Private Practices

Stephen White

Viking, 1993 - Fiction - 417 pages

White's first Alan Gregory novel won the praise of writers from Nelson DeMille to Tony Hillerman, who called the author "a dazzling new talent". Now White and his engaging Colorado shrink are back, in a book that surpasses its predecessor in characterization and plot. Gregory's office becomes the scene of hostage-taking and murder in this irresistible new thriller.

Contents

• Section 1: 1
• Section 2: 11
• Section 3: 14

About the author

Stephen White attended the University of California campuses at Irvine and Los Angeles before graduating from Berkeley in 1972. Trained as a clinical psychologist, he received a Ph.D. from the University of Colorado in 1979 and became known as an authority on the psychological effects of marital disruption, especially on men. His research has appeared in Psychological Bulletin and other professional journals and books. After receiving his doctorate, he worked in private practice as well as at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, and later as a staff psychologist at The Children's Hospital in Denver, focusing on pediatric cancer patients. He began writing his first novel in 1989 while he was still practicing full time. The book, Privileged Information, was published in 1991 and was the first book in the Dr. Alan Gregory series.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Private Practices; Volume 2 of Dr. Alan Gregory Series, Stephen White
• Author: Stephen White
• Publisher: Viking, 1993
• ISBN: 0670846732, 9780670846733
• Length: 417 pages
• Subjects: Fiction / General; Fiction / Literary; Fiction / Medical; Fiction / Mystery & Detective / General; Fiction / Psychological