''Fear'' is a 2006
thriller
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novel by American writer
Jeff Abbott
Jeff Abbott (born 1963) is an American author of mysteries and thrillers. He has degrees in History and English from Rice University. He lives in Austin, Texas. Before writing full-time, he was a creative director at an advertising agency. His e ...
. ''
Texas Monthly
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'' described the novel as a "pharmaco-thriller about a clandestine medical clinic".
Plot
Miles Kendrick suffers from
post-traumatic stress disorder
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental disorder that develops from experiencing a Psychological trauma, traumatic event, such as sexual assault, domestic violence, child abuse, warfare and its associated traumas, natural disaster ...
and is in a
witness protection program
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. When his psychiatrist is targeted and killed he feels somehow responsible and sets about trying to find out why she was killed and avenge her death. A constant companion is his best friend whom he killed some time in the past.
References
External links
''Fear'' on the official Jeff Abbott site
Review on Mostly Fiction website
American thriller novels
2006 American novels
E. P. Dutton books
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