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Review—Obsession

Karen Robards wrote the novel Obsession. Putnam Publishing Group released the book in April 2007; the novel has 352 pages.

Washington D.C., the home of the Alphabet Soup World, is often a place danger, mystery, and sometimes, even justice. Katherine Lawrence has been the other woman for the director of the CIA for some time. She has just woken up in the worst nightmare of her life. Doctor Dan, her next-door neighbor, has jumped into the fray beside her.

Burglars have attacked her and murdered one of her best friends. She wakes up in a hospital with a head injury and finds Dan standing over her. She instinctually feels threatened by everyone around her, even those she should be able to trust. Her head is telling her a different story every time she tries to grasp a memory, the pain is tremendous, and trying to remember is elusive. She is being bombarded at every turn. After a few traumas too many, her memory begins to return and her life is a doozy. She does not even remember the face in the mirror. Many people are not who she thinks they are and the reality is only stranger. The man who was supposed to be her lover is now alien to her and the man she hardly knows seems somehow familiar. The death of her friend has left her feeling apathetic and disconnected. She has been attacked on more than one occasion and is being hunted relentlessly.

Karen Robards novels are usually riveting and stimulating. The characters are engaging, likeable, and people you want to root for, no matter which pan they are jumping in to. The story moves rapidly and keeps the reader interested. A fast read and enjoyable.