
Dutton Adult - Dutton Adult
Release date: 2008-03-04
Hardcover
Author: Stephen White
Mystery And Suspense Fiction, Fiction, Fiction - Psychological Suspense, Mystery/Suspense, Fiction / Psychological, Fiction / Suspense, Psychological, Suspense, Medical, Clinical psychologists, Forensic psychology, Gregory, Alan (Fictitious character)




I am very disappointed in this novel of Mr. White's. I loved his last two books but this one was honestly boring. The beginning caught my attention and I was ready to enjoy a good mystery. There was such a lull in the book where most of the story was Alan trying to decide if he was going to sleep with different women while his wife was away. Then the same thing was there for Sam too. Was he or was he not going to sleep with this woman? The only real clue in the entire mystery in two thirds of the book was one lime green tennis shoe found. After reading three quarters of the book I gave up and tossed it. I hope his next novel proves to be more mystery and less sleeping around information. Being horney is no mystery.
This was a tough one to finish. Some other reviewers have mentioned that this book needs tighter editing; I agree. I skimmed so much, especially the conversations between Sam and Alan, which were tedious, boring, too long...you probably get my drift. Meredith's situation had nothing to do with the main plot line of the book and was unnecessary. Then there was the one character with three names, and a character with the last name "Poteet" and another with the last name of "Peet". And, also like other reviewers, I'm bored of the drama surrounding the Gregory's marriage. Please Mr. White-either have them be married or split them up. Please.