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A much-loved womans dead body is found in her apartment, victim of horrendous overkill even as her dining room table is perfectly set for a romantic dinner. Turns out her devoted boyfriend has an alibi and, with few clues leading to a suspect, LAPDs Lieutenant Milo Sturgis calls in psychologist Alex Delaware for help. Then another womans shot execution style; three bullets in the back of her head leave her husband with a profitable business. Hes got an alibi too. As the body count builds, Alex and Milo make the horrible realization that theyre dealing with a diabolically manipulative killer intent on playing the most twisted and bloodiest kind of game with the copsand with Milo, specifically.

The new masterfully plotted, stand-alone pyschological thriller from No. 1 bestseller Jonathan Kellerman, featuring tough, brilliant young pyschologist Grace Blades, a former student of Alex Delaware. A brilliant and dedicated psychologist, Grace Blades has a gift for treating troubled souls and tormented psyches - because she bears her own invisible scars. Only five years old when she watched her parents die in a bloody murder-suicide, Grace took refuge in her fierce intellect and found comfort in the loving couple who adopted her. But her now-accomplished life has a secret side, ruled by an insatiable desire; by night she pursues the addictive thrills of sexual trysts with strangers. And when her two worlds unexpectedly converge, Grace''s past returns with a vengeance, threatening to destroy everything she''s fought for - including her life. Shaken by the murder of her newest patient and fearful that an investigation will expose her double life, Grace sets out to probe the crime herself. But when she stumbles on the dead man''s true identity, a horrifying chapter from her childhood is violently reawakened, forcing Grace to confront a decades-old act of evil crying out to be avenged. Suddenly stalked by dangerous men, Grace must turn to the talent for survival she''s depended on all her life in order to face down the darkest personal demon she''s ever battled: her own.

A brilliant, deeply dedicated psychologist, Grace Blades has a gift for treating troubled souls and tormented psychesperhaps because she bears her own invisible scars: Only five years old when she witnessed her parents deaths in a bloody murder-suicide, Grace took refuge in her fierce intellect and found comfort in the loving couple who adopted her. But even as an adult with an accomplished professional life, Grace still has a dark, secret side. When her two worlds shockingly converge, Graces harrowing past returns with a vengeance.Both Grace and her newest patient are stunned when they recognize each other from a recent encounter. Haunted by his bleak past, mild-mannered Andrew Toner is desperate for Graces renowned therapeutic expertise and more than willing to ignore their connection. And while Grace is tempted to explore his case, which seems to eerily echo her grim early years, she refusesa decision she regrets when a homicide detective appears on her doorstep.An evil she thought shed outrun has reared its head again, but Grace fears that a police inquiry will expose her double life. Launching her own personal investigation leads her to a murderously manipulative foe, one whose warped craving for power forces Grace back into the chaos and madness shed long ago fled.

From two #1 bestselling masters of crime fiction comes an extraordinary thriller about family, murder, and secrets.Its been more than a year since LAPD detective Jacob Lev learned the remarkable truth about his family, and hes not coping well. Hes back to drinking, the LAPD Special Projects Department continues to shadow him, and the memory of a woman named Mai haunts him. And while Jacob has tried to build a bridge to his mother, she remains imprisoned inside her own tattered mind.Then he comes across the file for a gruesome unsolved murder that brings the two halves of his life into startling collision. Finding the killer will take him halfway around the world, to Paris. Its a dangerous search for truth that plunges him into the past.And for Jacob Lev, there is no place more frightening.

Criminal psychologist Dr. Alex Delaware is pushed to his limit like never before in Breakdown by New York Times No.1 bestseller Jonathan Kellerman. Fans of Michael Connelly and Harlan Coben will love this sabre-sharp storytelling from the master of psychological suspense. Dr. Alex Delaware first meets beautiful and emotionally fragile actress Zelda Chase when called upon to evaluate her five-year-old son. Years later, Alex is unexpectedly reunited with Zelda when she is involuntarily committed after a bizarre psychotic episode. But tragedy strikes and shortly after her release, Zelda is discovered dead in the grounds of a palatial L.A. estate. Having experienced more than enough of the city's dark side to recognise the scent of evil, Alex turns to his friend, LAPD Lieutenant Milo Sturgis, for help in finding the perpetrator. Meanwhile, Alex is caught up in another quest: the search for Zelda's missing son. And when other victims vanish from the same upscale neighborhood, worry turns to terror. As Alex struggles to piece together the brief rise and steep fall of a gorgeous, talented actress, he and Milo unveil shattered dreams, the corruption of a family, and a grotesque betrayal of innocence. With each devastating revelation and damning clue, Alex's brilliant mind is challenged as never before - and his determination grows to see a killer caged and the truth set free.

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

Après huit ans de prison, Rand clame toujours son innocence : il n'a pas tué cette fillette quand il était adolescent ! Perdu, il veut absolument parler au psychologue Alex Delaware, car il a des rév

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.

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.

A young woman who disappeared into the inky black night...A retired schoolteacher stabbed to death in broad daylight...Two women butchered in a small-town beauty parlour...Three baffling murder cases, linked only by a perplexing lack of motive...Until, LAPD detective Milo Sturgis and psychologist Alex Delaware are called to the scene of a bizarre 'crime'. A stolen car has been anonymously returned to its owner, undamaged and unblemished - except for a tiny, solitary bloodstain. This minuscule clue is enough to set the pair on a hunt for a multiple killer, from the well-heeled centre of LA society to its desperate edges, even as far as New York where their search thaws out a long-cold case. However, this killer proves to be a fleeting shape-shifter, defying identification - and to unmask him, Alex and Milo will have to confront the true face of murderous compulsion...

Un informante anónimo de voz escalofriante llama a una reserva natural de Los Ángeles para darles un mensaje: «malas noticias... enterradas en vuestra marisma».El voluntario que atiende la llamada lo

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...

Patty Bigelow pensaba que por fin había conseguido enderezar su vida, pero de repente, su rebelde hermana Leila abandona a su hija, Tanya, en la puerta de su casa. Tía y sobrina aprenden con dificultad a vivir juntas con la ayuda profesional del doctor Alex Delaware, psiquiatra.Ahora, quince años despues, Tanya acude de nuevo a la consulta de Alex porque la unica madre que ha tenido, Patty Bigelow, ha fallecido dejando a la joven un extraño legado: le confeso, ensu lecho de muerte, haber matado a un hombre años atras. Este acto de barbarie abrira inevitablemente un tunel al pasadoen el que los secretos, junto con los cadaveres, han sido profun-damente enterrados.

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.