PSYCHOPATH

The key to an effective thriller is its antagonist, and psychopath Jonah Wrens, a child psychiatrist known as the Highway Killer, fills that prescription with heart-stopping violence and carotid-artery twitching suspense. Series star forensic psychiatrist Dr. Frank Clevenger has his hands full with a new romance, a troubled adopted son, and self-revealing psychotherapy that ends up on the front page of THE NEW YORK TIMES. Author Ablow loves all his characters equally, even giving his villain a multidimensional personality that actually plays on the listener's sympathies. Reader Alan Sklar creates the soothing voices of Wrens and Clevenger with a believability that keeps the listener spellbound. R.O. (c) AudioFile 2003, Portland, Maine [Published: DEC 03/JAN 04]