NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The daughter of a diplomat disappears on a school field trip—lured into the Santa Monica Mountains and killed in cold blood. Her father denies the possibility of a political motive. There are no signs of struggle and no evidence of sexual assault, leaving psychologist Alex Delaware and his friend LAPD homicide detective Milo Sturgis to pose the essential question: to pose the essential question: Why?
“Feverish in pace and rich in characters . . . a chilling and irresistible thriller.”—People
Working with Daniel Sharavi, a brilliant Israeli police inspector, Delaware and Sturgis soon find themselves ensnared in one of the darkest, most menacing cases of their careers. And when death strikes again, it is Alex who must go undercover, alone, to expose an unthinkable conspiracy of self-righteous brutality and total contempt for human life.
BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Jonathan Kellerman’s Guilt.
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Both Kellerman and his wife write finely tuned, carefully parsed suspense. Believable mysteries, with carefully developed characters
This is an excellent book and I fear tilt recommend it. Loved the characters and how the author developed each of them.
I thought I had read all of Kellerman’s Alex Delaware books, but this is an earlier book I must have missed. Here, Alex and Milo handle an interesting, twisted case of a murderer who targeted the handicapped to “cleanse” the population. The plotting was good, Alex and Milo were well developed characters, although the supporting characters were …
Always my favorite
Classic Alex Delaware and Milo book. Always enjoyable.
I love reading the Kellerman books!
Keeps your attention to the end. A lot of material that is true to the history of mental issues from the 1800’s to the 1970’s which portray a sad picture of elitism and eugenics in the U.S..
I have read the entire Alex Delaware series and Jonathan Kellerman dissapoints.
Typical Jonathan Kellerman book but I like them all. Some of the Dr. Delaware books are better than others and this one was a good one.
Great book
Love the series
I love the Alex Delaware series.
Nothing new about the plot–reliably interesting but nothing special
not up to James Patterson’s reputation. The first book of his I put down without finishing. Couldn’t keep my interest .
I loved it!
Enjoy Kellermans writing.
I really like reading Jonathan Kellerman,esp
the Alex Delaware series.
I usually enjoy Kellerman’s books, but this one seemed lacking in the usual suspense and action. Repetitious situations and characters.
I love the Alex Delaware series! This was exceptional! Kept me on the edge of my seat!!!
I hadn’t read a Jonathan Kellerman book in a few years, and right now I’m kicking myself for it. The book was great, I’m going to pick up the ones I missed.