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MysteryLarge Print Edition*A New York Times Bestseller*A Book-of-the-Month Club SelectionThe nonstop action leaves you breathless . . . in this typically complicated, exciting Kellerman page-turner. starred, Publishers WeeklyWhen a slightly retarded fifteen-year-old girl dies on a school trip, LAPD detective Milo Sturgis and his friend psychologist Alex Delaware are stumped. Theres no sign of a struggle and no evidence of sexual assault. Just an innocent young girl dead. Alex finds himself ensnared in one of the most menacing cases of his career.



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Jonathan Kellerman

Jonathan Kellerman is one of the world's most popular authors. He has brought his expertise as a clinical psychologist to more than thirty bestselling crime novels, including the Alex Delaware series, The Butcher's Theater, Billy Straight, The Conspiracy Club, Twisted,and True Detectives. With his wife, the novelist Faye Kellerman, he co-authored the bestsellers Double Homicide and Capital Crimes. He is the author of numerous essays, short stories, scientific articles, two children's books, and three volumes of psychology, including Savage Spawn: Reflections on Violent Children, as well as the lavishly illustrated 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. Their four children include the novelist Jesse Kellerman.



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