Philip Luber hits his stride in the second of his Harry Kline series. The characters are well drawn,the writing is crisp, and the plot moves briskly. I owe a vote of thanks to a friend on the Amazon Discussion Board who recommended this series. I hope he reaches the audience due him.

The picture postcard Concord MA serves him well as a backdrop. I particularly like his characterization of Police Chief Korvich. He and Harry play well against one another, and for once the author doesn't deal our hero all the good lines. The book has crackling humor, a bit on the wry and dry side that I enjoyed very much. Mystery fans, give yourself a treat and give Harry Kline a read. If you enjoy Jonathan Kellerman, this book is a must.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It was a very fast read...held my attention from beginning to end. Highly recommend.

Great mystery and an interesting cast of characters. Luber's novel showcases his writing talent, along with his ability to spin a great mystery.

This is one of the only books that I enjoyed so much that I could not help but reccomend it to others. It was exciting, and very funny. The author has a very good sense of humor. It was a very quck read and I could not wait to get to the end to see who had done it. I definately reccoment this book to others.

Every Luber book is amazing. No mixing words, just clever and straight forward page turning. You will especially enjoy Luber and his references if you live in the greater Boston area.

Please write more!!! We love you!

Barbara and Joe Sharon, Massachusetts

This was my first book by this author. I thought I would enjoy a series about a psychiatrist who gets himself involved in a mystery as I love a Stephen White or a Jonathan Kellerman novel so much. Unfortunately, Harry Kline is not as enjoyable to read about as Alan Gregory or Alex Delaware. The mystery itself was not bad but it was all the other stuff that I disliked about this book. I had to skim many parts as I did not find myself fascinated by the history of Boston or Harry's religious wonderings and beliefs(or lack of). I just wanted the darn mystery and found his meanderings quite frustrating and boring. His girlfriend, Veronica, is not even likeable or believable. Why would anyone wait 21 years to go in search of a killer? That is just plain dumb. Especially for someone who is in law enforcement. I may try another Harry Kline novel as perhaps I started with the wrong one. I may end up liking them all better under different circumstances(the characters that is). I will let you know...

All I can say is that I was not impressed at all by this novel. This was my first novel by Philip Luber. It was very short and very lacking. Harry, a psychiatrist and Veronica, his girlfriend and FBI agent are trying to discover who killed Veronica's mom 20 YEARS AGO! Veronica is bored so she just happens to wait 20 stinkin years to try and figure out who killed her mother. At the end, I was not impressed who Mr. Luber portrayed was her killer. I felt it should have been someone who was in the novel throughout the whole time. I won't say that this novel is bad at all, it is just quite slow and tiresome at times!

An avid reader of crime fiction - I thought I had caught up to all the great authors until now. Phil Luber is brilliant. His novel is extremely well written, very interesting and quite heartwarming. I will do my best to get hold of all his other novels.

A disturbed Vietnam veteran reads a book about a disturbed Vietnam veteran going on a shooting rampage. He sees a coded message that tells him to do the same, and he chooses a crowded shopping mall to do it.

Life imitates art, and author Dr. Harry Kline sees his now notorious book shoot up the best seller list.

Kline tries to cope with his feelings of guilt by trying to take the advice he gives his psychiatric patients: deal with it, get over it. During a televised interview he announces that he is starting research for his next book. Non-fiction this time, Kline wants to tell the story of the survivors of murder victims.

Kline's appearance evokes two written and troubled responses. The first comes from the sadly angry father of one of the girls killed in the mall. The second is a fan letter from someone who claims that their paths have once crossed. He signs himself only as "Artie" and sends along a photograph of a young priest, killed for "the sin of recklessness". "One down", is part of the warning.

Kline's interviews the parents and family of a murdered young woman in Boston, as part of his ongoing research, and meets the driven and enigmatic FBI agent, Veronica Pace. Her ties to the investigation of the murder seem to be only peripherally professional.

Kline, a widower, understands the loneliness and regrets which haunt the survivors of the murder victims he interviews. Although the death he experienced was "expected" one, it nonetheless shattered dreams of a future shared with someone with whom he had chosen to live and grow old. Death changed and interrupted his life, even as it ended his wife's. This insight serves him well as he pursues a killer who is intent on dispensing his own category of justice. Luber provides the reader with an admirable selection of well motivated potential killers, each reacting to their personal losses in a variety of destructive ways. The clues are there and fair, and the dénouement may be a head slapper to those readers too busy with being caught up in the excitement to pay close attention to the clues.