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Title: This one should scare even the most hardened reader.
Review: The Treatment is a tense, terrifying novel that vastly improves upon its original. I never thought I'd read another book that would scare me out of my wits, but this one certainly did. I read it on the ninth floor of a hotel and was still checking out the window to make sure somebody wasn't dangling off the roof and looking in! (You'll have to read the book to know what I'm talking about).No, it is not a book for those with weak stomachs. It deals with some very heavy themes, which is what makes it so scary. Hayder is also able to strike a refreshing balance between exploring her characters' private lives and the crime at hand. No soap opera at the expense of plot here, a problem that befalls many crime novels of late. I hope Hayder returns to the crime genre and Det. Caffrey soon, because I've yet to find another novel that has scared me as much as this one.
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