The late Frederick Busch's books just kept getting better and better. CLOSING ARGUMENTS, his 17th book, is a darkly disturbing - and I mean REALly disTURbing - novel of murder and sexual obsession (with an unhealthy dose of S&M and bondage in the mix). Let's see, there is also a close look at post-traumatic-stress-disorder, as experienced by both victims of childhood abuse and Vietnam combat veterans. Attorney Mark Brenner and his client, Estella Pritchett, are two kinky characters you will not soon forget. Their lawyer-client relationship becomes dark and dangerous all too quickly. Both hold dark secrets that are at the heart of this twisted story. A bit of King, a bit of Roth and a LOT of Frederick Busch. Suspense is too mild a word to describe this story. And the ending, well ... You'll just have to read the book. Higly literate, deeply disturbing, I recommend it highly. ( )