasure of reading John Philpin's latest effort "The Murder Channel." I was so pleased with the writing style and imaginative verve of that novel that I made a point of ordering his previous book "Dreams in the Key of Blue." I am entirely delighted with my decision. In the serial killer genre there are many imitators, but few minds as innovative as John Philpin.
The 'investigator' in the Philpin tales is Lucas Frank, a retired forensic psychiatrist. He lives in the Michigan woods and avoids unnecessary contact with modern civilization. He dislikes technology with the passion of a Luddite. Only occasionally can he be lured out, and never to hunt. This time he finds himself the guest of Harbor College, an exclusive liberal arts school in Maine. His task there is to teach a seminar on gender and serial violence for the Woman's Studies Program. Frank is iconoclastic, irreverent, and even a bit insufferable, but the reader will find him perfect company.
Lucas Frank's class has barely started when one of the students and her two room mates are murdered in their apartment. Frank senses the touch of a psychotic, but the crime presents a bewildering array of possibilities, none of which quite makes sense. As Frank struggles to fit the pieces together the murderer continues killing. Frank works closely with Chief Herbert Jaworski, a sincere and thoughtful man with whom he develops a natural rapport. When the news breaks that Stanley Markham, a killer that Frank helped convict, has escaped, the state police seize on him as the likely suspect. But Frank is not convinced, and one clue after another leads him to a completely different conclusion.
As the case develops Lucas Frank finds himself under double attack, threatened by the killer and under suspicion by the state police and the FBI, who resent his interference. As he pursues clarity you will me an extensive and rich cast. In this heady concoction each character, major and minor, plays a particular and gemlike part. There seems to be little waste in a Philpin novel, but there is still a rich supply of the key ingredients that make an excellent suspense tale.
Philpin does an excellent job of creating and maintaining a sense up mystery that persists until the very end. Several big clues are revealed right up front, and readers worth their salt will have made their guesses and felt very smug, only to retreat in dismay as Philpin unveils layer after layer of deception and misdirection. But he never cheats, or pulls rabbits out of a hat. If the killers progress is pure horror, Frank's hunt is pure detection. Recommended
Rating: 5
Summary: Read "Dreams in the Key of Blue" and have nightmares!
Comment: Lucas Frank, retired psychiatrist and criminal profiler, is a curmudgeon pure and simple. He hates technology. He has no use for the FBI, and less for government task forces. He's irritable and acerbic. So why do I like this guy? Nothing gets in his way when he's tracking a killer. Dr. Frank agrees to teach a course at a small college in Maine. Three woman are killed. Chief Herb Jaworski, who has read Dr. Frank's book on crime reconstruction, calls on Lucas to help. The story takes off from there, snakes its way through a myriad of twists and turns (even Lucas becomes a suspect, AND he becomes a target), and roars to the most startling conclusion of any psychological thriller I've ever read! The beauty of this book is that it's so real. The chills are also real! I may never eat an orange again.
Rating: 5
Summary: Spellbinding
Comment: I just wanted to make sure that no one paid attention to the negative review of this book listed below. I read Dreams in the Key of blue last summer and it is one of the best books I've read in years. The point when I realized who the killer was, literally sent chills down my spin. It's a fast read and every second is thoroughly enjoyable!!! Gets my highest praise!!!
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Title: The Murder Channel by John Philpin ISBN: 0553580094 Publisher: Bantam Books Pub. Date: 01 May, 2001 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
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Title: Stealing Faces by Michael Prescott ISBN: 0451198514 Publisher: Signet Book Pub. Date: 01 October, 1999 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Hush by Anne Frasier ISBN: 0451410319 Publisher: Onyx Books Pub. Date: 07 May, 2002 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Messiah by Boris Starling ISBN: 0451409000 Publisher: Onyx Books Pub. Date: 01 September, 1999 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: Next Victim by Michael Prescott ISBN: 045120753X Publisher: Signet Book Pub. Date: 01 December, 2002 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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