Synopses & Reviews
Happy fifty third birthday, Doctor. Welcome to the first day of your death. Dr. Frederick Starks, a New York psychoanalyst, has just received a mysterious, threatening letter. Now he finds himself in the middle of a horrific game designed by a man who calls himself Rumplestiltskin. The rules: in two weeks, Starks must guess his tormentors identity. If Starks succeeds, he goes free. If he fails, Rumplestiltskin will destroy, one by one, fifty-two of Dr. Starks loved ones—unless the good doctor agrees to kill himself. In a blistering race against time, Starks is at the mercy of a psychopaths devious game of vengeance. He must find a way to stop the madman—before he himself is driven mad. . . .
About the Author
John Katzenbach has written seven previous novels: the Edgar Award-nominated
In the Heat of the Summer, which was adapted for the screen as
The Mean Season; the
New York Times bestseller
The Traveler;
Day of Reckoning;
Just Cause, which was also made into a movie;
The Shadow Man (another Edgar nominee);
State of Mind, and
Harts War. Mr. Katzenbach has been a criminal court reporter for
The Miami Herald and
Miami News and a featured writer for the
Heralds Tropic magazine. He lives in western Massachusetts.
From the Hardcover edition.