Jonathan Kellerman is een meester in spannende psychologische thrillers, die ingewikkelde verhalen weeft die de duistere kanten van de menselijke psyche onderzoeken. Zijn diepe begrip van psychologie, met name bij kinderen, doordrenkt zijn werk met authenticiteit en complexiteit die lezers diep in zijn mysteries trekken. Kellermans vaardigheid in het creëren van complexe karakter-motivaties en het opvoeren van spanning pagina na pagina maakt hem een gewilde auteur voor fans van boeiende, intelligente thrillers.
In de heuvels van Los Angeles wordt een auto gevonden met een jong stel erin. Allebei zijn ze vermoord met een kogel door het hoofd. Bij haar is ook nog eens een metalen stang door het hart gedreven. Rechercheur Milo Sturgis beseft dat deze zaak op het terrein van zijn vriend komt, de psycholoog Alex Delaware. Het is het terrein van de menselijke geest - complex, geheimzinnig en met een angstaanjagende neiging tot het kwaad. Delaware volgt een pad dat leidt naar een bekende psychiater en naar meer koelbloedige moorden. Naar hebzucht en bedrog.
Edgar Award winner Jonathan Kellerman once more explores the corruption of California and produces a novel of complex characterizations and nonstop suspense. "Scythe-sharp...a great, good read." — Daily News , New York . By the time psychologist Dr. Alex Delaware reached the school the damage was done: A sniper had opened fire on a crowded playground, but was gunned down before any children were hurt. "Though a time bomb is ticking away at the heart of this novel, readers will forget to watch the clock once they begin it." — Chicago Sun Times . While the TV news crews feasted on the scene an Alex began his therapy sessions with the traumatized children, he couldn't escape the image of a slight teenager clutching an oversized rifle. What was the identity behind the name and face: a would-be assassin, or just another victim beneath an indifferent California sky? "Virtually impossible to put aside until the final horrifying showdown." — People . Intrigued by a request from the sniper's father to conduct a "psychological autopsy" of his child, Alex begins to uncover a strange pattern of innocence, neglect, and loss. Then suddenly it is more than a pattern — it is a trail of blood. In the dead sniper's past was a dark and vicious plot. And in Alex Delaware's future is the stuff of grown-up nightmares: the face of real human evil. "A meticulously constructed thriller." — Publishers Weekly .
Eldon H. Mate ziet zichzelf als een weldoener: zieke mensen helpen zelfmoord plegen. Nu is hij vermoord. Door iemand die het niet met zijn ideeën over barmhartigheid eens was? Rechercheur Milo Sturgis wordt op de zaak gezet en roept de hulp in van psycholoog Alex Delaware. Milo en Alex hebben al snel een lijstje met verdachten. Elk van hen heeft een uitstekend motief, maar wie van hen heeft daadwerkelijk een eind gemaakt aan het leven van de omstreden arts...
De vijftienjarige Irit Carmeli wordt koelbloedig tijdens ten schoolreisje in de berger van Santa Monica vermoord. Rechercheur Milo Sturgis staat voor een raadsel en roept de hulp in van Alex Delaware, de kinderpsycholoog. Al snel wordt de zaak een van de grimmigste in de carrière van Alex Delaware. De moord op Irit, dochter van de Israëlische consul, staat niet op zichzelf. Er worden meer slachtoffers gevonden. Ogenschijnlijk hebben ze niets met elkaar te maken, behalve dat ze allemaal gehandicapt waren...
Het begint met een enkele misdaad. De koelbloedige moord op de vijftienjarige Irit Carmeli tijdens een schoolreisje in de bergen van Santa Monica. Binnen enkele dagen wordt de zaak echter een van de grimmigste in de carrière van kinderpsycholoog Alex Delaware. Irit, dochter van een Israëlische consul, is niet het enige slachtoffer. Drie jonge mensen, allen met een handicap, verliezen het leven. Rechercheur Milo Sturgis en inspecteur Daniel Sharayi werken dag en nacht aan de zaak, maar uiteindelijk is het Alex Delaware die undercover moet gaan om de waarheid aan het licht te brengen...
Vier doden liggen er op het asfalt voor een discotheek. Rechercheur Petra Connor kan de identiteit van een van de slachtoffers niet achterhalen. Er is geen enkele aanwijzing en de zaak lijkt rijp voor het archief onopgeloste zaken. Petra Connor besluit te vertrouwen op haar intuïtie. Maar het onderzoek raakt pas echt in een stroomversnelling wanneer haar briljant stagiar Isaac Gomez kans ziet een even bizarre als onthutsende connectie te leggen tussen een aantal onopgeloste moorden.
Sinds de vijfentwintig-jarige Lucy Lowell jurylid is geweest bij een proces tegen en seriemoordernaar, wordt ze gekweld door een telkens terugkerende nachtmerrie waarin een kind iets geheimzinnigs en angstaanjagends ziet. Als deze nachtmerrie ook overdag Lucy's leven gaat beheersen maken kinderpsycholoog Alex Delaware en rechercheur Milo Sturgis zich grote zorgen. Ze vermoeden dat Lucy's nachtmerrie geen gewone angstdroom is, maar de harde werkelijkheid.
Tegen wil en dank vormen de halfbroers Moe Reed en Aaron Fox een team om een vermiste studente op te sporen. De twee mannen verschillen van elkaar als dag en nacht. Moses werkt als jonge rechercheur bij het L.A. Police Department; Aaron is een geslaagde privédetective. Wanneer Aaron ontdekt dat een bekend acteur, die berucht is om zijn drugsmisbruik, iets te maken heeft met het vermiste meisje lijkt er zicht op een doorbraak. Hun onderzoek brengt de broers in de verleidelijke wereld van glamour, geld en macht, waar rijke filmsterren het contact met de werkelijkheid verloren zijn.
Jonathan Kellerman, America's foremost author of psychological suspense, weaves a tale of innocence, urban depravity and the resilience of the human spirit, bringing to life one street kid's efforts to survive in the face of unspeakable evil.
Alex Delaware heeft zijn vaste praktijk van psychotherapeut ingeruild voor losse opdrachten bij de gerechtelijke medische dienst. Daardoor is hij o.m. bevriend geworden met rechercheur Milo van de politie van Los Angeles, met wie hij regelmatig samenwerkt. Zo ook in het geval van Lauren Teague, een jonge vrouw die ooit als 15-jarig meisje bij hem op consultatie kwam. Lauren is spoorloos en niemand heeft er ook maar een flauw vermoeden van wat er met haar gebeurd zou zijn.
In een trendy kunstgalerie wordt het lijk gevonden van Julie Kipper, een jonge, veelbelovende schilderes. Waarom zou ze vermoord zijn? Rechercheur Milo Sturgis roept de expertise in van Dr. Alex Delaware, die verband ziet met een andere bizarre zaak: onlangs is een bluesgitarist bij een nachtclub neergestoken. Is er een seriemoordenaar aan het werk? Waarom sterven juist artiesten die bijna doorbreken naar het grote publiek? Doorbraak is een fascinerende zoektocht naar macabere motieven en duistere gedachten.
In de heuvels van Los Angeles wordt een auto gevonden met een jong stel erin. Allebei zijn ze vermoord met een kogel door het hoofd. Bij haar is ook nog eens een metalen stang door het hart gedreven. Rechercheur Milo Sturgis beseft dat deze zaak op het terrein van zijn vriend komt, de psycholoog Alex Delaware. Het is het terrein van de menselijke geest - complex, geheimzinnig en met een angstaanjagende neiging tot het kwaad. Delaware volgt een pad dat leidt naar een bekende psychiater en naar meer koelbloedige moorden. Naar hebzucht en bedrog...
De zaak van een mediahype: peuter vermoord door twee pubers. Jaren later wordt Alex Delaware onverwacht gebeld door een van de daders, Rand Duchayt. Hij is net vrij en wil Delaware dringend spreken. Maar Rand komt niet opdagen op de afspraak. Niet veel later wordt zijn lichaam langs de snelweg gevonden. Samen met rechercheur Milo Sturgis start Alex Delaware een onderzoek. Al gravend in het verleden stuiten ze langzaam maar zeker op een monster van ongekende omvang...
Midden in de nacht, na een feest, komt Kat zonder benzine te staan. Tot haar wanhoop kan ze niemand bellen: haar mobiel is leeg. Ze weet niet dat ze nooit meer thuis zal komen... Rechercheur Milo Sturgis werkt aan een gruwelijke moord op een lerares. Er is een ooggetuige die de moordenaar heeft zien vertrekken in een dure, donkere auto. De enige die van de dood van de lerares profiteert, is haar zoon, maar hij voldoet helemaal niet aan het dadersprofiel. Milo doet een beroep op zijn onofficiële partner, psycholoog Alex Delaware. Hun methodische onderzoek brengt hen naar de duistere kanten van de uitgaanswereld van Los Angeles. Daar stuiten ze op de verdwijning van Kat. Is er een verband met Milo's moordzaak?
Als zijn vriendin Jocelyn is vermoord kent de jonge psycholoog Jeremy Carrier maar één manier om de pijn in zijn hart te dempen: hard werken. Wanneer er meer vrouwen op dezelfde gruwelijke wijze sterven, wordt Jeremy beschuldigd. Koortsachtig probeert hij zijn onschuld te bewijzen. Dankzij een vreemd genootschap komt hij langzaam maar zeker steeds dichter bij de waarheid... en uiteindelijk op het spoor van een geslepen psychopaat.
Op uitnodiging van de arts Bill Moreland gaan Alex Delaware en zijn vriendin Robin naar het paradijselijke eiland Aruk. Maar als ze zijn aangekomen blijkt hun droom van uitrusten op prachtige zandstranden in idyllische baaien spoedig een illusie. De eilandbewoners worden geterroriseerd, een meisje wordt slachtoffer van kannibalisme. En daarbij wil iemand wel heel erg graag dat Alex en Robin zo snel mogelijk weer vertrekken van Aruk
Elise Freeman wordt dood aangetroffen in haar bad. Op een dvd die in haar boekenkast wordt gevonden, beschuldigt ze drie mannen van ernstige mishandeling. Zij zijn – net als Elise – docenten op een van Los Angeles’ elitescholen. Voor het onderzoek probeert rechercheur Milo Sturgis door te dringen in deze school, maar de elite sluit de rijen, beducht voor een schandaal. Als het één moment is waarop Sturgis de kundigheid van zijn vriend, de psycholoog Alex Delaware, kan gebruiken is het nu.
Psycholoog Alex Delaware hoort een merkwaardig verhaal van de jonge Tanya Bigelow. Haar tante heeft op haar sterfbed een moord bekend. Dat denkt Tanya tenminste te hebben gehoord in haar laatste, cryptische woorden. Alex stemt enigszins sceptisch toe om, samen met rechercheur Milo Sturgis, de zaak te onderzoeken. De aanwijzingen zijn vaag, tot zich opeens een echte moord aandient, die - heel angstaanjagend - een tunnel naar het verleden opent.
Kinderpsycholoog Alex Delaware krijgt een telefoontje van zijn ex-patiënte Melissa Dickinson. Melissa wordt opnieuw geconfronteerd met de grootste angst uit haar jeugd: de man die haar moeder lichamelijk en geestelijk voor het leven verminkte, komt uit de gevangenis. Laag na laag legt Alex Delaware het mysterie bloot dat deze familie omgeeft.
Internationally bestselling husband and wife Jonathan and Faye Kellerman team up for a powerful one-two punch with Capital Crimes , a gripping pair of original crime thrillers. MY SISTER’S KEEPER: BERKELEY Some of progressive state representative Davida Grayson’s views have made her unpopular. Although her foes are numerous no one suspects that any buttons Davida might push could evoke deadly force. But now Davida lies brutally murdered in her office, and Berkeley homicide detectives Will Barnes and Amanda Isis must unravel Davida’s complex, before the killer pulls off a repeat performance. MUSIC CITY BREAKDOWN: NASHVILLE Baker Southerby was a child prodigy performer. But something leads him to become a Nashville cop. His partner, Lamar Van Gundy, is a would-be studio bassist who earned himself a detective’s badge. As part of Nashville PD's elite Murder Squad, they catch a homicide that’s high-profile even for a city where musical celebrity is routine. Capital Crimes is page-turning, psychologically resonant suspense–just what we’ve come to expect from two of the world’s most successful crime writers.
Tijdens een party ontmoet kinderpsycholoog Alex Delaware zijn ex-vriendin Sharon Ransom die hem zes jaar geleden plotseling in de steek liet. Alex negeert Sharon, ondanks haar toespelingen dat ze hulp nodig heeft. De volgende dag is ze dood. Vol schuldgevoel start Alex een verbeten speurtocht naar haar verleden.
Wanneer een gewezen actrice, die vanwege misvormingen van haar gezicht altijd als een kluizenaar heeft geleefd, plotseling verdwijnt, staat de door haar dochter te hulp geroepen psycholoog voor een raadsel.
Wanneer een klein meisje getuige is van een dubbele moord en daarna niets kan of wil zeggen, wordt kinderpsycholoog Alex Delaware ingeschakeld om enig licht op de zaak te werpen.
De zaak van een mediahype: peuter vermoord door twee pubers. Jaren later wordt Alex Delaware onverwacht gebeld door een van de daders, Rand Duchayt. Hij is net vrij en wil Delaware dringend spreken. Maar Rand komt niet opdagen op de afspraak. Niet veel later wordt zijn lichaam langs de snelweg gevonden. Samen met rechercheur Milo Sturgis start Alex Delaware een onderzoek. Al gravend in het verleden stuiten ze langzaam maar zeker op een monster van ongekende omvang...
This anthology features 13 mystery stories written by well-known mystery authors collaborating with their children and grandchildren. Each story features a short personal introduction by the adult and child writing team on what it was like to collaborate on their included story. Contributors include Scott Turow, Sharyn McCrumb, Stuart Kaminsky, Jonathan Kellerman, Elizabeth Engstrom, and many others.
New York Times bestselling author Jonathan Kellerman is one of the world's most popular writers, with tens of millions of his books in print in two dozen languages. He has brought his expertise as a child psychologist to numerous tales of suspense, including fourteen critically acclaimed and bestselling novels featuring child psychologist sleuth Alex Delaware. Now, for the first time, here are two of his popular Alex Delaware books in one volume. Taunt, penetrating, terrifying, Devil's Waltz and Bad Love are Kellerman at his best. From the hospital to the street, Delaware follows mysterious killers in two of the most suspenseful works ever, tracking them down through a combination of keen perception and psychological expertise. In Devil's Waltz, Delaware explores a dark side of parental love. In Bad Love, Delaware follows the twisted logic of a stalker's mind games, aware that next the stalker may be coming for him. In both, weaving a web of disturbing events that will thrill and captivate as he reveals their stunning conclusions.
Dr. Morton Handler practiced a strange brand of psychiatry. Among his specialties were fraud, extortion, and sexual manipulation. Handler paid for his sins when he was brutally murdered in his luxurious apartment. The police have no leads, but they do have one possible witness: seven-year-old Melody Quinn. It's psychologist Alex Delaware's job to try to unlock the terrible secret buried in Melody's memory. But as the sinister shadows in the girl's mind begin to take shape, Delaware discovers that the mystery touches a shocking incident in his own past. This connection is only the beginning, a single link in a forty-year-old conspiracy. And behind it lays an unspeakable evil that Delaware must expose before it claims another innocent victim: Melody Quinn. First in the series. "Suspenseful, neatly spun, fascinating" (Philadelphia Daily News) "Grab yourself a copy soon." (Los Angeles Times)
When a young couple takes possession of their dream home, they can't wait to remodel the neglected mansion. That is until they make a gruesome discovery of a rusted metal strongbox containing two rotting leather doctor's bags. And inside each bag, swaddled in sheets of sixty-year-old newspaper, lies a tiny human skeleton. The case hits the media, and theories abound. The most likely culprit is a mysterious woman, employed as private nurse to wealthy L.A. families during World War Two and Lieutenant Milo Sturgis consults psychologist Alex Delaware for insight into the perpetrator's motives. But the horror is just beginning. Two more bags are discovered, but this time the infants inside have been dead less than a month. Is a copycat at work? Or is there a link between the two finds which goes back decades?
In Johathan Kellerman's riveting and ingenious new novel, Monster , Dr Alex Delaware faces one of the most grisly and baffling mysteries of his career: how can a non-functional psychotic, locked up in a supposedly secure institution for homicidal madmen, predict brutal murders in the outside world? Delaware and his friend and partner, Detective Milo Sturgis, must penetrate this enigma in order to stop the horrific killings. A minor actor is found dead in the boot of a car, his body sawn in half. Months later a psychologist at a hospital for the criminally insane is discovered murdered and mutilated in an eerily similar way. When reports of an inmate's incoherent ramblings begin to make frightening sense as the predictions of yet more deaths, Delaware and Sturgis are drawn into a web of family secrets, vengeance and manipulation - both inside the asylum and on the streets of Los Angeles, where death, drugs and sex are marketed as commodities. The climactic discovery they make as they race to prevent more killings gives fresh and terrifying meaning to the concept of monstrosity.
Thieves, liars, killers, and conspirators—it's a criminal world out there, and someone has got to write about it. An eclectic collection of the year's best reportage, The Best American Crime Reporting 2008 brings together the murderers and the masterminds, the mysteries and missteps that make for brilliant stories, told by the aces of the true-crime genre. This latest addition to the highly acclaimed series features guest editor Jonathan Kellerman, bestselling author of more than twenty crime novels, most recently Compulsion and the forthcoming Bones.Story of a snitch / Jeremy Kahn --A season in hell / Dean La Tourette --I'm with the Steelers / Justin Heckert --House across the way / Calvin Trillin --Caged life / Alan Prendergast --Badges of dishonor / Pamela Collof --Dangerous minds / Malcolm Gladwell --Dean of Death Row / Tad Friend --Tainted kidney / Charles Graeber --Ploy / Mark Bowden --Day of the dead / D. T. Max --Just a random female / Nick Schou --Serial killer's disciple / James Renner --Mercenary / Tom Junod --Murder at 19,000 feet / Jonathan Green
"LAPD homicide lieutenant Milo Sturgis is a master detective. He has a near-perfect solve rate and he's written his own rule book. Some of those successes the - toughest ones - have involved his best friend, the brilliant psychologist Alex Delaware. But Milo doesn't call Alex in unless cases are different. This murder warrants an immediate call. Milo's independence has been compromised as never before, as the department pressures him to cater to the demands of a mogul: a hard-to-fathom, megarich young woman who is obsessed with reopening the coldest of cases the decades-old death of the mother she never knew. The facts describe a likely loser: a mysterious woman found with a bullet in her head in a torched Cadillac that has overturned on infamously treacherous Mulholland Drive. No physical evidence, no witnesses, no apparent motive. And a slew of detectives have already worked the case and failed. But as Delaware and Sturgis begin digging, the mist begins to lift. Too many coincidences. Facts turn out to be anything but. And as they soon discover, very real threats lurking in the present."--Provided by publisher
A much-loved woman's dead body is found in her apartment, victim of horrendous overkill even as her dining room table is perfectly set for a romantic dinner. Turns out her devoted boyfriend has an alibi and, with few clues leading to a suspect, LAPD's Lieutenant Milo Sturgis calls in psychologist Alex Delaware for help. Then another woman's shot execution style; three bullets in the back of her head leave her husband with a profitable business. He's got an alibi too. As the body count builds, Alex and Milo make the horrible realization that they're dealing with a diabolically manipulative killer intent on playing the most twisted and bloodiest kind of game with the cops -- and with Milo, specifically.
Los Angeles, a city of sunlight and celebrity, reveals a darker side to Homicide Lt. Detective Milo Sturgis and psychologist Alex Delaware. One morning, they stumble upon a shocking scene in a seemingly idyllic neighborhood: a naked young man lies dead in the street, apparently the victim of a hit-and-run. However, the discovery of a blood trail leading to a nearby home suggests a more sinister scenario. Inside, they find a young woman brutally murdered. The identity of the male victim remains a mystery, but the woman, Cordelia Gannett, raises further questions. Alex recognizes her from a complicated child custody case. Gannett, a self-styled internet influencer, had previously misrepresented herself as a psychologist and continued her online career despite legal troubles. As Alex and Milo dig deeper, they uncover Gannett's troubled relationships, a painful family history, and a questionable past. They must determine whether she was a target or if the man in the street was collateral damage. The investigation reveals layers of deception and the potential connection between the two victims, leading to a complex double homicide mystery.
The doctors call it Munchausen by proxy, the terrifying disease that causes parents to induce illness in their own children. Now, in his most frightening case, Dr. Alex Delaware may have to prove that a child's own mother or father is making her sick. Twenty-one-month-old Cassie Jones is bright, energetic, the picture of health. Yet her parents rush her to the emergency room night after night with medical symptoms no doctor can explain. Cassie's parents seem sympathetic and deeply concerned. Her favorite nurse is a model of devotion. Yet when child psychologist Alex Delaware is called in to investigate, instinct tells him that one of them may be a monster. Then a physician at the hospital is brutally murdered. A shadowy death is revealed. And Alex and his friend LAPD detective Milo Sturgis have only hours to uncover the link between these shocking events and the fate of an innocent child. From the Paperback edition.
Kinderpsycholoog Alex Delaware gaat samen met zijn vriend rechercheur Sturgis op zoek naar een vermist meisje en haar moeder, die na een gewonnen zaak over voogdij en twee moorden verdwijnen.
Dr. Alex Delaware and Detective Milo Sturgis must make sense of a nonfunctional psychotic's ramblings that seem to predict the horrific killings happening on the streets of Los Angeles.
Some secrets are worth killing for. In an upscale Bel Air property, two lovers are found dead in a swimming pool. The man is the playboy heir to a business empire, and the woman is his even wealthier married neighbour. An illicit affair is the perfect motive. But the house is untouched - no forced entry, no forensic evidence - and so LAPD homicide lieutenant Milo Sturgis and asks psychologist Alex Delaware to help unpick the case. It quickly becomes clear that both victims had troubled pasts. Now Alex and Milo must confront LA's darkest side as they unravel a trail of deadly secrets . . . ____________________________ Praise for Jonathan Kellerman's New York Times No.1 bestselling thrillers: 'Sophisticated, cleverly plotted and satisfying' Sunday Telegraph 'High-octane entertainment' The Times 'Exceptionally exciting' New York Times 'Jonathan Kellerman has delivered the goods again, adding another instalment to a series that shows no sign of running out of steam' Shots Magazine
A gripping new crime novel featuring Alex Delware from the bestselling master of suspense. When Lieutenant Milo Sturgis and Psychologist Alex Delaware are called to the scene of a converted LA industrial building with a man brutally murdered inside, it sets off their most complex case yet. The victim had recently received rave media attention for his latest photography project: images of homeless people living their 'dreams'. However, some saw this elaborately costumed project as nothing more than exploitation. Did anger turn to murder? Or do the roots of violence reach down to the victim's family - a clan, sired by an elusive billionaire? As new murders arise, Alex and Milo look into the unsettling case, culminating in one of the deadliest threats they've ever faced.
When the phone rings in the middle of the night, child psychologist Alex Delaware does not hesitate. Driving through the dream-lit San Fernando Valley, Alex rushes to Jamey Cadmus, the patient he had failed five years before--and who now calls with a bizarre cry for help. But by the time Alex reaches Canyon Oaks Psychiatric Hospital, Jamey is gone, surfacing a day later in the hands of the police, who believe Jamey is the infamous Lavender Slasher, a psychotic serial killer. Wooed by a high-powered attorney to build a defense, Alex will get a chance to do what he couldn't five years ago. And when he peers into a family's troubled history and Jamey's brilliant, tormented mind, the psychologist puts himself at the heart of a high-profile case. Because Alex knows that in a realm of money, loss, and madness, something terrible pushed Jamey over the edge--or else someone is getting away with murder.
One wild party. One night of hedonism. Four counts of murder ... A run-down mansion nestled between Beverley Hills and the San Fernando Valley is leased out for one night to house a party big enough to herald the end of days. When a limo is discovered in the grounds of the house the morning after with four dead bodies inside, a mind-bending case begins. With no link between the four people in the car, and each of the victims murdered in a different way, psychologist Alex Delaware and LAPD Lieutenant Milo Sturgis are about to begin their grisliest and most baffling case yet. And as they struggle to make sense of the vicious mass slaying, they will be forced to confront a level of lust and evil for which their combined wisdom can provide no preparation.
Early one morning a foreman shows up at the building site of a mega-mansion. Proceeding up unfinished plank steps, he arrives at the master bedroom. There, lying on a blanket, are a man and a woman, stabbed and bludgeoned to death. Who are the lovers? Why have they chosen a construction site for their late-night tryst. Is the double murder simply a horrific example of wrong-place, wrong-time? Or were the victims stalked? And will the outrage be repeated? Alex and Milo are called in;as they struggle to make their way through the alternative universe that is the domain of the impossibly rich, they discover a scheme rooted in deception and evil beyond even their imaginations.
Weaving together the threads of a mystery that lead from a child's murder to a young scientist's suicide, Kellerman draws one of the most chilling, frighteningly realistic portraits of evil you will ever experience in SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST. New York Times No 1 bestseller Jonathan Kellerman is the author of KILLER and BREAKDOWN, and this thriller is perfect for fans of Harlan Coben and Michael Connelly. The mentally disabled daughter of a diplomat is killed in cold blood in a deserted corner of the Santa Monica mountains. Her father adamantly denies the possibility of a political motive, which leaves LAPD detective Milo Sturgis and his friend Alex Delaware to pose the question: why? The father is so intent on controlling the investigation that Alex and Milo start to wonder if he wants to find the truth - or keep it buried. Within days, and after another killing, Alex finds himself ensnared in one of the darkest, most menacing cases of his career. Driven to find answers, Alex goes undercover, alone, to expose the smug brutality of a murderous conspiracy and a terrifying contempt for human life.
No one conducts a more chilling, suspenseful tour through the winding corridors of criminal behavior and psychopathology than Jonathan Kellerman, the bestselling “master of the psychological thriller.” The incomparable team of psychologist Alex Delaware and homicide cop Milo Sturgis embarks on their most dangerous excursion yet into dark places where risk runs high. Dylan Meserve and Michaela Brand, young lovers and acting students, vanish after a rehearsal. Three days later, they are found in the Malibu mountains, battered and terrified after a harrowing ordeal at the hands of a sadistic abductor. They were carjacked at gunpoint and subjected to confinement, starvation, and assault. However, doubts arise about their story, and forensic details reveal the abduction to be a hoax. Charged as criminals, the couple claims emotional problems, leading to a court-ordered psychological evaluation for both. Michaela is examined by Alex, who finds her claims of depression credible but insufficient to explain her lies. The case is closed, only to be violently reopened when Michaela is murdered, and Dylan goes missing. Is he the killer or a victim? As Delaware and Sturgis dig deeper, they uncover eerily identical killings and a bizarre epidemic infecting the city with terror and madness. What truly happened to the couple who cried wolf?
The 40th Alex Delaware novel from the No. 1 New York Times bestselling master of suspense. 'Gripping' The Times ________________________________________________ In the middle of the night, Detective Lieutenant Milo Sturgis is called to a Westside hospital. A young woman has been left dead at the entrance to the E.R. Milo soon identifies the victim as an aspiring actress, and evidence points him in the direction of a Hollywood misfit with an arrest record. Before they can arrest the suspect, however, he is found shot dead on his balcony. Milo calls brilliant psychologist Alex Delaware to help unpick the case. But as more bodies appear, linked only by the rifle used to kill them, the more complicated it becomes. It is clear there are darker forces at work. Can Alex and Milo uncover the truth before it's too late? ____________________ Praise for Jonathan Kellerman's bestselling thrillers- 'Sophisticated, cleverly plotted and satisfying' Sunday Telegraph 'High-octane entertainment' The Times 'Exceptionally exciting' New York Times 'Jonathan Kellerman has delivered the goods again, adding another instalment to a series that shows no sign of running out of steam' Shots Magazine
The gripping new thriller from multi-bestselling author Jonathan Kellerman and his son, Jesse, features a deputy coroner and a seemingly impossible case set against an atmospheric Californian backdrop.'Storytelling at its best, I loved it' Kathy ReichsA DETECTIVE UNDER PRESSURE Deputy Coroner Clay Edison is juggling a new baby who won't sleep with working the graveyard shift. For once he's trying to keep things simple. A HAUNTING DISCOVERY When infant remains are found by developers demolishing a local park, a devastating cold case is brought back to light. A DESPERATE SEARCH FOR ANSWERS Clay has barely begun to investigate when he receives a call from a man who thinks the remains could belong to his sister - who went missing fifty years ago. Now Clay is locked in a relentless search that will unearth a web of violence, secrets and betrayal. Because in this town, the past isn't dead. It's very much alive. And it can kill.
In this gripping novel, a series of horrifying events unfold in an upscale L.A. neighborhood, beginning with the discovery of an infant's body buried for sixty years during a backyard renovation. Shortly after, a young woman is found shot in a nearby park, prompting LAPD homicide detective Milo Sturgis to enlist the help of brilliant psychologist Alex Delaware. Despite Delaware's extensive experience, unraveling the chilling case proves challenging. Delving into the past reveals a beautiful nurse entangled with a mysterious lover, a seemingly perfect wealthy doctor, and a hospital with a notorious reputation—all long gone and shrouded in anonymity. As the investigation progresses, the case unexpectedly connects to the world of celebrity privilege, exposing a dark underbelly filled with unholy rituals and grisly sacrifices. Alex and Milo, hailed as a uniquely original detective duo, must confront a deranged mind of monstrous cunning, pushing the boundaries of their expertise. With praise highlighting Kellerman's psychological insight and storytelling prowess, this novel promises a thrilling exploration of violence, innocence, and the complexities of the human psyche.
In Heartbreak Hotel by New York Times No.1 bestseller Jonathan Kellerman, criminal psychologist Dr. Alex Delaware investigates the death of his most mysterious patient to date. Fans of Michael Connelly and Harlan Coben will revel in this knife-sharp storytelling from the master of psychological suspense. At nearly one hundred years old, Thalia Mars is a far cry from the patients child psychologist Dr. Alex Delaware normally treats. But the charming, witty woman convinces Alex to meet with her in a suite at The Aventura - a luxury hotel with a checkered history. What Thalia wants from Alex are answers to unsettling questions - about guilt, patterns of criminal behaviour, victim selection. When Alex asks the reason for her morbid fascination, Thalia promises to tell all during their next session. But when he returns the following morning, his question goes unanswered, and new ones arise... In their most puzzling investigation to date, Alex and homicide detective Milo Sturgis must peel back the layers of a fascinating but elusive woman's life. For Thalia Mars is a victim like no other, an enigma who harboured nearly a century of secrets and whose life and death draw those around her into a vortex of violence. FORTY BESTSELLERS. HUNDREDS OF CASES SOLVED.
Jonathan Kellerman has firmly established himself in the realm of psychological thrillers with his acclaimed Alex Delaware series. In this latest installment, Delaware embarks on a chilling journey into the complexities of the human psyche. Homicide detective Milo Sturgis expresses his desire for a classic whodunit, but the grim scene behind the yellow crime-scene tape reveals anything but a simple case. A young couple is found murdered in a car on a secluded lover's lane, each victim suffering a gunshot wound to the head, with the woman also impaled by a metal spike. This horrific act signals to Milo that standard police procedures won't suffice, leading him to enlist Delaware's expertise.
The female victim remains unidentified, while her companion, Gavin Quick, has a troubled past that brings him to a therapist's couch. Delaware aims to uncover crucial clues, but faces resistance from Dr. Mary Lou Koppel, a celebrity psychologist protective of her clients' privacy. As another gruesome murder occurs, Delaware realizes his investigation has struck a nerve. Delving into Quick's chaotic final days, he uncovers a chilling web of greed, corruption, and betrayal within a profession he thought he understood. This provocative and suspenseful narrative showcases Kellerman's creative prowess, delivering an unforgettable experience for readers.
The fantastic follow-up to CRIME SCENE by masters of the psychological thriller genre Jonathan and Jesse Kellerman. A MEASURE OF DARKNESS features deputy coroner Clay Edison in another gripping case . . .
The latest work by Jonathan Kellerman promises an intense reading experience, showcasing his exceptional storytelling skills. With a gripping narrative that delves into the lives of victims, the book is designed to captivate readers and keep them engaged long into the night. The heightened tension and intricate plot developments demonstrate Kellerman's ability to elevate his craft, making this a must-read for fans of suspenseful fiction.
L.A. psychologist-detective Alex Delaware has received a strange, anonymous package in the mail. Inside is an album filled with gruesome crime-scene photos. When his old friend and colleague, homicide detective Milo Sturgis, views the compendium of death, he is immediately shaken by one of the images: a young woman tortured, strangled, and dumped near a freeway ramp. The murder was one of Milo’s first cases as a rookie homicide cop: a vicious killing that he failed to solve—and has haunted him ever since. Now, two decades later, someone has chosen to stir up the past. As Alex and Milo set out to uncover what really happened twenty years ago, their relentless investigation reaches deep into L.A.’s nerve centers of power and wealth—past and present. While peeling back layer after layer of ugly secrets, they discover that the murder of one forgotten girl has chilling ramifications that extend far beyond the tragic loss of a single life.
A murder case strikes a personal chord for Deputy Coroner Clay Edison, drawing him into a gripping and emotional investigation. This thriller, crafted by a bestselling father-son duo, promises to deliver a compelling narrative filled with tension and intricate storytelling, as it explores the impact of crime on personal lives and relationships.
In a glamorous area of Los Angeles, the Beverley Fauborg hotel is about to close for good. Psychologist Alex Delaware and his girlfriend Robin are making a farewell visit to the hotel bar when one patron in particular grabs their attention a beautiful but aloof young woman dressed all in white. Two days later, Alex is called in on a murder case and is shocked when he recognises the victim as the woman in white. Discovering her true identity is not going to be easy though and, Milo's investigation into the girl nicknamed 'Mystery' leads him to the darkest of secrets in the highest of places.
Psychological thrillers have a unique way of unsettling readers, and when two masters of the genre collaborate, the experience intensifies. In this gripping tale, deputy coroner Clay Edison faces the challenge of determining whether a death is due to natural causes or foul play. His investigation begins with the death of Walter Rennert, a reclusive psychology professor found dead at the bottom of his stairs. Initially, it appears to be a straightforward case of misfortune exacerbated by alcohol and health issues. However, Rennert's daughter, Tatiana, believes her father has been murdered and persuades Clay to delve deeper into his life. As Clay uncovers unsettling connections, including the suspicious death of Rennert's colleague in a similar manner, he becomes increasingly determined to uncover the truth. This journey leads him into the darkest aspects of human nature, where he must confront chilling revelations. Clay's role as a coroner involves listening to the stories of the deceased, but this time, he finds himself entangled in a narrative that sends shivers down his spine.
A brilliant, deeply dedicated psychologist, Grace Blades has a gift for treating troubled souls and tormented psyches—perhaps because she bears her own invisible scars: Only five years old when she witnessed her parents’ deaths in a bloody murder-suicide, Grace took refuge in her fierce intellect and found comfort in the loving couple who adopted her. But even as an adult with an accomplished professional life, Grace still has a dark, secret side. When her two worlds shockingly converge, Grace’s harrowing past returns with a vengeance. Both Grace and her newest patient are stunned when they recognize each other from a recent encounter. Haunted by his bleak past, mild-mannered Andrew Toner is desperate for Grace’s renowned therapeutic expertise and more than willing to ignore their connection. And while Grace is tempted to explore his case, which seems to eerily echo her grim early years, she refuses—a decision she regrets when a homicide detective appears on her doorstep. An evil she thought she’d outrun has reared its head again, but Grace fears that a police inquiry will expose her double life. Launching her own personal investigation leads her to a murderously manipulative foe, one whose warped craving for power forces Grace back into the chaos and madness she’d long ago fled.
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It's been over a year since LAPD detective Jacob Lev learned the remarkable truth about his family, and he's not coping well. He's back to drinking, he's not talking to his father, the LAPD Special Projects department continues to shadow him, and the memory of a woman named Mai haunts him day and night. And while Jacob has tried to build a bridge to his mother, she remains a stranger to him, imprisoned inside her own tattered mind. Then he comes across the file for a gruesome, unsolved murder that brings the two halves of his life into startling collision. Finding the killer will take him halfway around the world, to Paris, a city both of romance and gritty, dark streets. It's a dangerous search for truth that plunges him into the past. And for Jacob Lev, there's no place more frightening.
They have a hundred guests to question, and a strong suspicion that the motive for murder is personal...The party's over. AND THE HUNT FOR THE KILLER IS ON. _'Jonathan Kellerman's new crime thriller delivers a killer wedding in more ways than one ...
DOUBLE HOMICIDE is a superb collaboration between two bestselling thriller writers, Faye and Jonathan Kellerman. 'Writing as a team for the first time, the Kellermans get it just right: pacing, plotting, even the prose . . . oh-so-refreshingly readable' (Kirkus Reviews). This stunning collaboration is bound to appeal to all fans of Patricia Cornwell and Harlan Coben. In Santa Fe, Darrel Two Moons and Steve Katz are called to the scene of a blunt-force homicide. Did the deceased, a wealthy art dealer, stumble on a burglar stealing a priceless painting, or did one of his many enemies finally seek revenge? Dorothy Breton is called to downtown Boston to find that her elder son is a witness to the killing of a promising athlete in a shoot-out. The evidence is stacked against the obvious culprit - until the autopsy shows the young man didn't die of gunshot wounds . . .
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of the acclaimed Alex Delaware novels and the award-winning #1 international bestselling author of The Genius combine their extraordinary talents for one of the most unusual—and unnerving—thrillers of the year. Detective Jacob Lev has awakened dazed and confused: it appears he picked up a woman the night before, but can’t remember anything about it. And then suddenly, she’s gone. Not long after, he’s dispatched to a murder scene in a house in the Hollywood hills. There is no body, only a head. And seared into a kitchen counter is a message: the Hebrew word for justice. Lev is about to embark on an odyssey—through Los Angeles, London, and Prague, through the labyrinthine mysteries of a grotesque ancient legend, and most of all, through himself. All that he has believed to be true will be upended. And not only his world, but the world itself, will be changed.
"After a narrow escape from his burning house, psychologist Dr. Alex Delaware is ready for a relaxing getaway. And revered scientist Dr. Woodrow Wilson Moreland has just the ticket for Alex and his girlfriend, Robin Castagna: an all-expenses-paid vacation to a Pacific island retreat. It won't all be fun in the sun, however. But helping Dr. Moreland prepare his fascinating case files for publication is business Alex is happy to mix with pleasure. Unfortunately, pleasure is in short supply on the remote island of Aruk, with its dark history hanging heavy in the tropical air. Though reports of a bloody native uprising and mutants haunting the jungle may be rumors, the brutal, unsolved murder of a young woman is very real. So is the bad vibe Alex and Robin get from a battling pair of married scientists, a scandal-hunting writer, a duo of menacing beach bums, and a politician with a hidden agenda. Not to mention their enigmatic host, a man being eaten alive by secrets. As another savage murder stuns the island, a dangerous storm closes in ... and so does the conspiracy consuming Aruk like a strangling vine. With no one to trust but each other, Alex and Robin must track down the hellish truth beneath a lost paradise--before the blue Pacific waters run red with more spilled blood."-- Amazon.com
Few know Los Angeles like #1 bestselling author Jonathan Kellerman, whose novels of psychological drama and criminal detection make the city a vibrant character in its own right. In this gripping tale, Alex Delaware is drawn into a twisting, shadowy whodunit that embodies L.A. noir. The closing of the Fauborg Hotel, a cherished romantic spot for Alex and Robin Castagna, marks a bittersweet farewell as they gather one last time with fellow patrons. Among them is a striking young woman, alone and enigmatic, whose melancholy captivates Alex. He wonders about her story and her connection to the silent bodyguard outside the hotel.
Two days later, Alex is approached by police detective Milo Sturgis, seeking his insights on a grisly homicide. To his shock, the victim is the same beautiful woman who had spent her last hours sipping champagne at the Fauborg. With a mutilated body and no DNA match, her identity remains elusive. As a tipster's sordid revelation begins to crack the case, the dark secrets that emerge threaten to make Alex and Milo's pursuit of justice not only challenging but potentially fatal.
In an upscale L.A. neighborhood, a backyard renovation unearths an infant’s body, buried sixty years ago. Soon thereafter, in a nearby park, another disturbingly bizarre discovery is made not far from the body of a young woman shot in the head. Helping LAPD homicide detective Milo Sturgis to link these eerie incidents is brilliant psychologist Alex Delaware. But even the good doctor’s vast experience with matters both clinical and criminal might not be enough to cut down to the bone of this chilling case. Backtracking six decades into the past stirs up tales of a beautiful nurse with a mystery lover, a handsome, wealthy doctor who seems too good to be true, and a hospital with a notorious reputation—all of them long gone, along with any records of a newborn, and destined for anonymity. But the specter of fame rears its head when the case unexpectedly twists in the direction of the highest echelons of celebrity privilege. Entering this sheltered world, Alex little imagines the macabre layer just below the surface—a decadent quagmire of unholy rituals and grisly sacrifice.
Unraveling the madness behind L.A.’s most baffling and brutal homicides is the specialty of sleuthing psychologist Alex Delaware. In this gripping tale, bestselling author Jonathan Kellerman masterfully blends classic police procedural elements with chilling insights into the human psyche. The story begins with the gruesome murder of the acid-tongued Vita Berlin, whose lifeless body is discovered in a grotesque arrangement. LAPD detective Milo Sturgis, faced with the horror of the crime scene, calls upon Delaware to help track down the killer. As more victims are found, each murdered in a similarly horrific manner yet with no apparent connection, the investigation intensifies. The only clue left behind is a blank page marked with a question mark, hinting at a killer grappling with his own dark impulses. Under pressure to prevent citywide panic, Milo seeks to uncover links between the victims while Alex delves into the shadowy world of mental health treatment, from upscale therapists to a closed institution where dark alliances may have formed. As the pieces of the puzzle come together, a disturbing portrait of a sinister mind emerges, leaving Alex haunted by the case long after it concludes.
Guitar sleuth and music-history detective Deke Dickerson tells the true tales behind 48 rare-guitar and amplifier finds that will make any player or collector green with envy. A hoarder's attic stuffed with nearly 600 vintage guitars still in their boxes. A mint 1954 Fender Telecaster tucked under a bed in a family friend's house. Jazz legend Charlie Christian's Gibson ES-250, spotted in a magazine ad. A rare-as-hen's-teeth Shoreline Gold '56 Fender Stratocaster hidden in attic for 30 years! These are just some of the stories to which Dickerson treats readers. These days, baby boomers who wish they'd been rock 'n' roll stars have shot the vintage guitar market into the stratosphere. And just as with classic valuable automobiles, finding that holy grail of a guitar stashed away beneath a bed, in a closet, in the dusty corner of a guitar shop, or up in an attic is something that all guitar aficionados dream of. Here are some of of those stories, related in compelling fashion by the author and illustrated with eimages of the rare finds.
