Save Johanna!

At thirty-three years of age Johanna Morgan has life under control, or so it seems. A bright and energetic New York magazine writer, Johanna is about to marry successful attorney David Agar, about to write her first novel, about to round a familiar corner and walk off a cliff.In Francine Pascal's chilling psychological thriller, we are welcomed into an utterly reasonable existence in a totally familiar world. All the small events that form the pattern of Johanna's days—the loving moments with David, her warm friendships, the weekly poker games, the checks from her publishers—bespeak safety, security, sanity.Should we be concerned then when Johanna decides to base her novel on the life of the hippie cult leader, mass murder Avrum Maheely? And if Avrum personifies evil in its purest form, why does she find him so fascinating—so irresistible?Johanna's cool professionalism begins to slip away as she leaves the safe terrain of Manhattan and...