A Fatal Debt (Hardcover)

from everfresh1

The book has all the ingredients of the successful suspense novel - interesting subject (which author has definitely knows about), good writing, well developed characters - but something is amiss. The flow is sometimes slow, some plot developments are questionable or predictable. In the end, I wa...

from Carolee888

'A Fatal Debt' by John Grapper started off great but soon went downhill for me. Dr. Cowper, a psychiatrist was on night duty gets called to attend to Harry Shapiro. That was out of the usual standard procedure. The psychiatrist is usually third in line to see the patient but Harry Shapiro got to ...

from coker74

I found John Gapper's book, A Fatal Debt, well written, but the story just didn't grab me. Dr Ben Cowper isn't the kind of character to draw me back to a book. I got about halfway through it and just put it down. When I let a book "sit" for a week or so I just tend to move on to something else. L...

from CathyShelton

This was a very interesting book and explored the relationship between a psycharist and his patient, the patient's wife and their housekeeper. It also explored the difference in the types of relationships that can occur during the course of that bond and how it can change. Lots of excitement and ...

from grumpydan

Harry Shapiro, a former Wall Street banker, is admitted to the hospital for psychiatric tests after losing his prestigious job. His wife thinks he is suicidal and wanted him to be evaluated. Ben Cowper, the psychiatrist, wants to admit but Harry is soon released and a few days later there is a de...