Shannon's right about this series. I enjoy the books, and the plots
never twist in the direction you expect. (smile) For me, they are
the equivalent of rated R movies and are about as liberal as I
get. I stick with the series because of the skill of the author in
creating vivid, multidimensional characters that grow and change over
time. He weaves the beauty of Colorado and his understanding of the
law and psychiatry into his plots much like a tailor would weave
golden threads through fabric. Mr. White has a way of bringing out
the internal thought processes that shape his characters and their
responses to what goes on around them. Though they are all good
reads, The Program is my personal favorite. The synopsis on many of
the books is either missing or not very helpful, so here's what
Amazon says about The Program. I guarantee you won't be able to put it down.
Alan Gregory, the Boulder psychologist who's starred in Stephen
White's long-running series of suspense novels, takes second billing
in The Program
. The star is Kirsten Lord, a New Orleans prosecutor who lands in
Gregory's office after her husband is killed and her daughter's life
threatened by a criminal she sent to prison. "Every precious thing I
lose, you will lose two" is the warning that sends her on the run
until she finally lands in the Witness Protection Program. But the
danger's a long way from over. As a prosecutor, she was a loud and
public critic of "the program," and as events unfold, it appears that
her deadliest enemies may not be safely behind bars.
Some of the most interesting passages put Kirsten and Gregory
together in scenes that underscore White's professional expertise. A
clinical psychologist in private practice in Boulder, he brings his
understanding of human nature out of the consulting room and onto the
page. Fans of Jonathan Kellerman's Alex Delaware will love Alan
Gregory, whose relatively minor role at the start grows as the plot
deepens and turns a hunt-and-chase thriller into a multidimensional,
complex, and vividly realized novel. Long overdue for a place high on
the bestseller list, White may well break out with this one.
--Jane Adams -- Amazon.com
Monica Willyard
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