Book description
The new complex and masterfully plotted psychological thriller from
Jonathan Kellerman, the No. 1 bestselling author and creator of Alex
Delaware - The Crime Reader. 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? By the time both cases close, Alex and Milo will have
confronted unprecedented narcissism, cruelty, deceit and a cold but
fiendish objectification of the human spirit that shakes both men to the
core... 'Sophisticated, cleverly plotted and satisfying' 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.
