Anatomy of Fear
A Novel of Visual Suspense
by John Santlofer
Anatomy of Fear is a most unusual suspense novel. It is illustrated every few pages by the author. Jonathan
Santlofer is a well known and well respected artist. His work has been reviewed by The New York Times,
Art in America, Artform, and many others. His work appears in many collections, including the
Art Institute of Chicago, Chase Manhattan Bank, and now, Anatomy of Fear. It is his fourth written work.
The basis for this story is that the main character Nate is a police sketch artist for the NYPD. His works
are so accurate that he seems to be almost psychic. One out of three of his cases are solved when he does the
sketch work. As the book progresses the reader is treated to actual sketches of the criminals that he is in
pursuit of.
Then Nate teams with a detective in an attempt to apprehend a White Supremacist murderer that feels he gets
his order to kill straight from God. The killer is also an artist who begins to leave his work behind at the
scenes of his murders.
Things become confused and Nate himself becomes a suspect because of the similarity of both artist works. In
order to solve the crimes Nate turns to his grandmother, a native of Puerto Rico, who is also a Santeria or
voodoo priestess for help.
Anatomy of Fear was a very unusual book with illustrations made by the author. The premise is
different and a definite attention grabber. The clues are many but beware of red herrings left along the way to
make the reader think. |
The Book |
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers |
April 10th, 2007 |
Hardcover |
0060881979 / 978-0060881979 |
Suspense |
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The Reviewer |
Susan Johnson |
Reviewed 2007 |
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