The Analyst by John Katzenbach
'Happy fifty-third birthday, Doctor. Welcome to the first day of your death. You ruined my life. And now I fully intend to ruin yours. 'You have exactly one fortnight, starting tomorrow morning at 6 a.m., to discover who I am. When you succeed you must purchase one of those tiny ads at the bottom of the New York Times front page, and print my name there. 'If you do not succeed, then...you will take note that the second sheet of this letter contains the names of fifty-two of your relatives. If you are unable to purchase the ad as described, then you will have this choice: kill yourself immediately or I will destroy one of these innocent people.' Until the moment he opens the letter, New York psychologist Dr Frederick Starks has led a quiet and, so he believes, blameless life. He has no idea why he's being judged by this unknown tormentor a former patient - who then lethally begins to demonstrate the potential of his, or her, threats. As the layers of Starks's carefully constructed life are stripped from him, he quickly finds himself a powerless pawn in a psychopath's devious game of vengeance.
Dr Frederick Starks is celebrating his 53rd birthday when a most unwelcome letter arrives at his consulting roomIt begins "Welcome to the first day of your death". The letter goes on to tell him that he has 15 days to discover who the writer is and that he must advertise it in the New York Times. If he does not, one of his 52 relatives will be killed, unless he kills himself immediately. The letter also suggests methods of committing suicide. Then a young woman arrives, naked under her raincoat. What happens in this incredible game of vengeance is extremely exciting and truly remarkable. A marvellous new thriller from America which vies in suspense with Pat Highsmith at her best.
JOHN KATZENBACH has written seven previous novels: the Edgar Award-nominated In the Heat of the Summer, The Traveler; Day of Reckoning, Just Cause, The Shadow Man (another Edgar nominee), State of Mind and Hart's War. Mr Katzenbach has been a criminal court reporter for the Miami Herald and Miami News and a featured writer for the Herald's Tropic magazine. He lives in western Massachusetts.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780593050347 |
| ISBN 10 | 0593050347 |
| Titel | The Analyst |
| Autor | John Katzenbach |
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| Bindungsart | Paperback |
| Verlag | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 2002-10-01 |
| Seitenanzahl | 432 |
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