The weakest effort I have read by Hurwitz to date (of 7.) A nurse and doctor have lye thrown in their faces by a psychopath, who an ER doctor tries to protect from the police. Very twisted plot, with what I thought was a contrived theme of medical ethics integrated in the plot. Too much medicine too. ( )

Sad but true, this is the first non-horror book I ever read. I was 22. The opening sequence had me hooked, and never let go. A stellar outing that zipped by; 544 pages disappearing as if I had simply read a 100 page novella. After Hurwitz, I discovered Michael Prescott and Thomas Harris, who are still two of my favorite thriller authors.

Unfortunately, (while waiting on Hurwitz's next book) I got so lost in Prescott and Thomas that I forgot to look Gregg up again. A few days ago, I snagged Trust No One, The Kill Clause and Trouble Shooter. Trust No One is next on my TBR list. ( )