Review: Review on The Procedure
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 12 6, 2012
Melanie Allen comes in for her check up with her OBGYN, Dr. Reed Neumann who has been her doctor since her conception as a test tube baby at the Upstate Family Clinic in New York over 28 years ago. When she senses his stress, she asks what's wrong. With her? Probably nothing more than a vitamin deficiency, but he mentions that he needs a temporary receptionist. She offers and makes arrangements for Maddy, her identical twin to watch Eric, her three-year-old son while she stays at one of the clinic's cabins.Once at work, she looks for her file, her sister's, and her son's. They are missing. Does Dr Neumann have them? There's something suspicious about the computer files, too. She goes to his private office. He is drunk and deeply disturbed while watching the video of a found ice man from over 5,000 years ago. The same ghost apparition she sees a few moments later. She explains it as her imagination.Melanie rekindles her relationship with Philip, the doctor's son over a dinner. On their next date she invites him to her cabin for dinner and they have sex.Melanie finds she has been locked from the computer file, the hard copy records, and the grounds and her area have cameras. She visits the retired Helen Fellow. It is crammed with old medical files. Maybe hers? There's no time to search now, but while Helen is in Florida it's possible. Melanie drops and hides her earring and then once she's sure Helen is gone she gets a key from Robert, her son. It gets stranger when Melanie searches the upstairs and finds a baby's crib.At the clinic, Melanie sees her ghost in the building Dr. Neumann has only allowed Robert to enter. Melanie goes in using a key she found at Helen's. Inside she finds body organs ready for transplant. Robert finds her there and he doesn't want her to leave.The Procedure by Margaret Belle I would judge as a mystery with suspense, romance, and paranormal elements in it. Except for the dynamics between Philip, Melanie and Dr Neumann, the characters' motivations and reactions are well written. Although I had some suspicions about the plot, I was surprised by many of the plot twists.