When Dr. Alan Gregory's good friend Peter Arvin is found bloody and dying on the stage of a Colorado theatre, suspicion soars that he has become the second victim of a killer whose first prey was discovered amid the elaborate scenery of the road company's production of the Broadway show Miss Saigon. Alan is immediately asked to respond to two pleas for help: one from the police, who would like a psychological profile of the murderer, and one from Peter's widow, who is desperate to know the meaning of her dead husband's secrets.
As Alan struggles to cope with the complexities of his new marriage and the shattering personal consequences of his friend's murder, provocative clues lead him down a trail that winds from the Front Range of the Rockies to the casinos of the Colorado high country and finally to the grandeur outside Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
His journey takes him deep into Peter's past and inevitably toward the discovery of harrowing truths about the human heart - about the struggle for survival and the quest for forgiveness - that seem always just out of his reach, obscured by the smoke of a long-forgotten fire.
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"This is another in the Alan Gregory series set in Boulder, Colorado. I really like this series and have several more yet to read. In this one Alan's next door neighbor and friend Peter is found tortured on the stage of a theater. He's the second theater murder in the area recently. "
— Susan (5 out of 5 stars)
" The intrigue of this book had me on the edge of my seat, but I felt like it didn't answer a big portion of the "who done it" question, so I was disappointed overall. "
— Kate, 1/13/2014" Beginning to like the characters who appear in every book now. Sad about Peter. "
— Marge, 1/13/2014" Stephen White keeps his books fresh and interesting with just enough suspense. Love him! "
— Tina, 12/6/2013" not as good as his previous thriller about Mormons. But I really think White is starting to find his voice with this, his fourth Alan Gregory thriller "
— Brian, 11/30/2013" Read this one last year some time "
— Christi, 11/20/2013" Fantastic...although not sure the ending tells us who committed all three murders! "
— Kent, 10/29/2013" This is a good mystery by a proven writer. "
— Eileen, 10/26/2013" Good read, but a little thin on plot line. The surprise ending seemed just a little too contrived. That being said, I like to follow the main character. "
— Marianne, 10/17/2013" This is another in the Alan Gregory series set in Boulder, Colorado. I really like this series and have several more yet to read. In this one Alan's next door neighbor and friend Peter is found tortured on the stage of a theater. He's the second theater murder in the area recently. "
— Susan, 4/26/2013" Sort of a Kellerman type novel---pretty good but not a replacement for Kellerman. I found it hard to care about the characters in this book and had to force myself to finish it. "
— J.W., 1/27/2013" Quit reading after 8 chapters, kept putting me to sleep!! "
— Fay, 12/10/2012" Listen to abridged story on CD "
— Lynn, 10/11/2012" I've read a lot of books by Stephen White, in fact, he is one of my favorite mystery writers. I don't think this book measures up to his current work, although I had wanted to read it because it was one I'd missed in the Alan Gregory series. "
— Ray, 10/2/2012" Read this one because I love the series. Not great on its own, but good for background. "
— Martha, 1/16/2012" Listened to the abridged version on CD. A good reminder that abridged is not a good thing. "
— Cindy, 8/7/2011" Interesting... although I realized once I was already reading it that it's like the fourth in a series, so I didn't necessarily know what was going on the whole time, but decent mystery. "
— Mia, 5/23/2011" Listen to abridged story on CD "
— Lynn, 5/21/2011" Beginning to like the characters who appear in every book now. Sad about Peter. "
— Marge, 2/14/2011" Good read, but a little thin on plot line. The surprise ending seemed just a little too contrived. That being said, I like to follow the main character. "
— Marianne, 11/14/2010" This is a good mystery by a proven writer. "
— Eileen, 9/29/2010" Quit reading after 8 chapters, kept putting me to sleep!! "
— Fay, 3/8/2010" Sort of a Kellerman type novel---pretty good but not a replacement for Kellerman. I found it hard to care about the characters in this book and had to force myself to finish it. "
— J.W., 3/2/2010" Stephen White keeps his books fresh and interesting with just enough suspense. Love him! "
— Tina, 2/22/2010" Listened to the abridged version on CD. A good reminder that abridged is not a good thing. "
— Cindy, 6/12/2009" Read this one because I love the series. Not great on its own, but good for background. "
— Martha, 3/13/2009" Read this one last year some time "
— Christi, 2/23/2009" Interesting... although I realized once I was already reading it that it's like the fourth in a series, so I didn't necessarily know what was going on the whole time, but decent mystery. "
— Mia, 8/23/2008" Fantastic...although not sure the ending tells us who committed all three murders! "
— Kent, 5/18/2008Stephen White is a clinical psychologist and the New York Times bestselling author of Cold Case, Manner of Death, Critical Conditions, Remote Control, Harm’s Way, Higher Authority, Private Practices, and Privileged Information. He lives in Denver, Colorado, with his wife and son.
Dick Hill, named a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine, is one of the most awarded narrators in the business, having earned several Audie Awards and thirty-four AudioFile Earphones Awards. In addition to narrating, he has both acted in and written for the theater.