Once one of the country”s finest trial lawyers, Tate Collier is now a gentleman farmer in rural Virginia — but danger has an unerring hold on him. Aaron Matthews, a brilliant psychologist, has targeted Tate, his ex-wife Bett, and their daughter Megan, for unspeakable revenge.
Book Magazine
“Aren”t words the most astonishing thing?” asks Dr. Aaron Matthews as he stands over a shallow grave and prepares to kill a man. Words are the weapons of choice in this gripping battle between Matthews, a homicidal psychiatrist bent on revenge, and Tate Collier, the prosecutor whose gift of oration has propelled him to the top of his profession. Throughout his latest thriller, Deaver keeps the action fast and the violence brutal. As revenge against Collier, his long-time adversary, Matthews arranges the kidnapping of Collier”s teen-age daughter. And so the chase is on: Collier teams with his ex-wife to search for their daughter; Matthews stays one step ahead by manipulating key witnesses and using their weaknesses against them. As Matthews pushes words to their limit, Collier learns an important lesson: When words and logic fail us, we are left with an even more powerful motivator, emotion. Throughout, Matthews” cruelty is convincing, yet his skills at manipulation stretch credulity—as does Collier”s uncanny knack for intuiting his rival”s intentions. Deaver”s latest requires a substantial suspension of disbelief, but nevertheless provides a suspenseful good time.
—Jennifer Braunschweiger
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