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Ballantine, Feb 2002, 25.00, 576 pp.
ISBN: 0345426266
Though kind of frightening in content, widowed New York psychotherapist Dr. Frederick “Ricky” Starks does not think anything will happen when he receives the threatening anonymous letter of revenge for medical neglect. That is until Rumplestiltskin takes his first victim. Rumplestiltskin simply gives Ricky an ultimatum. Over the next two weeks till his fifty-third birthday Ricky can try and guess the identity of the avenging angel while one by one fifty-two people close to the doctor will be destroyed or Ricky can end the game with a suicide.
Because he feels in control and to add to his amusement, Rumplestiltskin provides clues to his identity and answers yes or no questions about himself. Ricky tries to solve the case, but his dilemma turns worse because Rumpelstiltskin has taken control of his finances and insured a sexual abuse charge is filed. Then there is his adversary's employees, Merlin the lawyer and Virgil the female guide to Hell to attack Ricky's mental stability. Faced with the impossible, Ricky flees to gather himself together for a final effort to turn the tables on his deadly foe or die trying.
Though needing a stretch of acceptance with how the characters play out their roles, readers will be hooked from the bottom of page six when Ricky opens the letter. Fans will enjoy observing the triad destroy Ricky's ordinary life and how he fights back to regain some balance of a normal life. THE ANALYST is simply a fun thriller that though predictable demonstrates John Katzenbach's ability to entertain his audience.
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 - 50%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20%
Time/era of story:
- present (2000-2010)
Kind of investigator
- psychiatrist investigator
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller
Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown)
Yes
General Crime (including known murderer)
Yes
If story PRIMARILY about main chr. being hunted...
- hunted by killer/stalker
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- doctor
Age:
- 40's-50's
How much violence does he/she use?
- a little
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- mastermind
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
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
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?
- 3-4
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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