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John Dolan Vincent, a clever mathematician and skilled forger living in Los Angeles, battles drug addiction and a chronic migraine. His attempt to self‑medicate leads to a mental hospital stay, threatening involuntary commitment. After each visit, John invents new identities—his art of ‘contortion’—to escape the consequences of his double life. When he and his girlfriend Keara confront underworld thugs who want back the fake documents he created, the stakes rise. John must outwit a demanding psychiatrist and protect his fabricated existence, knowing that truth can seal his fate.
First publish date: 2002
Genre: Psychology/General Psychology
Authors: Craig Clevenger
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