A Cold Heart (Alex Delaware series, Book 17): A riveting psychological crime novel

A Cold Heart (Alex Delaware series, Book 17): A riveting psychological crime novel

by JonathanKellerman (Author)

Synopsis

Juliet Kipper, a gifted painter, is strangled in the LA gallery where her first solo show has opened to critical acclaim, and Milo Sturgis takes on the murder investigation as a favour to an old friend. He consults Alex Delaware, who, researching parallels with other deaths, looks for artists killed when on the verge of a breakthrough or comeback. And he finds two others. A few weeks earlier, blues player Edgar Michael 'Baby Boy' Lee was stabbed just after finishing his set at The Snakepit. The remains of China Maranga, a punk singer, were found by the Hollywood sign a month after her disappearance three years ago. And Alex discovers both were clients of Robin Castagna, his ex-lover. The investigation points to a gruesome, sadistic pattern of death, taking Milo and Alex into the dark side of the art world, and Robin into terrible danger.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 416
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Headline Book Publishing
Published: 12 May 2003

ISBN 10: 0747267022
ISBN 13: 9780747267027

Media Reviews
'Kellerman avoids the triple twists that have become such a cliche in favour of old-fashioned adrenalin ... Plot and sub-plot coalesce satisfyingly in high-octane entertainment that never loses it's characters' vulnerability. This is hard-nosed thriller writing with a soft centre' The Times 7 June 2003 * The Times *
'Detective fiction's best-loved shrink, handsome, intrepid, immeasurably sensitive, is in top form' Kirkus Reviews 15/4/03 * Kirkus Reviews *
'This is hard-nosed thriller writing with a soft centre' The Times 7 June 2003 * The Times *
'This new novel is as assured and as scary as anything Kellerman has done before' Crime Bookseller 11/4/03 * Crime Bookseller *
'Unputdownable' the Age, Australia 7 June 2003 * the Age, Australia *
'The strong narrative expertly draws the reader along to the tense climax' Canberra Times 7 June 2003 * Canberra Times *
'Detective fiction's best-loved shrink, handsome, intrepid, immeasurably sensitive, is in top form' Kirkus Reviews 15/4/03 * Kirkus Reviews *
'Booksellers should have little trouble moving this along' Publishers Weekly 14/4/03 * Publishers Weekly *
'This is top-drawer stuff...Kellerman's experience as a psychologist adds layers of verisimilitude to this tautly written thriller' Crime Time 2003 * Crime Time 2003 *
'Kellerman skilfully keeps the plot going and our interest aroused. But before we learn the truth there are many more twists and turns...It is a journey well worth taking with Delaware and by the end of the novel Kellerman has succeeded in telling a very clever story without losing the interest of the reader' Australian Jewish News 15 August 2003 * Australian Jewish News *
Author Bio
After a distinguished career in child psychology, Jonathan Kellerman turned to writing full-time, and there are now over thirty 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 novelist Faye Kellerman, and their four children.