In October 1992, Dr. Ellen Haskell begins a new therapy practice in Princeton after a tragic error with a former client. Demoralized by her failure, Ellen strives to restore her emotional and professional confidence. Her parents have departed for Greece, leaving Ellen alone in their secluded country house. As her clients are introduced through their individual sessions, Ellen becomes unnerved when she receives hang-up phone calls and a series of bizarre gifts from an anonymous admirer—first at her office and then at home. As the obsessive lover increasingly invades her life, Ellen's anxiety crescendos and she begins to fear the stalker's behavior will escalate into violence.
The Psychologist's Shadow is a simmering literary suspense and a portrait of a compassionate, introspective therapist who finds herself in a dangerous struggle. As tension accumulates, the reader gains insights during sessions and through the stalker's journal entries, which serve as discordant counterpoints. Who is the shadow lover? An acquaintance, a shopkeeper, an old boyfriend, or a client?
I loved this! It kept me guessing right until the reveal in the book! It was so well written, even as the reader I was unable to make a shortlist as there were details that could have pointed to several people.
I liked our main character Ellen who had recently gotten over a traumatic incident and decided to carry on / restart her practise seeing her clients. With what happens in the book, she probably should have had some time off - but then that wouldn't have made such interesting reading!!
I found it flowed quickly and I just had to keep reading as I was hooked and needed to find out who it was. I liked the journal parts in between the chapters - even though they were not helpful in pointing me to our culprit!! I think the 'reveal' scene was great as by that point the suspense had really built up and I needed to know who was behind the mask! If you would like to grab a copy then you can do so here #Aff
Huge Thanks to Random Things Tours and Laury A Egan for allowing me to take part in this blog tour in exchange for a free honest review.
Thank you so much for your kind review and for featuring "The Psychologist's Shadow" on your blog. It's always rewarding to hear that readers can't figure out who the stalker is...as an author, I never know if I've succeeded in creating a mystery. I wonder how many of your followers will buy the book and see if they can solve the identity!
Thanks for the blog tour support x