Издания и произведения

-'Happy fifty-third birthday, Doctor. Welcome to the first day of your death. You ruined my life. And now I fully intend to ruin yours. 'You have exactly one fortnight, starting tomorrow morning at 6 a.m., to discover who I am. When you succeed you must purchase one of those tiny ads at the bottom of the New York Times front page, and print my name there. 'If you do not succeed, then ... you will take note that the second sheet of this letter contains the names of fifty-two of your relatives. If you are unable to purchase the ad as described, then you will have this choice: kill yourself immediately or I will destroy one of these…

"Happy 53rd birthday, Doctor. Welcome to the first day of your death." When a mysterious letter bearing these threatening words is delivered to Dr. Frederick Starks, his predictable life is thrown into chaos. Suddenly, the psychoanalyst is plunged into a horrific game designed by a man who calls himself Rumplestiltskin. The rules: in two weeks Starks must guess Rumplestiltskin’s identity and the source of his fury. If he succeeds, he goes free. If he fails, one by one, Rumplestiltskin will destroy fifty-two of Dr. Starks’ loved ones–friends, relatives, children–unless the good doctor agrees to kill himself. "You ruined my life. And…

В подарок на пятидесятитрехлетие законопослушный психотерапевт Ричард Старке получает письмо, исполненное нечеловеческой ненависти. Анонимный автор письма предлагает врачу - вернее, ставит его перед необходимостью - сыграть в некую замысловатую игру. Условия игры таковы, что проигравший - а им, скорее всего, окажется доктор Старке - не доживет до следующего своего дня рождения. Но порой стоит восстать против очевидности и тем самым спасти жизнь - свою и близких тебе людей.