NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In one of the most frightening and challenging cases of his career, Dr. Alex Delaware must confront a strange medical mystery involving a child. “Reads like wildfire . . . harrowing suspense.”—The New York Times Book Review Twenty-one-month-old Cassie Jones is the picture of health. Yet her parents rush her to the emergency room night after night with symptoms … rush her to the emergency room night after night with symptoms no doctor can explain. Cassie’s parents seem genuinely concerned. Her favorite nurse is a model of devotion. When Delaware is called in to investigate, instinct tells him that one of them could be a monster. Then a physician 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 Cassie’s terrifying condition and these shocking, seemingly unrelated events.
BONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from Jonathan Kellerman’s Guilt.
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As always Kellerman writes a good “Who dunnit” This one keeps you guessing with the additional subplots. Interesting characters and heartbreaking story. I couldn’t wait to turn the next page.
Started slow but then kept picking up steam. I don’t like the occassional cursing — it is not needed, so 4 star instead of 5. If you like cursing, you’d probably give it a 5.
I found it a little slow. It was still intriguing and had good, well known characters. I found the story about Munchausen by proxy very uncomfortable, but managed to continue to the end.
not one of his better books.too much talking and not enough action
The best of Dr. Delaware. I LOVED it.
Another page turner with Alex Delaware and Milo Sturgis. One of the best of his.
I love all Alex Deleware books and this was no exception! Although this book is situated some 10+years back it resonates even today. As always you’re never sure who’s the culprit until everyone has been examined. But even if you guess it early on, it’s still a great read!