FROM THE NEWYORKTIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF KILL ME Psychopath Michael McClelland escapes from a mental hospital to exact revenge against those responsible for his confinement including psychologist Alan Gregory and his family. McClelland has the upper hand-secrets from Alans past that set a diabolical game in motion. From Publishers Weekly Starred Review. Contemporary cerebral thrillers dont get much better than bestseller Whites 15th novel (after Kill Me) which deftly combines complex characterization and intricate plotting. Whites debut novel Privileged Information introduced Boulder Colo. psychologist Alan Gregory and the clever but deadly Michael McClelland a former meteorologist turned killer whose rampage almost cost Gregory and his wife Lauren their lives. In this sequel while Lauren a local prosecutor is absorbed in a sensitive grand jury probe that represents her best chance to demonstrate that she can function despite her MS Gregory learns that McClelland has escaped from custody and has devised a devious multilayered revenge scheme against everyone he holds responsible for his incarceration. Almost overnight Gregory finds his routine existence turned into a Hitchcockian nightmare. Suspected of several murders he can trust no one. Both established fans and those just now discovering the authors gifts will be turning pages late into the night. (Mar.) Copyright © Reed Business Information a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. From Booklist In the opening chapters of this latest outing starring Boulder Colorado psychologist Alan Gregory the good doctor is feeling a bit sorry for himself: his wifes MS utterly unpredictable is worsening; his clinical business has been anemic since one of his patients was shot to death on national television--Kill Me 2006; and he remains haunted by long-held secrets. Just as the novel risks getting mired in this pity party the story picks up speed when an ex-patient Michael McClelland escapes from the state mental institution hell-bent on retribution. No one is safe from this madman--not Alan nor his wife Lauren nor his best friend (and cop) Sam. After all McClelland tried to kill all three of them (Privileged Information 1991) before being declared insane. Secrets are the star here; everyone has them--Alan Lauren Sam--and keeping them hidden just isnt working any longer. The big question is Will Alan uncover the secret thats keeping McClelland on his heels? Whites thrillers throw the characters into quagmires and then force them to wade through the psychological muck. Along the way theres always more than enough suspense to keep readers engaged. Mary Frances Wilkens Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved