Compound Fractures
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4.1 • 95 Ratings
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- $9.99
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
For more than twenty years, in nearly a score of bestselling crime novels, Stephen White’s stories of Boulder psychologist Alan Gregory have captivated millions of readers. Now Compound Fractures provides a riveting last chapter to the series.
Nothing is as it seems to Alan, as unexpected threats and intimate betrayals force him to revisit a cruel ethical dilemma that turned his life upside down as a young psychologist. He has to judge whether the people reentering his life after long absences are friends or foes. He has to make sense of echoes of distant tragedies while he decides if there is anyone he can really trust. And as the clock ticks down, he must solve a deadly mystery in Eldorado Springs that has been brewing for more than a decade....
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
At the start of bestseller White's engrossing 20th and final novel featuring Boulder, Colo., psychologist Alan Gregory (after 2012's Line of Fire), Gregory gives evasive answers to his new, inexperienced therapist, Delilah Travis, when she asks him about witnessing Diane, his professional partner and best friend, shooting his wife Lauren, an attorney. Meanwhile, Boulder cop Sam Purdy, another friend of Gregory's, may be leaving him at the mercy of a vindictive Boulder County DA, who is Lauren's boss and who considers Gregory a suspect in three murders. The shocking finale confirms White's central metaphor, drawn from the local story of tightrope walker Ivy Baldwin, who frequently crossed a half-mile canyon on a wire without a net and sometimes at night: life for the tormented psychologist is a fearful balancing act, where the only absolute is his desire to protect his children. He may survive, but at what cost to his soul?
Customer Reviews
Compound Fractures
As a Stephen White fan from his first book, I am eager to see what direction he takes having decided to end the Alan Gregory series. I found Compound Fractures to be very enjoyable, but found myself wondering how anyone without the history of his prior books would have ever followed it.
WHO NOW?
Great books all. Beyond the joy from following Dr. Gregory through his adventures and mysteries comes sadness that there are no more to read or, apparently, for Stephen White to write. His books are highly recommended, but read them from the beginning.
Gripping!
I've been a fan of Stephen White's Alan Gregory series ever since I discovered the character & am so saddened at the fact that this is the end. I downloaded this last chapter/book on the first day of release & could not put it down. Wow. I would recommend this book to everyone!