
Happy fifty third birthday, Doctor. Welcome to the first day of your death. Dr. Frederick Starks, a New York psychoanalyst, has just received a mysterious, threatening letter. Now he finds himself in the middle of a horrific game designed by a man who calls himself Rumplestiltskin. The rules: in two weeks, Starks must guess his tormentor's identity. If Starks succeeds, he goes free. If he fails, Rumplestiltskin will destroy, one by one, fifty-two of Dr. Starks' loved ones--unless the good doctor agrees to kill himself. In a blistering race against time, Starks' is at the mercy of a psychopath's devious game of vengeance. He must find a way to stop the madman--before he himself is driven mad. . . .
Publisher:
New York : Ballantine Books, c2002
ISBN:
9780345426277
0345426274
9780345426260
0345426266
0345426274
9780345426260
0345426266
Branch Call Number:
KATZ
Characteristics:
424 p


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Add a CommentA terrific and rather unusual read. A story of revenge and payback, it becomes necessary for our hero to change his spots, perhaps to a less likeable character.
Katzenbach is a great writer.
Wow! What a story of revenge carried to extremes. Love this author's writing. You won't go wrong by reading this intriguing tale.