Sub-category: Mystery/psycholgical
The plot: Dr Alex Delaware, a respected Los Angeles child psychologist, looks upon Melissa Dickinson as one of his greatest success stories. At seven, she bravely asked him for help to conquer her fears, and two years later, pronounced herself cured and ready to move on with her life. Suddenly, after 9 years, she calls Dr Delaware about some changes going on in her family life which disturb her. Although Delaware no longer really counsels children, he gamely visits Melissa. Once there, he is sucked into the maelstrom of devastating change overtaking Melissa - and then himself...
Comment: Although not a bad book at all, it all rather plods along in a never-ending kind of way which can make it difficult at time to get through. But, this is still a well thought out little mystery thriller and I had absolutely no idea what the ending was going to be until it happened. If you have time to kill, and feel like curling up with a nice little crime thriller which has you pretty clueless throughout, then give this book a go.