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Name: Alias Basil Willing
Rating: 3 (1 reviews)
Author: Helen McCloy

Dr. Basil Willing is a psychiatrist who uses his clinical insight to solve crimes. While in a Manhattan tobacconist, he meets a man who claims to be him and instructs him to return for a dinner party hosted by a fellow psychiatrist. At the event, Willing discovers unsettling secrets about the patients and uncovers the horrifying truth behind their treatment.

First publish date: 1951

Genre: Mystery & Detective/Private Investigator

Authors: Helen McCloy

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