The Murder Book (Alex Delaware series, Book 16): An unmissable psychological thriller
By (Author) Jonathan Kellerman
Headline Publishing Group
Headline Book Publishing
12th June 2003
12th May 2003
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
813.54
Paperback
576
Width 110mm, Height 178mm, Spine 38mm
340g
Alex Delaware's relationship with his longterm partner is on the rocks. He is floored when Robin announces she's heading off on a three-month music tour. But he soon has other things to think about. He is sent an envelope with no return address. Inside, he finds an album with gold letters on it - THE MURDER BOOK. It's full of macabre pictures of murders, with brief descriptions of how, and why, the victims died. One picture is marked 'Not solved' - the horrifically mutilated body of a young woman. Unsettled, Alex calls his friend, LAPD detective Milo Sturgis, who seems strangely familiar with the case. What connects the photograph with Milo's past What's more, why has it been sent to Alex - and by whom Ingenious, shocking, unpredictable, THE MURDER BOOK is a masterpiece of suspense fiction that is Jonathan Kellerman at his best.
Often mystery writers can either plot like devils or create believable characters. Kellerman stands out because he can do both. Masterfully * USA Today *
Kellerman has proved that you can combine action, mystery and believable characters to create an intelligent bestseller * Crime Time *
Jonathan Kellerman is an internationally bestselling author of intricate psychological thrillers. His novels include 14 Alex Delaware novels, plus THE BUTCHERY'S THEATRE and BILLY STRAIGHT. He has also published two volumes on psychology and two children's books, and there are over 30 million copies of his books in print. He and his wife, the novelist Faye Kellerman, have four children.