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St. Martin's, Dec 2003, 24.95, 320 pp.
ISBN 0312305311
Forensic psychologist Dr. Peter Zak is happy working at the prestigious Peace Psychiatric Institute and is looking forward to keeping his date with private investigator Annie Squires. When he walks to the parking lot he notices that Dr. Emily Ryan, who he is supervising, has a flat tire and somebody keyed her brand new Miata. When Emily spots the damage done to her car she is very upset because she thinks it is the work of her stalker.
Peter does his best to comfort Emily who leans on him a little too hard, which Annie points out to him. Both become suspicious of Emily when further incidents occur and there is no evidence that another person is doing it. Emily also works at the University Medical Imaging Lab where Annie and Peter discover the death to patient ratio is much higher than normal. Peter starts investigating the facility and almost ends up murdered for his efforts.
When Peter's protégée is arrested for the murder of the person the police think was stalking her, he and Annie know that University Medical Imaging is involved. After looking at the UMI records, the reports show more deaths from patients who used a special MRI at the facility than those who did not. Annie and Peter go into sleuth mode to insure an innocent woman isn't framed for murder and the killers who snuffed out the lives of the elderly are brought to justice.
Two great lead characters and a strong secondary crew (medical, patient, and otherwise) inside a terse medical thriller will make readers obsess over the works of G.H. Ephron. OBSESSED is a fantastic medical thriller that will appeal to fans of Robin Cook.
Harriet Klausner
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Harriet Klausner, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 10%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20%
Tone of story
- suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
How difficult to spot villain?
- Very difficult--no foreshadowing/clues
Time/era of story:
- present (2000-2010)
Medical Thriller
Yes
Medical Plotlets:
- wild experiments on people
- bad docs cutting corners
What % of story relates directly
to the mystery, not the subplot?
- 40%
Kind of investigator
- amateur citizen investigator
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Any non-mystery subplot?
- life in that culture
Crime Thriller
Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown)
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- doctor
Age:
- 20's-30's
How much violence does he/she use?
- none
Ethnicity/Race
- White/American
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- business executive
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a moderate amount
Motive of antagonist
- revenge
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
How many deaths?
- 8 or more
Amount of dialog
- significantly more dialog than descript
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