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Dewey Decimal Number: 813 EAN: 9780515141894 ISBN: 0515141895 Label: Jove Manufacturer: Jove Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 368 Publication Date: September 26, 2006 Publisher: Jove Studio: Jove Related Items: Alternate Versions: Click to Display Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: Blame falls on P.J. Raftery, a therapist in the women's psych ward at Riker's Island, when an inmate is murdered. But when further developments in the murder come to light, so does P.J.'s fear that she's being used as a pawn in someone's increasingly deadly game. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - It grabs you, then lets you go...The Session, by Judith Kelman, is a story with a promise. A young therapist, working with the criminally insane, witnesses a brutal murder in prison, and is fired for not controlling the situation. She develops a private practice, but is obsessed with getting to the bottom of this murder. Mixed in this pot is her relationship with a deaf twin sister (a best-selling author), an insane brother, a loving ex, the family of the murdered woman, and some strange patients. By ... Read More Rating:  - Wow.This is the first Judith Kelman book I've read, and certainly not the last, if her others are anything like this one. It sucked me in, and I couldn't put it down. Highly recommend. Rating: - Great Book!Avid fan of this author and pit her up there with my other top favorites of Patricia Cornwell, Mary Higgins Clark, and Sandra Brown. Would definitely recommend all her books! Rating: - "Life had tripped the breaker in her soul."Judith Kelman's refreshing new novel, "The Session," features a troubled protagonist named P. J. Lafferty. She is a therapist on the women's psych ward at the Riker's Island detention center who cares so deeply about her charges that she reluctantly agrees to allow a female prisoner, Jeannie, to stage a "wedding" with another prisoner. When Jeannie is murdered, P. J's overbearing and unsympathetic boss, Chief Calvin Daley, summarily fires her. It seems that Daley prefers his prisons violence-free. ... Read More Rating:  - A good readThis was a fast paced book. A solid storyline with strong characters. I did figure out who was behind the killings, but I couldn't figure out why. The ending was a surprise. I highly recommend this book. 
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