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Learn moreUpon his return to Los Angeles from a harrowing adventure in the South Pacific, Alex is called upon by his friend Milo Sturgis to help solve the murder of a celebrity author.
For three months the police found no clues to the murder of Hope Devane, psychology professor and controversial author of a pop-psych bestseller about men. She was found stabbed to death on a quiet, shaded street in one of L.A.'s best neighborhoods. The evidence suggested not random slaughter, but cold, calculated stalking. And the list of potential suspects was as extensive as the audience for her book and her talk show appearances.
Newly assigned to the cold case, homicide detective Milo Sturgis calls on his friend, Dr. Alex Delaware to seek out insights into the victim's high-profile life. What Alex uncovers is a series of troubling inconsistencies about Hope, including her contradictory personas: the sensational, anti-male bestselling author versus the low-key scholarly university professor.
But it is when Alex delves into Hope's childhood that he begins to understand the forces that made her the formidable woman she was--and the ties that entangled her life until the horrifying act of betrayal that ended it.
Jonathan KellermanĀ is the #1Ā New York TimesĀ bestselling author of more than three dozen bestselling crime novels, including the Alex Delaware series,Ā The Butcherās Theater, Billy Straight, The Conspiracy Club,Ā Twisted, True Detectives, andĀ The Murdererās Daughter. With his wife, bestselling novelist Faye Kellerman, he co-authoredĀ Double HomicideĀ andĀ Capital Crimes. With his son, bestselling novelist Jesse Kellerman, he co-authoredĀ The Golem of HollywoodĀ andĀ The Golem of Paris. He is also the author of two childrenās books and numerous nonfiction works, includingĀ Savage Spawn: Reflections on Violent ChildrenĀ andĀ With Strings Attached: The Art and Beauty of Vintage Guitars. He has won the Goldwyn, Edgar, and Anthony awards and has been nominated for a Shamus Award. Jonathan and Faye Kellerman live in California and New Mexico.
Alexander AdamsĀ is a pseudonym for narrator Grover Gardner. His most high-profile book to date is the unabridged novelization of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, recorded in a joint effort by BOT and Random House under the Adams moniker. He lives in Maryland.
Jonathan KellermanĀ is the #1Ā New York TimesĀ bestselling author of more than three dozen bestselling crime novels, including the Alex Delaware series,Ā The Butcherās Theater, Billy Straight, The Conspiracy Club,Ā Twisted, True Detectives, andĀ The Murdererās Daughter. With his wife, bestselling novelist Faye Kellerman, he co-authoredĀ Double HomicideĀ andĀ Capital Crimes. With his son, bestselling novelist Jesse Kellerman, he co-authoredĀ The Golem of HollywoodĀ andĀ The Golem of Paris. He is also the author of two childrenās books and numerous nonfiction works, includingĀ Savage Spawn: Reflections on Violent ChildrenĀ andĀ With Strings Attached: The Art and Beauty of Vintage Guitars. He has won the Goldwyn, Edgar, and Anthony awards and has been nominated for a Shamus Award. Jonathan and Faye Kellerman live in California and New Mexico.
Alexander AdamsĀ is a pseudonym for narrator Grover Gardner. His most high-profile book to date is the unabridged novelization of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, recorded in a joint effort by BOT and Random House under the Adams moniker. He lives in Maryland.
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"Often, mystery writers can either plot like devils or create believable characters. Kellerman stands out because he can do both. Masterfully."--USA Today
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