Loving Time

April Woo #3

by Leslie Glass

In a pricey bachelor pad, a tormented man loses the battle for his soul...and dies a terrible death, apparently by his own hand....

In a huge hospital complex, an ex-nurse steals through the halls, hiding behind a phony ID...and plotting to exact a terrifying revenge....

In an elegant high-rise, a driven psychiatrist tries to manipulate the truth...and escape punishment for the sins of her past....

Deadly obsessions at a prestigious psychiatric institute, where people are dying--and killing--for love, lead NYPD Detective April Woo and eminent psychiatrist Jason Frank into the dangerous and shadowy area of sabotage and criminal responsibility--in an institution where a cold-blooded killer lurks...and where words can be the most lethal weapon of all.

Genres: Mystery, Mystery Thriller, Fiction, Crime

432 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published October 1, 1996

About the author

LESLIE GLASS's new book, the Mother Daughter Relationship Makeover is a memoir and exploration of the issues that drive mothers and daughters (and also sons) apart. Her experience as founder and editor of Reach Out Recovery, the online wellness and recovery magazine, inspired her to move beyond her beloved April Woo mystery series and focus on helping people by writing recovery books for people of all ages. Since 2011, she has produced two award winning documentaries, The Secret World of Recovery, and The Silent Majority and developed a website with followers from all over the globe wanting to know more about addiction, recovery, relationships, and health. Reach Out Recovery has more than 1500 original articles.

In her early career Leslie worked in publishing and has written for a variety of media. She was a journalist at New York magazine and a short-story and feature writer for Cosmopolitan and Woman’s Own in Great Britain. A playwright and the author of the critically acclaimed mystery series featuring NYPD Detective Sergeant April Woo, Glass is also the author of Over His Dead Body, Sleeper, The Teen Guide to Health, Find Your True Colors in 12 Steps, The 8 C's That Help Me Be All Right.
She lives in Sarasota, Florida.

Series
* April Woo Mystery

Reviews

[Laz the Sailor · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this a long time ago. I think I liked it.

[Alton Motobu · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fuzzy muddled ending kept this from getting 4 stars. The first three fourths of the book is interesting and suspenseful as a former nurse, fired for giving wrong meds to a patient, seeks revenge on the hospital administrators who he blames for his dismissal; he plays dirty tricks on them and kills another patient. NY detectives Sanchez and Woo with psychiatrist Jason Frank investigate but are hindered by the FBI. In the last fourth they solve the crime, but someone else confesses to one of the killings, and other subplots are unresolved - there are irrelevant meanderings about Sanchez's mother, April's mother, and Sanchez dealing with his unrequited romantic feelings toward April. All of this mars the capture of the killer, which could have been an exciting conclusion, but the story keeps going into overtime.

[Rogue Reader · Rating 4 out of 5]

Reading these slightly out of order but as I've read them all before it really doesn't matter. No technology to date the writing and take me out of the narrative. The cultural conundrums between Woo and Sanchez are fun: food, families, curse words - I think Woo is taking on more of Sanchez' colorful exterior and perhaps Sanchez more of Woo's interior attributes. These are a good read.

[Lynn Gainer]

Enjoyable psychological thriller. Interesting detective team. Third in a series

[Anna · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting, well built characters, and just enough action. The characters drove the story (just like it should be). And many of the characters were interesting, keeping you hoping them to interact even more with each other. And having a Chinese-American detective, April Woo, as one of the protagonists was refreshing.
Well built suspense - I'll try another book of the series some day. Some characters could have been even edgier for me - like something more for Bobbie, and Clara was screaming to get a taste of her own medicine.

[Sandy Brandes · Rating 4 out of 5]

leslie glass once again did not disappoint. while this one was not nearly the edge-of-your-seat page turner the last one was, it certainly had well developed characters and plenty of action to keep me interested start to finish.

love the developing relationship between detective april woo and sergeant mike sanchez. these 2 characters, along with psychiatrist jason frank continue from the first 2 offerings by this author.

[Annabelle · Rating 2 out of 5]

Another bore with Amy Woo. Although I did like her and her skinny dragon mother who insults Amy all the time. However the character development of Bobbie Bourdeau, multiracial, white trash from New Orleans is a bit interesting. But the unethical high profile psychiatrist, Clara Treadwell is very thin. I didn’t care about anyone, but there is a little

[Vfields Don't touch my happy! · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the third book in the Woo series and it is a solid entry. Woo is becoming much more attracted to her partner and he is beginning to what his independence from his mother with love and the ‘dragon mother’ is a well rounded character. This tale surrounds a mental health hospital with crazy obsessed, misunderstood doctors and equally disturbed supporting characters. Good Show!

[Pam · Rating 4 out of 5]

i love these characters & this one kept me guessing. they're hard to find & i'm ready them 'way out of order & it was good to find some of the backsotry.