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In a riveting new novel of psychological suspense, Stephen White shines a brilliant light on the darkness that hides just beneath the surface of ordinary lives, on the fears that cripple us and the prisons we create --prisons of the body, mind, and spirit. A thriller of runaway tension, taps into our most closely guarded fears, taking us on a harrowing journey into a realm of terror and pain, of love gone wrong and vengeance gone mad.

The Best Revenge

Psychologist Alan Gregory is living through a season of discontent. With a new daughter, a wonderful wife, and a prospering career, he has little to complain about and lots of regrets: past cases that won’t let him go, patients who don’t get better, and a growing unease with keeping secrets. But Gregory has two new patients who will drag him out of his introspection--and dare him to enter a storm of
injustice and revenge.

FBI special agent Kelda James is a hero, a woman who as a rookie agent made a choice, drew her gun, and saved a life, taking another. Now Kelda is hiding from the world a secret pain that is gradually crippling her body--and she has turned to Alan Gregory to help free her from the prison of her pain. Then Kelda refers a patient to Gregory, who is terrifyingly dangerous to them both.

Tom Clone served thirteen years on Colorado’s death row for a crime he claimed he didn’t commit--until an FBI agent dug up evidence that set him free. The agent’s name: Kelda James. With both Kelda and Clone telling him their innermost secrets, Alan Gregory becomes the one person who can piece together an extraordinary puzzle--of two unsolved violent deaths of vulnerable women, of a man who may be innocent or may be very lucky, and of the strange, fatal attraction between two people trapped in a horrific plot to get revenge--at any price.

A thriller that delivers a stunning body-blow of a surprise ending, captures lives colliding at unpredictable angles, probing the dangerous lies people tell to each other and themselves. In this astonishing work by a novelist at the height of his powers, Stephen White brilliantly blends thrilling action and breakneck pacing with unrivaled insight into the human mind, heart, and psyche.

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B000FC1GVK
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Delacorte Press (February 4, 2003)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 4, 2003
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 977 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Print length ‏ : ‎ 512 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 0385336195
Reviewer: C. Vale-Allen
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: White scores again!
Review: The Best Revenge has one of the most devious plots I've ever read. Author White skillfully leads the reader along, allowing us to form opinions about the central characters. Then he blows those opinions to smithereens as he deftly doles out more and more telling details. Few writers have the insight and the talent (not to mention the psychological training) to offer images that seem, on the surface, to be one thing, but in fact have immense underpinnings of subtext. Again, hero Alan Gregory plays a supporting role, allowing the other characters (including the always entertaining cop Sam Purdy) to take center stage. The premise is truly clever; the delivery is superb. And the payoff is completely unexpected. One of the reasons this series works as well as it does is White's positioning of his hero--sometimes in the forefront, sometimes on the periphery. It keeps the books fresh, the plotting unique, and the narrative line as taut as a fishing line with its hook in the mouth of a seriously big fish--with all the tension implicit in the effort to land that big one. I particularly liked the ending which is rooted in a reality we might prefer was otherwise but is completely viable. Splendidly drawn characters and breathless pacing, the book is hugely entertaining.Highly recommended.

Reviewer: D. Horbury
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: 2nd time of reading
Review: My grown son and I have different choices in reading matter but we used to like the same mysteries until he went Si-Fi.We decided we needed to read some of the same books so he recommended to me what he wants me to read and I am trying to pick out some of my favorites to recommend to him. This was not my favorite Steven White book but I was reminded that he is one of my favorite authors, so I will find one of his to put on the list. This was still very good reading and I had forgotten most of it after 15 years!

Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Very good
Review: Always love Stephen White's "Alan Gregory " books. Lots of suspense and twists and turns. When it gets close to the end I can't put it down.

Reviewer: Bob M
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Terrific
Review: A friend recently introduced me to Stephen White's character Alan Gregory as I'm currently off work while recovering from multiple spine surgeries this year. Thus, I recognize that currently I likely have more time for reading than others. However, I still value my time and won't read a book that doesn't captivate me. I found this one, and Stephen's prior book "Warning Signs", certainly well worth the time. I truly had trouble putting The Best Revenge down. The psychological intrigue was intense and thoroughly enjoyable. Although I'm reading the entire series in publication order, for someone with limited time I'd certainly highly recommend Warning Signs and The Best Revenge.

Reviewer: zorba
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Typical Flawed White Book
Review: White's Alan Gregory books always disappoint, as far as I'm concerned. They start off wonderfully -- usually from page one the reader is hooked and the book proves irrestible. Until about two-thirds of the way through: then, the wheels come off. And at the end, the book that started with such promise ends with silliness. I've read most of White's books and everyone ends unsatisfactorally. This one is no exception, although I will say that this time White manages to dampen down the bumper sticker philosophy and tiresome left-wing carping that characterize his other books. White obviously puts a lot of effort into his books and he knows how to craft a fast-paced story. I just wish he wouldn't go off the deep end so easily.

Reviewer: Cassidy
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: The Best Revenge
Review: This is the first time I have read Stephen White. I found this book to a real thriller. Just the type of book to spend some lazy time with. The ending will surprise you. The one drawback is the author lack of knowledge on how the real FBI works, with all the backstabbing and politics. He did get right how the local police does not really repect the FBI, but what the heck is only fiction.

Reviewer: Rhonda Carpenter
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Another new favorite author discovered
Review: I'd never read a Stephen White novel before and I was very pleased with this one. I like the additional characters - ones who come to psychologist Alan Gregory, for help with their lives. This one has plenty of interest, including a twist I didn't see coming. I liked it so much, I've ordered the Alan Gregory books in order so I can go back to the beginning.

Reviewer: Susan Calvin
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Not Perfect, But Good Regardless
Review: The Best Revenge is #11 in Stephen White's Alan Gregory series. While for me it wasn't the best, it certainly was good. The plot seemed a little contrived and took a while to pull together. But all in all, very good and I look forward to the next one.