Keith Russell Ablow est un psychiatre américain et auteur à succès du New York Times. Son œuvre explore souvent les aspects complexes de la psyché humaine et des relations, offrant des perspectives perspicaces sur les motivations et les comportements.
A ward of murderers and rapists take over a locked unit for the criminally insane, threatening to kill their hostages and refusing to negotiate with anyone except Clevenger. The siege is the brain-child of a plastic surgeon brought to trial with the forensic psychiatrist's help. Clevenger enters the ward, his only weapons psychiatry and luck.
Enlisted by the FBI, forensic psychiatrist Frank Clevenger is assigned the case of the elusive Highway Killer, who engages in a confrontational letter campaign with Clevenger through a national newspaper.
John Snow is a brilliant inventor who has made millions from his genius in aeronautics. He has everything a man could desire: wealth, family and 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: He will have no memory whatsoever of his past and will be abandoning everyone he has ever known. But the night before he is scheduled to undergo the operation, Snow is found near the Massachusetts General Hospital, dead of a gunshot wound. Did he commit suicide, as the police suspect - or was he murdered? A question that only forensic psychiatrist Dr Frank Clevenger will be able to answer as he delves into the genius’ complex past and tortured relationships to unlock the identity of Snow’s killer… ‘Keith Ablow’s setting is the darkest of all – the twists and turns of the human mind’ Harlan Coben ‘No one burrows into the darkest recesses of the human mind as deeply as Keith Ablow’ Tess Gerritsen
Glenn Beck's life journey is marked by profound challenges, including the tragic suicide of his mother at a young age, struggles with alcoholism and depression, and personal setbacks such as divorce and unemployment. His story reflects resilience in the face of adversity, showcasing how he confronted and overcame life's darkest moments.
Burdened by his own psychological scars, brilliant forensic psychiatrist, Dr. Frank Clevenger, has weathered 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. Even Clevenger can't fathom the motive behind the troubled boy's murder of an infant. But what is Billy really running from? Does Darwin's stunning wife Julia know? If she does, she isn't talking. Neither is the 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...
Discovering a link between a series of killings among the families of rich clients and a handsome architect who was hired to design their homes, forensic psychiatrist Frank Clevenger embarks on a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse.
Polizeipsychologe Frank Klevenger erstellt ein Gutachten über einen Mann, der ein Mädchen ermordet haben soll. Obwohl der Verdächtige gesteht, glaubt Klevenger an seine Unschuld. Als innerhalb von 72 Stunden weitere Morde geschehen, führt ihn dies zu einer überraschenden Lösung des Falls.
Ist der Psychiater von heute eher ein Wissenschaftler oder ein Philosoph? Behandelt die Psychiatrie Krankheiten oder Charakterschwächen? In weniger als einhundert Jahren haben sich die konzeptionellen Grundlagen der Psychiatrie von Ich und Es der Psychoanalyse bis zu den Neurotransmittern und der Positronen-Emissions-Tomographie entwickelt. Psychiater sind heute längst nicht mehr nur "der Doktor auf der Couch". Dieses Buch informiert Betroffene, Angehörige und Interessierte auf spannende und lebendige Weise über psychische Erkrankungen wie Depressionen, Schizophrenie, Angst- und Persönlichkeitsstörungen und mögliche Behandlungsformen
