JONATHAN KELLERMAN

Seine Verbrechen sind die Taten eines kranken, getriebenen Geistes. Und ein Hilferuf. Eine brutale Mordserie versetzt die Bewohner von Los Angeles in Panik. Das erste Opfer wurde in seiner Wohnung gefunden - die eigenen Gedarme wie eine Kette um den Hals geschlungen. Bald sind vier weitere Menschen tot. Die einzige Verbindung: Bei jedem Opfer findet sich ein weies Blatt mit einem Fragezeichen. Angesichts der abnormen Grausamkeit des Taters erhofft sich Detective Milo Sturgis Hilfe von dem Psychologen Alex Delaware. Die Ermittlungen fuhren die beiden Freunde an einen Ort, an dem Unmenschlichkeit und Wahnsinn einen verhangnisvollen Pakt eingegangen sind.

Un couple est surpris dans une position non équivoque dans une villa huppée de Borodi Lane. Oui, mais la femme a été étranglée, l'homme a une balle dans la tête. Puis la demeure est incendiée. L'enquête s'enlise jusqu'à ce que Milo Sturgis découvre que l'insaisissable propriétaire est un sultan indonésien, roi du pétrole. Quel est cet homme prêt à sacrifier son bien pour effacer tout indice ?

Fans of Jonathan Kellerman's Alex Delaware novels will be pleased that Obsession features lots of Alex Delaware playing judicious shrink (both to a patient and in solving crimes) and plenty of Milo investigating. For those who don't like Robin, she plays a tiny role in this story. The story starts off with a very strong premise: A former patient, Tanya Bigelow, wants his help in contacting Milo to get some help in checking out what seems to be a death-bed confession from her adopted mother, Patty, a highly regarded ER nurse. Alex correctly points out that there may be no crime at all, but Tanya wants to know. Tanya becomes Alex's patient again as her obsessive-compulsive tendencies resurface in the wake of becoming an orphan for the second time. Part of the appeal of the story is that you'll be rooting for Tanya throughout. That makes it easier to emotionally relate to the mystery. The book soon bogs down into an extensive procedural that involves checking out all of the crimes associated with the areas around the places where Patty and Tanya had lived. Very little of this digging turns out to be relevant to solving the Patty mystery . . . but new questions arise as the investigation triggers strong reactions that pull Alex and Milo toward different puzzles. Along the way, you'll meet some pretty unappealing (at best) and disgusting (at worst) characters who will usually surprise you by acting more unpleasantly than you expect. I felt like I needed a long shower with lots of soap to get the filth off me after reading this book. The characters are either drawn in very simple terms, or stay exactly the same throughout the book, with the exception of Tanya. Thank God for that! Otherwise, you will often feel like you are reading an overly plot-driven novel where the characters don't matter. If you like intricate plots, you'll feel like you've got a dandy here. For my taste, the plot development seemed like it was overdone. I would have been happier with a simpler plot that moved along faster in a shorter book. If abnormal psychology is your thing, Obsession is rich in that vein. You'll get keen insights into at least two different types that you probably don't run across every day. The book's charm is mostly wrapped up in many short sequences involving Blanche, Alex's dog. These sections are fine enough to make you w

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Jonathan Kellerman ha conquistado a lectores de todo el mundo con su maestría para el thriller psicológico. Sus obras han alcanzado el primer puesto de las listas de los más vendidos en multitud de paises. El doctor Alex Delaware recibe una llamada para evaluar a una aspirante a actriz que es acusada, junto con su novio, de escenificar su propio secuestro, y se olvida del caso cuando la investigacion parece estancarse... Hasta que la chica es salva-jemente asesinada. De repente, lo que parecia un procedimiento sencillo da un giro inesperado. Dylan Meserve, el novio de la victima, tambien ha desaparecido, y el conserje de la escuela de actores a la que asistian tiene un pasado inquietante. Alex, acompañado del detective de homicidios Milo Sturgis, comienza a hacer audiciones a los sospechosos y a buscar en las sordidas profundidades del punto debil de Los Angeles. Y pronto apareceran otros muchos aspirantes a cadaver... Este thriller rapido e inteligente demuestra de nuevo por que los libros de Kellerman residen en las listas de los mas vendidos Booklist Kellerman escribe tramas de tal complejidad que sus novelas encuentran entre las obras mas gratificantes de cualquier genero popular de ficcion... Kellerman se crece con cada libro Time Out Con Desaparecido, Kellerman continua con su costumbre de publicar una novela mejor que las anteriores, mientras deja caer que aun hay cosas mejores por venir. Pero resulta dificil de creer que leeremos algo mejor que Desaparecido Book Reporter Kellerman es un maestro en el arte de atrapar a los lectores News Press Kellerman ha convertido en arte la novela de suspense psicologico Los Angeles Times Book Review

Contiene: Desaparecido, Obsesión y Furia

El doctor Alex Delaware recibe una llamada para evaluar a una aspirante a actriz que es acusada, junto con su novio, de escenificar su propio secuestro, y se olvida del caso cuando la investigación parece estancarse... Hasta que la chica es salva-jemente asesinada. De repente, lo que parecia un procedimiento sencillo da un giro inesperado. Dylan Meserve, el novio de la victima, tambien ha desaparecido, y el conserje de la escuelade actores a la que asistian tiene un pasado inquietante. Alex, acompañado del detective de homicidios Milo Sturgis, comienzaa hacer audiciones a los sospechosos y a buscar en las sordidas profundidades del punto debil de Los Angeles. Y pronto apareceran otros muchos aspirantes a cadaver...

Une jeune femme est retrouvée morte dans sa baignoire, plongée dans de la neige carbonique. L''équipe de choc que forment Alex Delaware et Milo Sturgis ne tarde pas à constater que la hiérarchie poli

The first graphic novel adaptation from master of psychological suspense Jonathan Kellerman brings a stunning new visual edge to the classic New York Times bestseller Silent Partner_a "harrowing tale of murder and manipulation" (The Plain Dealer) that "hits the reader right between the eyes" (Los Angeles Times Book Review)...

"NEW YORK TIMES "BESTSELLER After thirty-five riveting, internationally acclaimed novels of psychological suspense, #1 "New York Times" bestselling author Jonathan Kellerman returns with his most stunning thriller to date. "Killer" is a mesmerizing L.A. noir portrayal of the darkest impulses of human nature carried to shocking extremes. The City of Angels has more than its share of psychopaths, and no one recognizes that more acutely than the brilliant psychologist and police consultant Dr. Alex Delaware. Despite that, Constance Sykes, a sophisticated, successful physician, hardly seems like someone Alex needs to fear. Then, at the behest of the court, he becomes embroiled in a bizarre child custody dispute initiated by Connie against her sister and begins to realize that there is much about the siblings he has failed to comprehend. And when the court battle between the Sykes sisters erupts into cold, calculating murder and a rapidly growing number of victims, Alex knows he's been snared in a toxic web of pathology. Nothing would please Alex more than to be free of the ugly spectacle known as Sykes v. Sykes. But then the little girl at the center of the vicious dispute disappears and Alex knows he must work with longtime friend Detective Milo Sturgis, braving an obstacle course of Hollywood washouts, gangbangers, and self-serving jurists in order to save an innocent life. " " "Killer" is Kellerman--and Delaware--at their finest. Praise for "Killer" " " "As usual, the rapport between Alex and Milo is a show-stealer, and longtime fans . . . will love the well-executed flashbacks to Alex's professional past."--"Booklist" " " "Kellerman kicks this one up to a whole new level."--"RT Book Reviews" Praise for Jonathan Kellerman "Jonathan Kellerman has justly earned his reputation as a master of the psychological thriller."--"People" "Kellerman really knows how to keep those pages turning.""--The New York Times Book Review"

The latest addictive thriller from No. 1 New York Times bestselling author Jonathan Kellerman, the master of psychological suspense, in his acclaimed series featuring Doctor Alex Delaware. Well-used to elevated emotions, psychologist Alex Delaware shrugs off a joking death threat from beautiful Beverly Hills physician Constance Sykes, whose attempt to secure legal custody of her baby niece is thwarted by Alex's forthright report to the court. Alex plays down the threat until LAPD's Milo Sturgis rushes to his side with the shocking word on the street that a hit's been taken out on him. But while Alex may be in grave danger, it won't be from the Beverley Hills doctor, for Connie is soon discovered brutally slain. When her sister Cherie and the baby disappear, apparently on the run, Alex's search for answers leads him to aged rockers, charming homeboys and even Machiavellian judges. As the darkest of secrets are peel away, and a cruel system churns through family lives, Alex seeks to stop a vicious killer and save a child from a life of nightmares...or worse.

The latest addictive thriller from No. 1 New York Times bestselling author Jonathan Kellerman, the master of psychological suspense, in his acclaimed series featuring Doctor Alex Delaware.Well-used to elevated emotions, psychologist Alex Delaware shrugs off a joking death threat from beautiful Beverly Hills physician Constance Sykes, whose attempt to secure legal custody of her baby niece is thwarted by Alex''s forthright report to the court. Alex plays down the threat until LAPD''s Milo Sturgis rushes to his side with the shocking word on the street that a hit''s been taken out on him.But while Alex may be in grave danger, it won''t be from the Beverley Hills doctor, for Connie is soon discovered brutally slain. When her sister Cherie and the baby disappear, apparently on the run, Alex''s search for answers leads him to aged rockers, charming homeboys and even Machiavellian judges.As the darkest of secrets are peel away, and a cruel system churns through family lives, Alex seeks to stop a vicious killer and save a child from a life of nightmares... or worse.

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