From Publishers Weekly
This third Leo Haggerty mystery whose theme is terrorism run amok in a decadent American society again shows the author's skill with mounting psychological tension. The story begins, appropriately enough at the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington, D.C. A bomb explodes killing several passersby, random violence which, of course, has a bearing on Haggerty's latest case. Marta Vasquez has hired Leo to prove that her husband, Malcolm Donnelly, didn't commit suicide; a large sum of insurance is involved. Haggerty discovers that Donnelly was being treated for depression with a drug that is lethal when combined with alcohol. The last person to see Donnelly alive was a call girl who admits that suicide was hardly on Donnelly's mind. Haggerty puts two and two together and comes up with murder. He tracks down Donnelly's shrink, an Argentinian hypnotherapist whose credentials are patently phony. In a horrifying conclusion, Haggerty learns the hold Dr. Gutierrez had on Donnellyand others.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Library Journal
Bombing of the Vietnam War Memorial; prostitution in Washington, D.C.; and the supposed suicide of a happy man provide a complex background for Leo Haggerty's third case. Haggerty, although a caring man, shows that he can handle all comers as danger closes in around him. Building a plot that includes terrorism, hypnosis, and the guilt still associated with Vietnam, Schutz has written another fine tale. He is a master at thinking up unusual ways for Haggerty to save the day. JV
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.
