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The Naked Face is the debut novel by the master storyteller, Sidney Sheldon. It depicts two murders – one killed in the street in a ghastly but apparently arbitrary attack, and the other, inhumanly tortured and left to die in agony. Summary of the Book After two murders making news, it is the turn of psychoanalyst Judd Stevens to worry about his life. In a terrifying game of cat and mouse, Judd must become the hunter rather than the hunted if he wants to even stay alive. He has no choice but to analyze his patients with a mindset of not only a psychoanalyst but also a detective. He needs to search for a motive, clue, or reason. Could it be Teri Washburn, the Hollywood starlet, thrown out of the tinsel town in humiliation and now addicted to sex? Could it be Harrison Burke, a leading businessman and troubled paranoiac? Or could it be Alexander Fallon, an irrational evangelist, who firmly believes that God has chosen him to punish all sin in the world? In this noxious game, there can only be one winner, and Judd is compelled to play the game to survive. About Sidney Sheldon Sidney Sheldon was a celebrated American writer and novelist. He began his literary career by writing screenplays for Paramount Pictures and MGM Studios. Sheldon began to acquire fame when three of his musicals fared well on Broadway. He was also the writer for the hit television series, The Patty Duke Show. Sheldon then went on to produce and write I Dream of Jeannie. Sheldon was awarded an Academy Award, a Tony Award, and had an Emmy nomination for his writing and producing prowess. He suffered from bipolar disorder. He passed away in 2007 at Rancho Mirage in California. Some of his other titles are If Tomorrow Comes, The Sky Is Falling, A Stranger in the Mirror, The Doomsday Conspiracy, and Bloodline.