Line of Fire - Alan Gregory Series Author:Stephen White Dr. Gregory is starting to feel settled, hopeful that a long period of upheaval in his private life is behind him. He refocuses his energy on his clinical psychology practice, where a beguiling new patient captivates him, but the interlude of calm doesn?t last. Devastating fires are threatening Boulder. Alan?s dear friend Diane is showing signs ... more »of a long-simmering emotional collapse. And Alan?s most pressing fear ? the exposure of a dangerous secret ? has become a peril too real to ignore. A new witness has surfaced, causing the police to reopen their investigation into the suicide of a woman named Justine Winter Brown. When Alan and his equally culpable friend, Sam Purdy, inadvertently disclose their involvement in her death to a stranger, any confidence they feel about riding out a renewed investigation evaporates. The trail that leads to Alan and Sam, once cold, has turned white-hot. With his vulnerability mounting daily, Alan suspects that his mesmerizing new patient may be the catalyst that could cause everything he treasures ? his marriage, his family, his friendships, and his future ? to implode. As flames lick at the city, the story hurtles toward a shocking conclusion that leaves the stage set for a jaw-dropping last act ? the upcoming final book in the two-decades-long Alan Gregory saga.« less