In his narrative, the reader is given insight into his way of thinking - he draws on extensive, ongoing training, relies on proper paths of reporting (for the most part), and is generally an intelligent and reliable character. Here is what I mean by that: Eric is an experienced medical professional.

The characterization in this book is lovely - characters are developed without being overworked, and all of them are given a great deal of credit by the author. The story builds slowly, occasionally seeming to cater more to word count than narrative flow but it never truly loses steam. She opens several avenues of possibility, without ever directing the reader too blatantly her work is marvelously subtle. The author knows her audience, and knows that we want to determine the identity of the sociopath as quickly as possible. Through alternate-perspective chapters, we learn that a self-professed sociopath is attempting to destroy him. His relationships and career are in ruins he can't go to work, see his daughter, or leave his home.

He and his wife have separated he struggles with her new boundaries as they work out shared custody of their young daughter. Eric Parrish - the well-respected Chief of the Psychiatric Unit at a local hospital - is processing the disintegration of his marriage. The well-buit premise hinges on the dissolution of a man's life.

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