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Title: Riveting and heartbreaking
Review: I pulled this book off my shelf to re-read it today, and couldn't. Sadie makes you fall in love with her... and then you realize how it has to end. At the end of the book you are sombre for quite some time, it hits you like an anvil emotionally, and I couldn't put myself through that again.That is the mark of some **** fine writing, folks -- writing that touches you deeply. Some other folks talk about various glitches here and there where O'Connell botches police procedure or has an incorrect understanding of the patient-client relationship, and yes, O'Connell has a history of being a bit sloppy around the edges, but all that's just annoyances, not something that changes the overall impact of the book. This is a powerful book, one that is well worth reading -- or re-reading, if I can bring myself to bear the experience again.
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