The Architect: A Novel

How would you feel if the man you hired to build your house never stopped? Not only did he continue to construct your house but began to also construct your life, make you perfect. If you didn't become perfect you could simply be eliminated and he would start anew. It was a good book overall but it started rather slow. Keep reading it picks up.

I was really excited to read this book. Gosh once I started it I wish I hadnt. Im one of those that once I start a book I have to finish it no matter what.

It was slow. There wasnt enought thrill for me. for all the boring details and pointless talk, you would think they at least made a good ending. But nope.

I dont understand what happened with Whitney in the end. he went from loving her everything about her. to just dropping her. I understand she covered things but there was no leading that she was crooked if she was.

his son there was nothing on the progress.

There was no feelings how everyone felt once they found out who it was killing there family.
too many loose ends. not enough action.


I will say this isnt usually the kind of novel I read. maybe its me not liking this genre. but I will try reading abother psychological thriller in the future. there just wasnt any thrill to me

Surprisingly good Jonathan Kellerman-esque thriller.

I had a tough time starting this one and after getting through the first couple chapters it started to catch some interest. Not a bad book at all.

Another excellent Keith Ablow book. His thrillers are always profoundly written and keep me on the edge of my seat. Two thumbs up!

Keith Ablow's best book so far, except maybe the first. You get to know the killer intimately, and the parallels with the psychological issues Frank Clevenger is working through is fascinating. Couldn't put it down.

West Crosse is a brilliant, handsome architect with a love of ideal beauty and a commitment to creating it at all costs. But the rich, powerful families who employ him don't realize that he has a dark side: Crosse can't stop at designing their homes, he must make their lives beautiful as well.To Crosse, that means murdering abusive spouses, a toxic lover, predatory business partners or anyone else who doesn't fit with his ideal of perfection. As Crosse begins his master work, the FBI's Frank Clevenger begins the ultimate cat and mouse game. I enjoyed this book and give it an A+!

West Crosse, the architect, is a perfectionist to a fault....a big fault. Not only must his Mansions be perfectly suited to the client, Crosse doesn't stop there. Crosse and Dr. Clevenger, a forensic psychiatrist, are deeply and broadly fleshed out by Ablow. I feel like I know them really well. Ablow is a genius at doing this.

Great Novel! It was a quick read, and captured my interest from the first page. The writing flows well, and the main characters are very well developed. You get a sense that there is great depth behind both West Crosse and Frank Clevenger. Several of the other characters in the book were less developed, yet they still worked. You get just enough sense of the lives of West Crosse's victims to regret their deaths, not enough to prevent their dismissal from the heart and mind pretty quickly. The imagery surrounding this particular killers' murders is pretty gruesome. I never was violated by the story, and the author's treatment of the death scenes was handled without a lot of blood and gore, but the twisted mind that would do the things West Crosse did was a very disturbing thought. There is a second story within this story, or perhaps it is the main story, with the West Crosse murders a sub story. The story of the struggle of Frank to relate to his son, Billy, who is adopted and disturbed, while dealing with emotions driven out of his own similar past, is a very relevant and interesting. It humanized the story line, and brought it into the "real" world. I would highly recommend this novel to most people. It has enough relevance that I believe most people would find it interesting and valuable to read. I am interested in reading more of Keith Ablow's work.

maniac architect sounds like an interesting idea, pregnant with possibilities. Disturbed psychiatrist on the other hand - seems like a cliche at this point.I thought the father-son portion of the book was really underdeveloped, pretty raw. Overall, book started out well, but got scattered towards the end. And, really predictable. Couldn't wait to finish this one, but not in a good way...