Title;- The Therapist
Author:- S.A. Falk
Date published:- will be published on 25th April 2024
No. of pages:- 348 pages
Genre:- Medical/Psychological Thriller
Rating:-
Plot:- 4/5
Writing:- 4/5
Overall rating:- 4/5
t’s my first day back at work, and the grief I’m carrying is still with me, but I file it away and put on my professional face to greet my new patient.
As a successful psychiatrist and criminologist, I’m used to working with damaged minds. But I’m not prepared for Trent Davis. Sitting across the table from me, his warm brown eyes shine. He laughs easily and part of me can’t help but like him, despite what his file says he’s capable of.
Then a package arrives for Trent, with my home as the return address.
And everything falls apart…
A shocking and unputdownable thriller with a ‘didn’t see that coming’ twist. The perfect read for fans of The Silent Patient, Mike Omer and Freida McFadden.
Dr. Stephanie Fletcher is a leading psychiatrist working in the prison psychiatric facility. She was assigned to do psych evaluations on the most notorious serial killer and a famous gothic band member- Trent Davis. Trent Davis was convicted of killing six women and many of these women were murdered in the most gruesome and brutal manner that some of their organs are missing. As Dr. Fletcher takes on Davis’s case, boxes with body parts in it were mailed to none other than Dr. Fletcher herself. Women start going missing and their mutilated bodies were found in the highway. Is there are copycat killer out there or someone else is responsible?
Honestly, this story really had a good premise. The story is well written and then there is the moment of suspense throughout the story. The plot was really good as well. The story itself is unpredictable, which made me guess more as to what is going to happen towards the end. The characters weren’t really likable, although Trent Davis really as a serial killer vibe in the character. The story was at times too disturbing and gory to read and so this is not really for the faint hearted who cannot stand reading about blood. The ending was a surprising twist although I didn’t really fancy the ending too much. I actually enjoyed this author’s debut move The Patient’s Secret and saw I took a chance to read this latest novel. This book wasn’t bad but wasn’t great as the first novel. Overall this book is worth four stars in my opinion.
Many thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC. The review is based on my honest opinion only.
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