CHANCE

Listeners will find San Francisco as much a character in Nunn's sinewy, gritty thriller as psychiatrist Eldon Chance. After a nasty divorce, Dr. Chance finds himself drawn to a patient, Jaclyn Blackstone, who is suffering from dissociative identity disorder. Adam Verner portrays the characters entering Chance's new life, as well as his ex-wife and daughter, with empathy, finding a unique style and voice for each. Listeners will find it completely credible that "D," an imposing ex-soldier, understands the mindset of abusive predators like Jaclyn's husband. Verner intensifies the drama, suspense, and plot twists with his subtle presentation of Nunn's flawed but engaging characters. Contemporary crime fiction at its best. S.C.A. © AudioFile 2014, Portland, Maine [Published: MAY 2014]