BAD KARMA

BAD KARMA by Andrew Harper AKA Douglas Clegg
Kensington -
ISBN: 0786004800 - Paperback

Reviewed by Beverly Rowe, MyShelf.com
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Trey Campbell is a psychiatrist at Darden State Hospital for the criminally insane in California. He is suffering burnout, and really needs to get away. He, his wife and two children go to Catalina Island for a much needed vacation.

Agnes Hatcher, a patient at Darden State (nicknamed "The Surgeon") believes that she shares Karma with Trey and that he is her lost lover reincarnated. Agnes is kept immobilized, restrained and her face covered because of her past history of escapes and murders. She thinks she can find out what makes people tick by removing their essence, usually their heart, or another vital part.

When a nurse and a patient make the mistake of getting too close to Agnes, this female "Hannibal Lechter" manages to escape from the institution, leaving a trail of murder. She's going after Trey because he abandoned her. Her plan for Trey and his family is beyond imagination.

This is a gripping, fast paced thriller that you will long remember. Great characters and a shattering conclusion make this an outstanding quick read. Don't start it until you have time to read the whole book. We may see Trey in an upcoming story. Doug has plans to write one.