PROJECTION

From the New York Times bestselling author of Inside the Mind of Scott Peterson

If you stand close enough to a killer, you can see your reflection in his eyes...

PROJECTION

Once an accomplished plastic surgeon, Trevor Lucas started using his scalpel to do very bad things. Locked in a Boston psychiatric hospital, Lucas is holding the ward hostage—and performing grisly "operations" on his prisoners. Lucas, calling for forensic psychiatrist Frank Clevenger, is willing to strike a deal.

What Lucas knows about Clevenger could ruin the psychiatrist. What Clevenger can find out about Lucas could save the hostages. And he's got 24 hours to do it. As Clevenger feverishly delves into Lucas' past, what he discovers is chilling, disturbing, and all too familiar. For Clevenger can't help but wonder if his proximity to killers and madmen is coincidence, or something much more complex: PROJECTION

“Keith Ablow is king of the psychological thriller.” –Dennis Lehane, author of Prayers for Rain

"FIRST-RATE FICTION!" —Robert B. Parker

Praise for Keith Ablow

"Frightening...superbly executed." —Cleveland Plain Dealer

"Clevenger...is a remarkable creation." —Booklist

“Keith Ablow is king of the psychological thriller. He writes with a pace so blistering the pages will all but singe your hands.” –Dennis Lehane, author of Mystic River and Small Mercies.

“Deftly, with driving prose, Ablow portrays the horror and bleakness of damaged lives. Dark and compelling.” –Jonathan Kellerman, author of Open Season.

“This is a deliciously creepy psychological thriller. Denial is a start and terrifying journey into the mind of the criminally insane, an absolutely spellbinding and shocking tale.” –Nelson DeMille, author of By the Rivers of Babylon.

Keith Ablow is the New York Times bestselling author of The 7: Seven Wonders That Will Change Your Life (co-authored by Glenn Beck).