The psychiatrist’s couch holds many secrets. Can it also hold the key to a series of brutal murders?
Title: The naked face
Author: Sidney Sheldon
Publisher: Harper Collins
Number of pages: 278
Book Summary:
John Hanson, murdered in the street in a gruesome but apparently arbitrary attack. Carol Roberts, brutally tortured and left to die in agony. Now it’s the turn of psychoanalyst Judd Stevens…
In this chilling game of cat and mouse, Judd must trust no one, especially none of his patients. Could the killer be Teri Washburn,Hollywood starlet, thrown out of Tinseltown in scandal? Or Harrison Burke, top business man and disturbed paranoiac? Or could it be Alaxender Fallon, a crazed evangelist, determined to avenge all sin in the world?
In the deadly game, there can only be one survivor and Judd must play to win if he has to stay alive…
My verdict:
As a die hard fan of suspense/thriller genre, this book by the master storyteller himself kept me hooked till the end. Sidney Sheldon has a god gift of weaving the story in a perfect way. The twists and turns he introduces make it a spine chilling experience for the readers. One cannot put the book down till he/she has begun reading it. In this book, Judd Stevens as a psychoanalyst has been portrayed in a perfect manner. The twists and turns after every chapter make this a definite read. Sidney Sheldon involves many characters in his story and makes sure that each one of them is taken care of well.
Will he be able to win the fight? He has many obstacles to cover. The cops suspect him of the crime he didn’t commit. Will he be able to survive? Read the book to find out.
My Rating:
This book was first published in Great Britain in the year 1971. As per the story line and the concept, Sidney Sheldon knows how to charm his readers. My rating for this book out of 5 is 4. It’s a must read if you like the suspense/thriller genre.
Rating: 4/5
