The Kelso-McIvey rehabilitation center is a place of hope and healing for both its patients and dedicated staff. And for its directors, it’s a lifelong dream that’s about to be destroyed, if David McIvey has his way. A brilliant surgeon but a man whose ego rivals his skill with a scalpel, David McIvey now plans to close the clinic and replace it with a massive new surgery center, with himself at the helm.
Because he is poised to desecrate the dreams of so many, it’s no surprise that somebody dares to stop him in cold blood. When David McIvey is murdered outside the clinic’s doors, lawyer Barbara Holloway must use her razor-sharp instincts and take-no-prisoners attitude to create a defense for the two members of the clinic accused of his murder.
Anna Fields reads Wilhelm's entertaining murder mystery in a low-key style. The story's setting, a rehabilitation clinic in Oregon, seems innocent enough, but it turns out that everyone has reason to hate Dr. David McIvey, and someone finally kills him. The book excels because of the depth of Wilhelm's character development. Fields picks up on this strength, using changes in tone and style to give each character a unique personality, particularly the women, who hate McIvey for personal or professional reasons, or both. Although most of the book is well developed, the ending is less than satisfying, requiring more than a little credibility stretch and tarnishing an otherwise satisfying novel, as well as Fields's performance. D.J.S. (c) AudioFile 2004, Portland, Maine
—Publishers Weekly...
“Wilhelm claims a leading place in the ranks of trial-suspense writers.”
—San Francisco Chronicle...
“One of the masters of psychological fiction in America.”
About the Author
Kate Wilhelm is the author of more than three dozen books. Her fiction has been translated into many languages and has received numerous awards. She and her husband, Damon Knight, helped found the Science Fiction Writers of America and the Clarion Writers Workshop. They live in Eugene, Oregon.
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