Every Fifteen Minutes

By Lisa Scottoline

Every Fifteen Minutes - Lisa Scottoline
  • Release Date: 2015-04-14
  • Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers
Score: 4
4
From 500 Ratings

Description

New York Times best selling author Lisa Scottoline's visceral thriller, Every Fifteen Minutes, brings you into the grip of a true sociopath and shows you how, in the quest to survive such ruthlessness, every minute counts.

Dr. Eric Parrish is the Chief of the Psychiatric Unit at Havemeyer General Hospital outside of Philadelphia. Recently separated from his wife Alice, he is doing his best as a single Dad to his seven-year-old daughter Hannah. His work seems to be going better than his home life, however. His unit at the hospital has just been named number two in the country, and Eric has a devoted staff of doctors and nurses who are as caring as Eric is. But when he takes on a new patient, Eric's entire world begins to crumble. Seventeen-year-old Max has a terminally ill grandmother and is having trouble handling it. That, plus his OCD and violent thoughts about a girl he likes makes Max a high risk patient.

Max can't turn off the mental rituals he needs to perform every fifteen minutes that keep him calm. With the pressure mounting, Max just might reach the breaking point. When the girl is found murdered, Max is nowhere to be found. Worried about Max, Eric goes looking for him and puts himself in danger of being seen as a "person of interest" himself. Next, one of his own staff turns on him in a trumped up charge of sexual harassment. Is this chaos all random? Or is someone systematically trying to destroy Eric's life?

Reviews

  • Great story!

    5
    By aman ym ton
    Yea
  • Great read

    5
    By Qslqthqsy
    Imagine you’re in a Ferrari 458 Italia cruising along in 6th gear for the first third of your journey when suddenly you flip the paddle into 3rd gear and bury the accelerator. You’re pinned against the seat for the remainder of the journey. That’s this book.
  • Rate this a 10 star!!

    5
    By okflymom
    This book was incredibly well written. Kept me turning pages almost faster than I could read the words. I really like this author. Do yourself a favor and read this book.
  • Very hard to put down!

    5
    By Carlee Snyder
    This book keeps you on your toes.
  • Could be a great story but...

    3
    By Jezzayy ahaa
    The story has the potential to be really great. What held me back from reading the entire book was the surplus of run on sentences, unnecessary commentary, and grammatical errors. I really tried to get through it but it became too annoying
  • Ok

    3
    By Vet gal
    A little all over the place.
  • Too long

    3
    By BigFan73
    Way too long. Could have cut the book in half and come to same outcomes
  • Every 15 minutes

    1
    By Pat404040
    Horrible in so many ways. Why did I waste neuron time on this one...
  • Every Fifteen Minutes by Lisa Scottoline

    5
    By The Callaways
    All I can say is "WOW!" This book was fantastic and kept me guessing up till the very end! I loved the location where the story takes place (lived in the Valley Forge area from 1965-1977) so am very familiar with places mentioned in the story. I recommend to anyone who LOVES this genre as it kept me on the edge my seat! Great Job Lisa & look forward to reading more of your books.
  • Disappointing. Flat.

    1
    By Toodle's has left the building
    I was expecting something entirely different. The commercial on television led me to believe this would delve more into a sociopaths mind. It didn't.