An absolutely amazing novel by our doctor author, John Burley who is still practicing medicine. Dr. Lise Shields is a psychiatrist at a correctional psychiatric hospital in Maryland for 5 years. As the story progresses you see her getting attached and intrigued with one particular patient whose history and case is closely guarded by the hospital. Initially , I had very strong suspicions about the main gist of the story but John Burley is very much adept in throwing in situations that make you doubt your initial hunches and couples it with medical descriptions that make you veer away from whatever you are thinking. Being an experienced mystery reader I did guess the ending correctly but with a totally different resolution from what the author will eventually explain in the end. A very good read!
