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The Program (Alan Gregory #9)
They promised you’d be safe.
They were wrong.
It started with a convicted killer’s first threat of revenge...
“For every precious thing I lose, you lose two.”
DA Kirsten Lord saw her husband gunned down before her eyes. Now Kirsten is living in fear, telling her secrets to psychologist Alan Gregory ... and hiding deep in the Witness Protection Program,where every stranger is a...more
They were wrong.
It started with a convicted killer’s first threat of revenge...
“For every precious thing I lose, you lose two.”
DA Kirsten Lord saw her husband gunned down before her eyes. Now Kirsten is living in fear, telling her secrets to psychologist Alan Gregory ... and hiding deep in the Witness Protection Program,where every stranger is a...more
Mass Market Paperback, 324 pages
Published
December 18th 2008
by Dell
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The program in Stephen White’s THE PROGRAM is the Witness Security Program (WITSEC), better known as the Witness Protection Program. Designed to protect people who testify at trials for the prosecution but at great risk to themselves, WITSEC hides those people from others who would harm them by changing their identities and relocating them.
WITSEC is protecting a different type of person in THE PROGRAM, though.
Kirsten Lord was a prosecuting attorney who helped condemn a ma...more
WITSEC is protecting a different type of person in THE PROGRAM, though.
Kirsten Lord was a prosecuting attorney who helped condemn a ma...more
I'm a big fan of Stephen White's "Alan Gregory" series. The writing is clear and concise and the characters are people you'd like to get to know. White draws you in to the story by allowing you to see and experience the life of psychologist Alan Gregory's patients.
This time Alan has two new patients both of whom are in the Witness Protection Program. They are not supposed to meet or even be aware of the other.
The first, DA Kristen Lord who has already seen her...more
This time Alan has two new patients both of whom are in the Witness Protection Program. They are not supposed to meet or even be aware of the other.
The first, DA Kristen Lord who has already seen her...more
Maeve Maddox, who writes for www.dailywritingtips.com, defines the mystery/thriller/suspense genre as:
mystery: the main character is occupied in tracking down the truth about an event, usually a murder. If the protagonist is in any danger, it is usually moderate, and becomes a problem only as the detective approaches the truth.
thriller: the protagonist is in danger from the outset.
suspense: the main character may become aware of danger only gradually. I...more
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I loved this book. It was really interesting and exciting. It had lots of twists and turns on every page. The plot of the story is about a prosocuter named Kristen whos husband is killed because of a promise a man once made to her. After her husband is killed she is on the run and goes into hiding.
This book is definatly a thriller. I didn't want to put it down. The theme would be things that you've done to other people usually come back to haunt you sometime in life.
Their is ...more
This book is definatly a thriller. I didn't want to put it down. The theme would be things that you've done to other people usually come back to haunt you sometime in life.
Their is ...more
Stephen White is one of my favorite crime writers; his protagonist Alan Gregory is smart but not smart-alecky. When a woman enters the witness protection program after her husband is killed, she herself is hunted by crooked cops. White provides interesting dialogue and plenty of plot twists. Either I'm not smart enough or I don't consciously try to solve his mysteries, but I am frequently surprised by outcomes along the way. By the way, the Alan Gregory series may be read out of sequence rega...more
The only problem I have with an Alan Gregory story is that it always makes me want to move to Boulder. But it was a good story. The pace moved along well. I listened to the audio. Some of the voices the reader used sounded like munchkins from the land of oz and others like they had just inhaled helium which was a bit annoying. And I wonder how much time the writer has spent around 9 year old girls. I don't think they are anywhere near as immature as he has portrayed the girl in the book, at leas...more
Normally he has Alan Gregory speak in first person, but in this book he doesn't. The female character, Kirsten Long and the other names she uses, narrates her part of the story in first person and the rest is spoken by the author. However, on page 41 he forgets his formula and writes a paragraph in first person from Alan. I'm surprised his editor didn't catch that. Oops!
Definitely a sub-par performance from White. The plot was believable but the characters weren't. Kirsten Long w...more
Definitely a sub-par performance from White. The plot was believable but the characters weren't. Kirsten Long w...more
This is an exciting mystery about a lawyer and a wiseguy befriending each other within a flawed witness protection program. As they try to keep the lawyer and her daughter safe from threats on multiple fronts, they use all of their skills (legal and illegal) to help her survive. Set in Boulder, Colorado, there are many places mentioned as part of the setting that help you visualize the story if you are familiar with that city. It is also a Dr. Alan Gregory book. It was was hard to put down.
This is my favorite book in the series. It's more subtle than some of the others with a complexity that reminds me of good wine or chocolate. There is an ironic bittersweetness in the plot and characters that is compelling. It has stayed with me since I read the book two years ago. It's a thriller that will keep you turning pages long after you've told yourself it's time for bed.
This may have been the best Alan Gregory book to date, which is interesting because he is not the primary character. In fact, though the book is primarily first person, it isn't from, his point of view. Alan is called in as a replacement therapist for people in what we think of as the witness protection program. One of his patients, a former prosecuter, is under death threats from a drug dealer she put away. That's par for the course, only her husband was killed in a professional hit and someone...more
This was the first Stephen White book I've read. I was impressed. He caught and held my attention. I felt the bond with the characters and was interested to see how their stories played out. I was only a little disappointed in the ending, but only because I had hopes of a romance happening with two of the characters. However, Mr. White did a wonderful job.
It's been a while since I've read a Stephen White - Dr Alan Gregory book and I must say this one did not disappoint. Kept me on the edge of my chair right up to the last page. The plot took so many twists and turns and I must say the ending was not what I expected. Did not figure this one out. Good read. Carol
Started off a bit messy in the beginning, and didn't manage to really grasp my full attention later on. It's a nice story, nevertheless, and you can feel the main characters greatest emotions.
The plot, I thought, was pretty silly however.
The plot, I thought, was pretty silly however.
Probably my favorite Stephen White novel so far. It is told mostly in first person from the viewpoint of a woman who is in the Witness Protection Program--"The Program" that gives the novel its title. Dr. Alan Gregory is filling in for the normal clinical psychologist working with clients in the witness protection program but the story is only peripherally about him this time. The pacing follows Stephen White's normal pattern--slowly weaving all the threads and connections while the te...more
A classic Alan Gregory story with the emphasis on another main character. Nobody is all good or all bad and the witness protection program can be friend or foe to those lost in its bureaucracy.
I like Mr. White's work but this was written from a different perspective of another character and I wasn't as interested in it as I have been in his other works.
fun read, not exactly pulitzer prize winning writing, but most of the book takes place in Boulder, CO, so it was fun to read and recognize places I've been.
Good, quick, easy read. I've read this one twice, but that may be mostly because I always seem to find it first when looking for something to veg on.
I really enjoyed this book. It was my first experience with the author Stephen White. I will definitely read the rest of the Alan Gregory series starting with book one.
Very good book - I really like the books with Alan Gregory(psychologist). I have read several of these and they are all entertaining
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My favorite of White's books so far...this is the one where Dr. Gregory acquires Anvil, the miniature poodle
I felt sorry for the main character the whole time. Carl the ex-gorilla was a cool character though.
Alan Gregory is not the main character in this one, but it is good all the same.
Well written. Occasional brief TMI. I'd consider reading more by this author.
Good for a Stephen White novel...every once in a while you have to go back to something predictable and mindless.
After my last reveiw of Stephen White's books, I didn't expect much of this one. However, maybe it's the main character growing on me or the story was better, but I really liked this story. It is about a woman who is a district attorney in New Orleans and whos husband is shot in front of her as a message. She and her daughter enter the witness protection program and end up in Boulder. As part of the program, she visits a therapist. There are some great characters and interesting relationships i...more
Don felt it was suspenseful and well written..
This is a great one. Really hitting his stride.
i couldn't put it down
An interesting concept. While this book is part of the Alan Gregory series, Gregory is really a secondary character. It was an interesting way for Stephen White to continue writing about a character that fans like so much, while introducing a new set of characters and a new story line, and a story line where someone else is the main character.
The story is written in the first person of this new character, a woman, and then certain occasions jump to 3rd person so we still get a glimpse into...more
The story is written in the first person of this new character, a woman, and then certain occasions jump to 3rd person so we still get a glimpse into...more
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Stephen White is the author of the New York Times bestselling Alan Gregory novels. In his books, he draws upon over fifteen years of clinical practice as a psychologist to create intriguing plots and complex, believable characters.
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Stephen White is the author of the New York Times bestselling Alan Gregory novels. In his books, he draws upon over fifteen years of clinical practice as a psychologist to create intriguing plots and complex, believable characters.
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