Virgin Lies

From the author of T"he Interview Room" comes another "Gripping psychological thriller" ("Kirkus Reviews)" that will leave readers breathless. A desperate attempt One summer day, Boston forensic psychiatrist Paul Lucas gets a call from his social worker wife, Abby: A nine-year-old girl has gone misisng. Paul, an expert interrogator, is called in to help evaluate the testimony of the only witness: a homeless woman who happens to be a paranoid schizophrenic. A race toward justice Further interviews with other possible witnesses go nowhere, frustrating detectives and calling into doubt Paul's role in the case. Believing the girl is alive but soon to die, Paul is pushed to the brink of a professional abyss--harangued by local media, distrusted by police, and pressured to save the day by Abby, whose stake in the search becomes deeply personal. A JOURNEY INTO FEAR AND DARKNESS... With time running out, Paul has to make a choice: to uphold the central oath of his profession or to do whatever it takes to find the girl--even if he must crack the mind of a vulnerable patient, and risk everything he has in the process. "Intense, bone-chilling"--"Tucson Citizen" "Suspenseful and insightful." --"Booklist"Anscombe, Roderick is the author of 'Virgin Lies', published 2008 under ISBN 9780312947507 and ISBN 031294750X.