The Murder Book (Alex Delaware series, Book 16): An unmissable psychological thriller

The Murder Book (Alex Delaware series, Book 16): An unmissable psychological thriller

by JonathanKellerman (Author)

Synopsis

Alex Delaware's relationship with his longterm partner, Robin Castagna, is on the rocks. He is floored when Robin announces that she is heading off on a three-month music tour in aid of famine and child welfare. But he soon has other things to think about. In the post, he receives an envelope with no return address. Inside, he finds a three-ring binder with gold letters on it - The Murder Book. The album is full of macabre pictures of murders, taken at the scene of the crime, with brief descriptions of how, and why, the victims died. But only one picture is marked 'Not solved' - the horrifically mutilated body of a young woman, dumped in a ditch on the freeway. Unsettled, Alex calls his friend, LAPD detective Milo Sturgis, who seems strangely familiar with the case. What is the connection between this photograph and Milo's past, and could the gruesome collection be the work of a police insider? If so, why has it been sent to Alex - and by whom? Ingenious, shocking, unpredictable, The Murder Book is a mesmerising masterpiece of suspense fiction that is Jonathan Kellerman at his best.

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More Information

Format: Hardcover
Pages: 448
Edition: 1st Edition.
Publisher: Headline
Published: 11 Nov 2002

ISBN 10: 0747267014
ISBN 13: 9780747267010

Media Reviews
'He writes such stories of such multi-layered complexity they are among the most rewarding works in any genre of popular fiction...Kellerman grows stronger with every book - this is surely his finest yet' Ireland on Sunday 8/12/02 * Ireland on Sunday *
'Great suspense fiction' Prizes Magazine * 'Great suspense fiction' Prizes Magazine *
'Optimism is a feature of The Murder Book although the premise is macabre....Kellerman ameliorates the horror with a surprising number of generous characters' Telegraph * Telegraph *
'A hoot of a whodunnit, a classic puzzler to keep the most staid traditionalist gleefully scratching his or her head until the wee hours...This may be the best Kellerman yet' Publishers Weekly * Publishers Weekly *
'the basic plot is a clever convoluted account of Californian Corruption with a sinuous story-line, nastily convincing characters, a vivid sense of place, and a humdinger of a denouement' Scotsman 1/2/03 * Scotsman *
'There has to be a reason why some 30 million of Kellerman's novels are circulating. In short they are damn good' Hampstead & Highgate Express 6/12/02 * Hampstead & Highgate Express *
'He writes such stories of such multi-layered complexity they are among the most rewarding works in any genre of popular fiction...Kellerman grows stronger with every book - this is surely his finest yet' Ireland on Sunday 8/12/02 * Ireland on Sunday *
Author Bio
After a distinguished career in child psychology, Jonathan Kellerman turned to writing full-time, and there are now nearly fifteen million copies of his novels in print. He is also the author of two volumes of psychology. He lives in Southern California with his wife, the novelsit Faye Kellerman, and their four children.