{"product_id":"the-forgetting-place-9780062227409","title":"The Forgetting Place","description":"\u003cp\u003eA female psychiatrist at a state mental hospital finds herself at the center of a shadowy conspiracy in this dark and twisting tale of psychological suspense from the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Absence of Mercy.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMenaker State Hospital is a curse, a refuge, a prison, a necessity, a nightmare, a salvation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Dr. Lise Shields arrived at the correctional psychiatric facility five years ago, she was warned that many of its patients-committed by Maryland's judicial system for perpetrating heinous crimes-would never leave.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut what happens when a place like Menaker is corrupted, when it becomes a tool to silence the innocent, conceal an injustice, contain a secret? Why is it that the newest patient does not seem to belong there, that the hospital administrator has fallen silent, and that Lise is being watched by two men with seemingly lethal intent? The answers are closer than she realizes and could cost her everything she holds dear.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this chilling follow-up to \u003cem\u003eThe Absence of Mercy, \u003c\/em\u003eauthor John Burley--a master at medical and psychological detail--showcases the many ways in which the dangers of the outside world pale in comparison to the horrors of the human mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Burley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e William Morrow \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/10\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.03h x 5.26w x 0.83d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062227409\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRomantic Times\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2015 pg. 51 - Excellent\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBurley, John:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Burley is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Absence of Mercy\u003c\/em\u003e, honored with the National Black Ribbon Award; \u003cem\u003eThe Forgetting Place\u003c\/em\u003e; and \u003cem\u003eThe Quiet Child\u003c\/em\u003e. He attended medical school in Chicago and completed his emergency medicine residency at University of Maryland Medical Center and the R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore. He continues to serve as an emergency medicine physician in Northern California.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43144517615731,"sku":"9.78006E+12","price":19.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_1bd25f8d-01cd-4236-8f6b-8064b54c9b2c.jpg?v=1750503445","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-forgetting-place-9780062227409","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}