Books by Hal Friedman

A best-selling account follows a family's decades-long struggle with their son's mysterious medical disorder that from the age of five induced violent physical tics and prompted traumatic treatments, a nightmarish situation that also pitted the family against a disheartening medical establishment. Reprint.

When he was five years old, Corey Friedman suddenly developed a mysterious and horrible condition of involuntary tics. As his family went from doctor to doctor, seeking an explanation, Corey was given so many diagnoses and treatments that it became difficult to separate his symptoms from his side-effects. Bestselling thriller author James Patterson, along with Corey's dad Hal Friedman (also a thriller writer), tell the harrowing story of a devastating illness and a screwed-up health system as terrifying as any work of fiction. Despite the awful forces arrayed against them, the Friedmans stick together as a family, and the force of their love and determination is inspirational to behold.

When he was five years old, Corey Friedman suddenly developed a mysterious and horrible condition of involuntary tics. As his family went from doctor to doctor, seeking an explanation, Corey was given so many diagnoses and treatments that it became difficult to separate his symptoms from his side-effects. Bestselling thriller author James Patterson, along with Corey's dad Hal Friedman (also a thriller writer), tell the harrowing story of a devastating illness and a screwed-up health system as terrifying as any work of fiction. Despite the awful forces arrayed against them, the Friedmans stick together as a family, and the force of their love and determination is inspirational to behold.

Katyln quickly realized that she'd left her office door unlocked, a careless habit that could have just become a terrible mistake.Bolting from her desk, she lunged for the door and twisted the insubstantial metal lock until it clicked. The mechanism jiggled when she tried it and gave little assurance it would hold if someone tried to force it. The glass door put her on display, like a parakeet in a cage with a nasty cat on the prowl. No place to run, no place to hide.If Starman had come for her, there would be no one to hear her scream.

An eight-grade class trip from a supposedly perfect and affluent little town to a state forest ends in a horrifying moment when a revered teacher plunges to her death from a towering cliff. If the students present witnessed the events leading up to the accident, they're not telling.No one in the elite and tight-knit suburb of Knollwood, New Jersey, seems to know what really happened to the teacher. Worse yet, no one seems to care. Except Meg Foley. A young, single woman used to instructing inner-city kids, Meg gladly accepts a replacement position in this cushioned community. But in the eyes of her new students she sees a chilling hint of past terrors, and Meg is determined to find out the cause. In her search for the truth, Meg raises painful questions that the people in the town would rather not answer: Was the teacher not what she seemed, not even close? Did a rebellious clan of teenagers take their revenge on a tough, critical authority? Or was it some greater evil that no one dares to acknowledge? The hornet's nest Meg stirs quickly results in antagonism from school and local officials, as her quest probes a lot more than just a tragic but isolated incident. When unseen forces in the community target her as their enemy, first with threats, then with violence, Meg can no longer handle the danger alone.At her request, Meg is joined by maverick Los Angeles police detective Dan Jarrett, her father's partner before his death in the line of duty. Jarrett must protect Meg and discover the truth about a teacher who never expected the result of her last assignment and a town that fiercely protects its own. Mrs. Wilkens prayed silently for someone to help her. She looked over her shoulder as she continued to flee. She couldn't see or hear them any longer but was certain they were still behind her, somewhere.By the time she saw what was just ahead of her, it was too late to stop, and she let out a blood-curdling scream that pierced the quiet at the edge of the earth.