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Title: Projection: A Novel of Terror and Redemption by Keith R. Ablow, Keith Ablow ISBN: 0-679-44212-X Publisher: Pantheon Books Pub. Date: 01 September, 1999 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.56 (18 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: GREAT BOOK, BUT LACKS THE IMPACT OF "DENIAL"
Comment: Often when there is a sequel, it never quite holds the reader's attention on the same level as the first book, and this was no exception. All the characters, including the serial killer, Trevor Lucas, and forensic psychologist, Frank Cleavenger, were strong, true-to-life characters; however, the plot seemed to lack much of the excitement and suspense found in "Denial." Perhaps, having studied psychology, I see the book in a different light than someone who has not, and maybe for that reason nothing that happened in the book truly surprised me or captured my undivided attention. I often measure the success of a book by the emotional attachment of the conclusion...did it leave me wanting to read more? The end of "Projection" was just a formality, not a disappointment. All said and done, Keith Ablow is still a truly gifted writer, and, I am sure, a genius in forensic psychology. While the story does not quite live up to the "edge-of-your-seat-thriller" found in "Denial," it is still well worth reading.
Rating: 5
Summary: EXCELLENT SEQUEL TO ABLOW'S FIRST BOOK "DENIAL"
Comment: Keith Ablow picks up right where he left off in his first book Denial. Psychopathic plastic surgeon, Trevor Lucas, is now on trial for the brutal murders of 4 people in and around Lynn, Massachusetts. Unfortunately, Frank Clevenger, forensic psychiatrist, knows he's not guilty but can't bring himself to give this information to the police for fear of what it will do to the real killer. This fact torments Clevenger throughout the entire book and just adds to his already existing demons.
Trevor Lucas is as psychotic a character as I've ever met in books of this type. He takes over a locked unit for the criminally insane taking hostages at the same time. He asks for one person, and one person only to negotiate with and that person is Frank Clevenger. What Clevenger sees upon entering this hospital makes for some gruesome and rather scary reading.
Since Ablow himself is a forensic psychiatrist, everything in this book is incredibly believable. It makes the reader wonder if Ablow has been through similar scenarios in his business. I can't recommend this book enough but do yourself a favor, read Denial first to learn exactly what makes Frank Clevenger tick.
Rating: 4
Summary: Ablow's most flawed novel...
Comment: After reading all four in the Clevanger series, "Projection" is the weakest of them, but still is a good book. It follows up the events of "Denial", and it feels like Ablow is trying to neatly wrap up the mess at the end of "Denial". Basically, Dr. Lucas, the slimebucket plastic surgeon from the first book, is in prison, and goes over the edge. Dr. Clevanger knows that Dr. Lucas didn't do the crimes that he was put in prison for(*you have to read Denial to know how he knows this*), and so there is some tension when he is called to help negoiate a hostage sitution where Lucas and a band of psycho patients take over the prison hospital. The violence is overdone(which I felt was the weakest point), but Clevanger's investigation of Lucas's past is well done, and we first meet North Anderson, who is important to later books. The ending was a bit of a letdown, but it does neatly tie all the loose ends up, and leaves a blank slate so to speak for "Compulsion"
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Title: Compulsion (Frank Clevenger) by Keith Ablow ISBN: 0312988249 Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks Pub. Date: 16 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Psychopath: A Novel by Keith Ablow ISBN: 0312266715 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 22 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Murder Suicide : A Novel by Keith Ablow ISBN: 0312323891 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 01 July, 2004 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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Title: Without Mercy: The Shocking True Story of a Doctor Who Murdered by Keith R. Ablow, Keith Russell Ablow ISBN: 0312959230 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 01 June, 1996 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
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Title: To Wrestle With Demons: A Psychiatrist Struggles to Understand His Patients and Himself by Keith R. Ablow, Richard Downs, Keith Russell Ablow ISBN: 0786701668 Publisher: Pub Group West Pub. Date: 01 December, 1994 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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