Help Line

Help Line is the second book in the Portia McTeague series by one of America’s foremost forensic psychologists, based on true-life murder cases in which she has served as an expert witness. In the psychiatric help line of the title, Portia McTeague knows one of her callers is a killer. The first book was Over the Line.

The town of Charlotte, North Carolina, is horrified by the brutal murder of a popular psychic and spiritual healer whose Cable TV call-in programme has gained quite a following among the local New Age community – especially when it becomes clear that this is only one of several violent killings.

Forensic psychologist Dr Portia McTeague has her own Help Line, taking shifts on a local crisis line that provides psychological consultation and referrals for troubled people. Like the caller who identifies himself only as ‘Ivan’. As Ivan’s calls increase, Portia’s unease increases…