Book description
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. 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. After another killing, within days 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. Sophisticated, cleverly plotted and satisfying' Alex
Delaware may be The Crime Reader but his extraordinary skills at
understanding criminal behaviour come from Jonathan Kellerman, the
ultimate crime writer. Jonathan Kellerman has brought his expertise as a
clinical psychologist to more than thirty bestselling crime novels. He
is one of the world's most popular authors, creating plots and
characters that are among the most unusual and convincing in crime
fiction. He has won the Goldwyn, Edgar, and Anthony awards and has been
nominated for a Shamus Award. Jonathan and his wife, writer Faye
Kellerman, live in California, New Mexico, and New York. Their four
children include novelists Jesse Kellerman and Aliza Kellerman. www.
jonathankellerman. com
