JONATHAN KELLERMAN

Desde que Jack el Destripador aterrorizó los bajos fondos de Londes en 1888, no se había visto un escenario criminal tan horripilante vomo en "Víctimas"

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.

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

"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.

An Alex Delaware thriller - compulsive, intriguing and unputdownable Early one morning a foreman shows up at the building site of a mega-mansion. Proceeding up unfinished plank steps, he arrives at the master bedroom. There, lying on a blanket, are a man and a woman, stabbed and bludgeoned to death. Who are the lovers? Why have they chosen a construction site for their late-night tryst. Is the double murder simply a horrific example of wrong-place, wrong-time? Or were the victims stalked? And will the outrage be repeated? Alex and Milo are called in and as they struggle to make their way through the alternative universe that is the domain of the impossibly rich, they discover a scheme rooted in deception and evil beyond even their imaginations.

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

An Alex Delaware thriller -- compulsive, intriguing and unputdownable A woman's body is found in marshland outside LA. By the next morning the police have discovered the decaying corpses of three more women. They were all prostitutes except for the most recent victim; a classically trained pianist employed by a wealthy family, Selena Bass seems out of place in the grim tableau. Psychologist Alex Delaware is drafted in by homicide detective Milo Sturgis to help with the case. Details of the crimes suggest a serial killer is prowling LA's gritty streets. But when a new murder deviates from the pattern, derailing a possible profile, Alex and Milo must look beyond the suspicion of madness! and consider an even more sinister mind at work. There are no easy answers, for the darkest of drives and desires will fuel the most devious of foes.

La llamada anónima tiene un tono siniestro y un desconcertante mensaje acerca de "un muerto verdadero... enterrado en su pantano". Los eco-voluntarios al otro extremo del teléfono piensan que se trata de una broma, pero cuando el cuerpo de una joven emerge en el pantano nadie ríe. Y cuando afloran a la superficie más cuerpos de víctimas, el detective de homicidios Milo Sturgis se da cuenta de que se enfrenta a un malévolo asesino. Su primer movimiento consiste en llamar al psicólogo Alex Delaware.

He claims his first victim while posing as a glamorous woman; his next disguise is that of a feeble old man. There is no obvious connection between his targets, save the savage fate that awaits each of them...and the inexplicable use of stolen luxury cars. Baffled by this killer, LAPD Detective Milo Sturgis teams up with psychologist Alex Delaware in order to track one of the craftiest, most ruthless enemies they've ever faced, unearthing much more that they bargained for: the abduction and dismember- ment of a young woman; a decade-old, never-solved multiple slaying in a small town north of L.A: and the long-ago disappearance of a couple in New York City. Chilling, pulse-pounding, unforgettable, Compulsion is about the drive to destroy, and the lies that murderers tell themselves so that they can go on killing.

One night a young woman disappears ...In broad daylight a retired teacher is stabbed to death ...In a small-town beauty parlor two women are butchered ...Three baffling cases, linked only by a lack of motive until psychologist Alex Delaware and LAPD Detective Milo Sturgis stumble upon a clue. A stolen luxury car is found undamaged and unblemished - except for a tiny, solitary bloodstain. Soon they uncover other expensive cars 'borrowed' before a killing. Soon the pair are hunting for a multiple killer, from LA high society to its desperate slums, even to New York and a forgotten cold case. However the killer proves to be a fleeting shape-shifter, defying identification. To unmask him, Alex and Milo will have to understand his murderous compulsion.

The ingenious, intriguing and breathtakingly good new novel from number one psychological thriller writer Jonathan Kellerman. Her name is Elise Freeman, and her chilling cry for help -- to whoever may be listening -- comes too late to save her. On a DVD found near her lifeless body, the emotionally ... Show more The ingenious, intriguing and breathtakingly good new novel from number one psychological thriller writer Jonathan Kellerman. Her name is Elise Freeman, and her chilling cry for help -- to whoever may be listening -- comes too late to save her. On a DVD found near her lifeless body, the emotionally and physically battered woman chronicles a year-and-a-half-long ordeal of monstrous abuse at the hands of three sadistic tormentors. But even more shocking than the lurid details is the revelation that the offenders, like their victim, are teachers at one of LA's most prestigious prep schools. With Elise dead, homicide detective Milo Sturgis is assigned to probe the hallowed halls of Windsor Prep Academy. And if ever he could use Dr Alex Delaware's psychological prowess, it's now. From the start, this case promises to be an uphill climb for truth and a down-and-dirty fight for justice. Allegations of rape, assault, and possibly murder at this esteemed institution renowned for moulding Ivy Leaguers make for a social and political time bomb -- especially given that one of the students has connections high up in City Hall. Alex and Milo must penetrate the citadel of wealth and scholarship to expose the hidden anguish, dirty secrets, and deadly sins festering amongst LA's elite. But power and position are not easily surrendered, for that's when the best and the brightest turn brutal and ugly. Searching for predators among the privileged, Alex and Milo may well be walking into a highly polished death trap.

Contiene: Desaparecido, Obsesión y Furia

Alex Delaware and LAPD detective Milo Sturgis investigate the death of Alexs most mysterious patient to date in the sensational new thriller from the master of suspense, #1 New York Times bestselling author Jonathan Kellerman.At nearly one hundred years old, Thalia Mars is a far cry from the patients that child psychologist Alex Delaware normally treats. But the charming, witty woman convinces Alex to meet with her in a suite at the Aventura, a luxury hotel with a checkered history.What Thalia wants from Alex are answers to unsettling questionsabout guilt, patterns of criminal behavior, victim selection. When Alex asks the reason for her morbid fascination, Thalia promises to tell all during their next session. But when he shows up the following morning, he is met with silence: Thalia is dead in her room.When questions arise about how Thalia perished, Alex and homicide detective Milo Sturgis must peel back the layers of a fascinating but elusive womans life and embark on one of the most baffling investigations either of them has ever experienced. For Thalia Mars is a victim like no other, an enigma who harbored nearly a century of secrets and whose life and death draw those around her into a vortex of violence.Heartbreak Hotel is classic Delaware and classic Kellerman.

The new novel from Jonathan Kellerman, 'MASTER OF THE PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER', perfect for fans of Harlan Coben and David Baldacci. ALEX DELAWARE RETURNS . . .A brilliant criminal psychologist, Alex works with the police to help solve the most complex of crimes in Los Angeles, city of illusions, glamour and infamy.An affluent family returns home from Sunday dinner only to find the murdered and brutalized corpse of a total stranger in their house. This baffling, twisted tale tests Alex and Milo to their intellectual and emotional limits.PRAISE FOR JONATHAN KELLERMAN: 'A thriller which gives your wits a work-out. Endlessly intriguing; as good as they come' Literary Review'Sophisticated, cleverly plotted and satisfying psychodrama' Sunday Telegraph'Kellerman's psychology skills and dark imagination are a potent literary mix' Los Angeles TimesFORTY BESTSELLERS. HUNDREDS OF CASES SOLVED.