The Session
by Judith Kelman
Julia Lafferty loved her job on Ryker's Island, New York, in the Women's Observation
Unit, serving as a counselor for those who were criminally insane. When one of them,
Jeannie Bagshaw, came to her to request permission to wed one of her fellow prisoners,
Julia reluctantly agreed. This was the first time she had ever seen Jeannie come out
from under her bunk in her cell and it was such a marked improvement, Julia said yes.
That's what got Julia into trouble. During the reception, the fire drill sounded. Julia
ushered everyone into the exercise yard. On the way out, she found that the body of a
murder victim. Jeannie, the new bride, had been stabbed several times.
The chief was livid when Julia told him the circumstances of Jeannie's wedding. She
also explained that Jeannie had a life of abuse and this was the first progress she'd
made. Julia's boss, Dr. Will Creighton, said not a word while the chief was chewing Julia
out and firing her. He said nothing in her defense, though Julia told the chief that Dr.
Creighton knew nothing of the wedding. And when she asked Dr. Creighton to request a
copy of Jeannie's autopsy report, he agreed on one condition. He demanded that Julia attend
and profit from several psychiatric sessions he set up with a friend of his. Still, she
could count on him to do what she needed done, couldn't she?
The Session is a psychological suspense thriller that moves from page to page
with surprising speed. The contrasts between Julia and her twin sister, Caity, were remarkable.
They may have looked identical, but while Julia was a good listener and a psychologist,
Caity was deaf and a best-selling children's writer. Could they work together to solve
Jeannie's murder? Pick up a copy and find out for yourself.
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The Book |
Berkley Books |
February 2006 |
Hardcover |
0-425-20556-8 |
Mystery/Amateur Sleuth |
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Excerpt |
NOTE: Deaf Character -- Contains violence, language |
The Reviewer |
Jo Rogers |
Reviewed 2006 |
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