Helpful Score: 2
Dr Alan Gregory is invited to do a psychological autopsy on a double murder of two girls that happened 10 years ago. I like these characters and they just seem to get better with each book. Very good story
Helpful Score: 2
IT WAS A COLD CASE
The unsolved double murder of two teenage girls. They vanished on a crisp autumn night more than a decade ago. thier mutilated bodies were found the following spring beneath the melting snow of the Colorado Rockies. Now-at the request of their families-this cold case is being reopened. Clinical psychologist Alan gregory has been asked to compile a psychological profile of the two girls. To probe their deepest secrets. to uncover the darkest truth. Even if it comdemns the innocent as well as the quilty....
The unsolved double murder of two teenage girls. They vanished on a crisp autumn night more than a decade ago. thier mutilated bodies were found the following spring beneath the melting snow of the Colorado Rockies. Now-at the request of their families-this cold case is being reopened. Clinical psychologist Alan gregory has been asked to compile a psychological profile of the two girls. To probe their deepest secrets. to uncover the darkest truth. Even if it comdemns the innocent as well as the quilty....
Helpful Score: 1
A long-unsolved murder case is referred to as a cold case, as is true of the murders of teens Mariko and Tami, found mutilated and buried in the snow near Steamboat Springs a decade ago. The investigative group known as Locard, composed of nationally known crime experts, agrees to open this case and calls on psychologist Dr. Alan Gregory and his pregnant, attorney wife for local help. Asked to develop profiles of the teens, Dr. Gregory sees his responsibilities widen as more killings occur and the cast of suspects increases. The methodical, detailed development of the story illustrates the often-ponderous routine of investigation and contributes to increasing tension. There's a rogue's gallery of participants-all brought to life with robust descriptions-from the almost-slimy, talkative, widowed congressman and the young, too-cool, golf-star brother of one of the victims to an irreverent, carping reporter and the agoraphobic head of Locard who leaves his home for this case. The resolution of the murders follows Gregory's terrifying trek through the Blowdown, a part of the forest where a powerful storm upended trees and left them scattered in precarious piles that could fall at the flutter of a bat. Wonderfully clever twists; secrets kept from friends, family, and coworkers; illustrative writing; and the statuesque Colorado Rockies add up to a "gotta-read" thriller.
Helpful Score: 1
This kind of drags in the beginning but you have to let it get started and it will kind of grab your attention and wonder where this cold case is headed and how they'll figure it out after so many years, but they do and it has twists and turns you don't expect, it turned out to be better than I expected.
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This was the best Stephen White book I have read. It was a real page turner. Really enjoyed this plot.
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From Publishers Weekly
Crime-fighting psychologist Alan Gregory untangles a vexing unsolved case of double murder in the Colorado Rockies in this rousing page-turner by thriller specialist White. Gregory is drawn into his seventh fictional adventure by a private organization of criminal experts called Locard, named after a 19th-century French detective. Locard, which reopens decades-old murder cases at the request of survivors and their families, wants Gregory to help reexamine a puzzling case in which the partially mutilated bodies of two teenage girlsATami Franklin and Mariko HamamotoAwere found during the spring snowmelt outside Boulder. Gregory is asked to assemble psychological profiles of the girls, their parents and others close to the case in hopes of dispelling the official line that the murders were the work of a drifter. As Gregory's side of the investigation progresses, the finger of guilt seems to point directly at Colorado congressman Raymond Welle, a psychologist who was treating both girls at the time of the killings. Welle also has a shadowy connection to another notorious murderAthat of his wife, who was shot to death seven years earlier by one of his patients. Gregory, along with his wife, Lauren CrowderAnow pregnant and increasingly weakened by her multiple sclerosisAquickly find themselves in the awkward position of accusing one of the state's most powerful politicians of not one, but two crimes. The delicate, bookish Gregory and his enfeebled wife make for unlikely crime stoppers, yet White (Manner of Death) drives the story through agile plotting and fine characterizations to a clever, surprise ending. While his description of the Colorado landscape and humdrum details of his protagonist's daily routines do little to enhance the plot, his fans will enjoy the action and the way the series's main characters evolve in this latest entry. (Jan.)
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Crime-fighting psychologist Alan Gregory untangles a vexing unsolved case of double murder in the Colorado Rockies in this rousing page-turner by thriller specialist White. Gregory is drawn into his seventh fictional adventure by a private organization of criminal experts called Locard, named after a 19th-century French detective. Locard, which reopens decades-old murder cases at the request of survivors and their families, wants Gregory to help reexamine a puzzling case in which the partially mutilated bodies of two teenage girlsATami Franklin and Mariko HamamotoAwere found during the spring snowmelt outside Boulder. Gregory is asked to assemble psychological profiles of the girls, their parents and others close to the case in hopes of dispelling the official line that the murders were the work of a drifter. As Gregory's side of the investigation progresses, the finger of guilt seems to point directly at Colorado congressman Raymond Welle, a psychologist who was treating both girls at the time of the killings. Welle also has a shadowy connection to another notorious murderAthat of his wife, who was shot to death seven years earlier by one of his patients. Gregory, along with his wife, Lauren CrowderAnow pregnant and increasingly weakened by her multiple sclerosisAquickly find themselves in the awkward position of accusing one of the state's most powerful politicians of not one, but two crimes. The delicate, bookish Gregory and his enfeebled wife make for unlikely crime stoppers, yet White (Manner of Death) drives the story through agile plotting and fine characterizations to a clever, surprise ending. While his description of the Colorado landscape and humdrum details of his protagonist's daily routines do little to enhance the plot, his fans will enjoy the action and the way the series's main characters evolve in this latest entry. (Jan.)
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Helpful Score: 1
The unsolved double murder of two teenage girls. They vanished on a crisp autumn night more than a decade ago. Their mutilated bodies were found the follwing spring beneath the melting snow of the Colorado Rockies. Now-at the request of their families-this cold case is being reopened. Clinical psychologist Alan Gregory has been asked to compile a psychological profile of the two girls. To probe their deepest secrets. To uncover the darkest truth. Even if it condemns the innocent as well as the guilty.
Helpful Score: 1
This book was amazing! It kept me on the edge of my seat the entire time. You think you know the ending and then you get thrown a curve ball. Definately a not able to put down, page turner kind of book!
the unsolved double murder of two teenage girls. They vanished on a crisp automn night more then a decade ago. Their mutilated bodies were found the following spring beneath the melting snow of the Colorado Rockies. ETC ETC ETC! A great read!
In many ways, White and his Alan Gregory series just keeps getting better. One thing that is starting to be unbelievable, though, is Dr. G's propensity for getting into and out of incredible physical danger. He seems to have a talisman that keeps bullets and flying logs from harming him. So while the action is indeed exciting if somewhat over-the-top, White's expertise, his psychological background, shines through every time and combined with his flawless plotting makes every book worth reading.
An excellent read, keeps you guessing on "who dunnit".
No. 8 in the Dr. Alan Gregory series.
Very good book
I enjoyed this book, it started slow but once it got going it was enjoyable. I couldn't rate it higher though because I just don't understand authors who must make gratuitous unkind comments about people like Rush Limbaugh when it adds absolutely nothing to the story. I can only express my irritation with this kind of thing by giving books or movies low ratings. I will read more by this author because perhaps everything he writes isn't like that.
Super thriller
An excellant read! A great pare turner! A must read! Thumbs up!!!!!!!!!1
This was a good book. It did hold my attention but in some parts it was violent. Not as good as Private Practices.
I really enjoy Stephen White's work however this wasn't one of his best. Slow to build the story and boring for the first half of the book at least. I thought several times of not finishing however that's very difficult for me so I stuck with it. It got much better and had a good ending although it was predictable.
Good book.
The Colorado Rockies were the scene of a murder of 2 teens a decade ago. Now. an organizatiion called LOCARD is reopening the case at the request of the family.
There is just something about a cold case. Everyone thinks it's unsolvable, but there is always one hot-shot who thinks (s)he can do the impossible and sometimes they are right.
I'm not entirely convinced I ever read this book.
very suspenseful. I really liked it
Very good. Will read more of his books.
Great read that keeps you wanting more. You will not regret getting this book in your posession.
Good book, easy reading. Keeps your attention!
