Book Review: Prescription For Terror

Reviewed By: Harriet Klausner

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Dr. Sandra Levy Ceren
Class/Genre:   Mystery   Woman Main Character   Thriller   Psychological Suspense
Series: Dr. Cory Cohen
Andrew Scott, Oct 1999, $11.95, 237 pp.

San Diego psychologist Dr. Cory Cohen was once a rape victim. She has recovered but never forgot the lessons she learned from that ugly experience. She stays in shape, with the added bonus of being able to defend herself if necessary, by attending karate school. Superior, a managed health care business, employs Hamilton. His job is to assign the number of visits to a mental health care provider that a member can have. He loves to deny claims and relishes limiting a patient to three sessions. However, his greatest perk is his access to the case files, which allows this psychopathic executive to select his next rape-murder victim.

He comes to Cory’s attention when one of her patients is brutally murdered by him. Tenacious and obsessed, Cory beings to ferret out the identity of the suited monster. When Hamilton realizes that Cory is closing in on him, he blithely decides to make her his next casualty.

Sandra Levy Ceren has written a powerful drama that focuses on the social issues of rape and managed health care. Her passionate condemnation of the current system would sway the Republican Congress to reconsider their opinions on change. Though it may seem far-fetched that a lone heroine will purposely track down a rapist-murderer, Ms. Ceren makes it believable as the strength and drive of Cory is obvious throughout the tale. PRESCRIPTION FOR TERROR is a terrifyingly exciting novel that will leave female readers lightly sleeping with the lights on throughout the house.

Harriet Klausner

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