THE Voyeur is hypnotically compelling J.C. Kaminsky [Kaminer] likes to think of himself as a voyeur, a sexual disorientation normally not thought of in connection with a Fifth Avenue psychiatrist. The fact that he holds his own profession in deep contempt in no way hinders his ability to help his clients, including the famous black basketball star Ronald [Charles] "Wizard" Manes. The star cager attributes his increasing success on the court, and amidst the media and the public to Kaminsky [Kaminer], the person who taught him not to allow himself to be a victim. However, the therapy has failed to change the Wizard's relationship with his spouse, a beautiful white nymphomaniac who enjoys pulling his chain.
When the Wizard's spouse is murdered, he naturally became the prime suspect even though his psychiatrist was positive that his client is innocent. Kaminsky [Kaminer] teams up with the victim's psychiatrist, Marion Brockman (who is also his former lover), to see if they can identify the real killer. In the course of their investigation, they resume their relationship. Kaminsky [Kaminer] both fears and yearns for this relationship. Working as a team, they piece together the puzzle of a troubled woman, who inspired deep loathing from everyone except the one person who was supposed to protect and love her, but only ended up destroying her.
Nobody could have expected that actor Michael Moriarty would write a book just months before the OJ case, or that it would be so profoundly disturbing and literary. THE VOYEUR is a murder mystery not easily forgotten due to the lead protagonist. Kaminsky [Kaminer] is a dichotomy of extreme distance and intense involvement with humanity. He is a person who is disturbed and disturbing. There seem to be many more layers left to be revealed about the psychiatrist. Readers will feel a strong compulsion to buy those unpublished tales after reading this book just to learn what makes him tick.
....... Harriet Klausner
Thank you so much for permission to reprint your great review, Harriet! [dw]
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