| The Promise of a Lie Contributor(s): Roughan, Howard (Author) |
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ISBN: 0446615358 ISBN-13: 9780446615358 Publisher: Vision OUR PRICE: $23.74 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2005 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Psychological - Fiction | Thrillers - Psychological - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 1.01" H x 5.11" W x 7.97" (0.96 lbs) 424 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Howard Roughan's debut, The Up and Comer, was hailed as one of the most hip and entertaining thrillers of the year. Now Roughan returns at full stride with a scintillating novel of deception that begins when a gifted young psychologist becomes entangled in the life of a beautiful and calculating patient. Nothing can prepare Dr. David Remler for the shocking phone call he receives from a patient named Samantha Kent. Stunned and anxious to help, he rushes out into the Manhattan night to keep a bloody act of violence from spinning further out of control. He knows he is too involved, that he's crossed a line, and that his professional reputation is at stake. But he has no idea what awaits him at his destination...that he's become a pawn in a very deadly game of revenge. Suddenly the focus of a criminal case that flares into an out-of-control media circus, David has only one shot to clear his name. But first he has to clear up the mystery of his patient, - Samantha Kent. Just who is she? And why did she choose to involve David? Little by little, the outlines of a brilliant plot emerge - and, with it, the horrifying power of a single lie - In this richly textured tale of a man's battle against the mother of all manipulations, the perfect setup is even more diabolical than it looks. |