Frank Clevenger Series by Keith Ablow

He's in deep.A series of grisly murders has forensic psychiatrist Frank Clevenger on the case of a lifetime and the fight of his life against a brutal killer with a horrific trademark and his own howling demons of sexual compulsion, self-destruction, and...Denial.

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.. moreOnce 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 in coincidence, or something much more complex: Projection. less

Having achieved celebrity status with his cast in Compulsion, forensic psychiatrist Frank Clevenger is approached by the FBI to help catch an elusive serial killer. Called The Highway Killer, the murderer has left a trial of twelve bodies in twelve states with no obvious link. Now he writes an open letter to The New York Times challenging Clevenger to catch him. Soon Clevenger must match wits with a killer who knows all the tricks... moreHaving achieved celebrity status with his cast in Compulsion, forensic psychiatrist Frank Clevenger is approached by the FBI to help catch an elusive serial killer. Called The Highway Killer, the murderer has left a trial of twelve bodies in twelve states with no obvious link. Now he writes an open letter to The New York Times challenging Clevenger to catch him. Soon Clevenger must match wits with a killer who knows all the tricks. As Clevenger embarks on a bizarre kind of public therapy, he must expose his own past and risk pushing the killer to murder new victims. And with each new letter, the stakes are raised higher and higher until the stunning and deadly conclusion. less

The only forensic psychiatrist writing suspense, Keith Ablow is being hailed as the heir to Thomas Harris. Keith Ablow's novels delve deep into that dark and deadly place that Ablow, one of the nation's leading forensic psychiatrists, knows best: the psyche of a killer... moreThe only forensic psychiatrist writing suspense, Keith Ablow is being hailed as the heir to Thomas Harris. Keith Ablow's novels delve deep into that dark and deadly place that Ablow, one of the nation's leading forensic psychiatrists, knows best: the psyche of a killer. Ablow has explored the catacombs of the criminal mind to find out what makes them tick, and he brings that expertise to his new novel, a chilling and emotionally compelling story of the lengths to which one man will go to leave his own life behind.In Murder Suicide, Ablow and his alter-ego, Dr. Frank Clevenger, return to take on a murder case like no other. John Snow is a brilliant inventor who has made millions from his genius in aeronautics. He has everything a man could desire: wealth, family, even a beautiful mistress. But he also has a brain disease, a rare form of epilepsy, that threatens his most valuable possession -- his mind. Only one doctor may be able to cure it surgically, but at a terrible cost, one that Snow reveals to no one: Snow will have no memory whatsoever of his past - of its emotional entanglements or its secrets. He will be abandoning everyone he has ever known. But the night before he is scheduled to undergo the operation, he is found near the Massachusetts General Hospital, dead of a gunshot wound. Did he commit suicide, as the police suspect - or was he murdered?Forensic psychiatrist Dr. Frank Clevenger delves into Snow's complex past and tortured relationships to unlock the identity of Snow's killer: Was it the wife who can never forgive what he's done to their child and their marriage, the son who loathes him, the beautiful mistress who loves him so deeply but can never have him, or the business partner intent on taking control of his inventions?Only Frank Clevenger can unlock the door to Snow's startling past. And only Keith Ablow can take readers even further into the mind of a killer. less