COMPULSION

From the New York Times bestselling author Keith Ablow

COMPULSION

Burdened by his own psychological scars, brilliant forensic psychiatrist Dr. Frank Clevenger has endured the most extreme twists of the human mind. Then he receives a disturbing call from Nantucket's chief of police. The five-month-old daughter of prominent billionaire Darwin Bishop has been found mur­dered in her crib.

The obvious suspect is Darwin's adopted sociopathic son, Billy. But even Clevenger can't fathom the motive behind the trou­bled boy's murder of an infant. What is Billy really running from? Does Darwin's stunning wife Julia know? If she does, she isn't talking. Neither is Bishop's other son who's harboring terrible secrets of his own.

Falling for Julia is Clevenger's first mistake. Investigating the Bishops' twisted emotional landscape is his second. It's done more than just draw him into the maze of a psychosexual fami­ly history. It's trapped him. As his own demons rise to the sur­face, he must play the ultimate mind game to catch a killer—and make it out alive...

"Keith Ablow's setting is the darkest of all—the twists and turns of the human mind. COMPULSION is compulsive reading." —Harlan Coben, New York Times bestselling author of Gone for Good

"Keith Ablow is king of the psychological thriller." —Dennis Lehane, New York Times bestselling author of Mystic River

"Utterly compelling...a roller coaster of a mystery with hairpin twists and turns that shock and astonish." —Tess Gerritsen, New York Times bestselling author of The Surgeon

"The Suspense is riveting and the outcome surprising." —Washington Post Book World

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 Inside the Mind of Scott Peterson, and The 7: Seven Wonders That Will Change Your Life (co-authored by Glenn Beck)