Hanson died quicklyâwith a knife in his back. Carole was nextâtortured to death. Now Judd Stevens, a successful Manhattan psychoanalyst, must face a horrific prospect: someone is trying to kill him and he is being treated as the prime suspect. As two faceless executioners on a murderous mission continue their search for an unknown secret, Judd feels his professional grip slipping. To whom can he turn? To the sharp-witted private eye he hired? To the two policemen watching, one with undisguised hostility? To his beautiful and mysterious new client who has taken hold of his heart?
A disturbing drama, The Naked Face is author Sidney Sheldon's first novelâa gripping, intense thriller that was nominated for an Edgar Allan Poe Award by the Mystery Writers of America.
Hanson died quicklyâwith a knife in his back. Carole was nextâtortured to death. Now Judd Stevens, a successful Manhattan psychoanalyst, must face a horrific prospect: someone is trying to kill him and he is being treated as the prime suspect. As two faceless executioners on a murderous mission continue their search for an unknown secret, Judd feels his professional grip slipping. To whom can he turn? To the sharp-witted private eye he hired? To the two policemen watching, one with undisguised hostility? To his beautiful and mysterious new client who has taken hold of his heart?
A disturbing drama, The Naked Face is author Sidney Sheldon's first novelâa gripping, intense thriller that was nominated for an Edgar Allan Poe Award by the Mystery Writers of America.