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A review by marilynw
Privacy by Nina Sadowsky
4.0
Privacy by Nina Sadowsky
Dr. Lana Landers is a successful therapist and her business is about to grow with the opening of another facility. When one of her marriage therapy patients hold a gun to his wife's head and threatens to kill her, Lana approaches the armed man and talks him down from shooting anyone, despite the gun being aimed at her. Now she is a media sensation.
One of the reasons is that investigative journalist, Cal Murray, who has his eyes on a top network anchor job someday, is on the scene with a cameraman, when Lana works her magic with the gunman. Now, he wants Lana's story, her background and her life, everything about her, could be the big step to the top. Is his infatuation with her true attraction or is it a way to fame for him? Lana is infatuated with Cal, too, something she usually doesn't allow to happen.
There is trouble though. Lana's patients are being threatened by someone who knows their most damaging and private secrets. Grotesque "gifts" are left that relate to her patients' secrets and now Lana may be losing all the progress she has made with each patient. Can she really have a relationship with Cal when she knows she is his biggest story, yet? Lana's work partner wants Cal gone as Lana's work world may be falling apart. Several of her patients are acting out in the most violent of ways, after receiving their "gifts". How did Lana not see that violence coming? This wasn't a story where I liked anyone in it but trying to figure out the anonymous gift giver was very interesting. How many people is the gift giver planning to take down?
Published June 14th 2022
Thank you to Random House Publishing Group-Ballantine, Bantam and NetGalley for this ARC.
Dr. Lana Landers is a successful therapist and her business is about to grow with the opening of another facility. When one of her marriage therapy patients hold a gun to his wife's head and threatens to kill her, Lana approaches the armed man and talks him down from shooting anyone, despite the gun being aimed at her. Now she is a media sensation.
One of the reasons is that investigative journalist, Cal Murray, who has his eyes on a top network anchor job someday, is on the scene with a cameraman, when Lana works her magic with the gunman. Now, he wants Lana's story, her background and her life, everything about her, could be the big step to the top. Is his infatuation with her true attraction or is it a way to fame for him? Lana is infatuated with Cal, too, something she usually doesn't allow to happen.
There is trouble though. Lana's patients are being threatened by someone who knows their most damaging and private secrets. Grotesque "gifts" are left that relate to her patients' secrets and now Lana may be losing all the progress she has made with each patient. Can she really have a relationship with Cal when she knows she is his biggest story, yet? Lana's work partner wants Cal gone as Lana's work world may be falling apart. Several of her patients are acting out in the most violent of ways, after receiving their "gifts". How did Lana not see that violence coming? This wasn't a story where I liked anyone in it but trying to figure out the anonymous gift giver was very interesting. How many people is the gift giver planning to take down?
Published June 14th 2022
Thank you to Random House Publishing Group-Ballantine, Bantam and NetGalley for this ARC.