PSYCHOPATH

When a forensic psychiatrist writes about his trade and performs the lead character as well, you know you're in for a well-informed trip. Keith Ablow excels in this gory psychological thriller, bringing dueling psychiatrists--a serial killer and his hunter--to life with gritty assurance. Ablow allows himself an occasional plot hole and help from deus ex machina but achieves an intelligent, elegantly structured story providing a taut text and disturbing subtext. This PSYCHOPATH will grip you in his schizophrenic hands . . . and won't let go. D.J.B. (c) AudioFile 2003, Portland, Maine [Published: OCT/ NOV 03]