New York: Penguin, (1989). A novel of psychological suspense, originally published in 1947, set in New York city, complete with a psychiatrist/friend who considers himself a crime solver and doesn't seem to know the meaning of patient confidentiality. - Philip Banter, who is working as an account executive at his father-in-law's ad agency finds himself drinking too much to drown out a voice in his head, and his marriage is in trouble. Then Philip finds a manuscript entitled 'Confession' in his office, "a 'confession' which turns out to be a prophecy, accurate in almost every detail. Is he the victim of a conspiracy to drive him mad, or did he type the manuscript himself? As the 'confession' grows lengthier and more destructive, can he find the willpower to resist its terrifying inevitability?" A title in the Penguin Classic Crime series. 218 pp. ISBN: 0-140107355.