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Alex Delaware: Book 26

Mystery (2011) (edit title/settings)

by Jonathan Kellerman (Author) (edit contributors)

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Alex Delaware, the L.A. psychologist and crime-solver, returns to tackle another tricky case. A woman has been murdered, her body mutilated. Homicide detective Milo Sturgis, Delaware’s frequent partner, brings Alex into the case, hoping for some insight into the psychology of the killer. Alex... read more

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Few know the city of Los Angeles the way #1 bestselling author and acclaimed suspense master Jonathan Kellerman does. His thrilling novels of psychological drama and criminal detection make the capital of dreams a living, breathing character in all its glamour and infamy. That storied history... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

Few know the city of Los Angeles the way #1 bestselling author and acclaimed suspense master Jonathan Kellerman does. His thrilling novels of psychological drama and criminal detection make the capital of dreams a living, breathing character in all its glamour and infamy. That storied history of fame, seduction, scandal, and murder looms large in Mystery, as Alex Delaware finds himself drawn into a twisting, shadowy whodunit that's pure L.A. noir -- and vintage Kellerman.

The closing of their favorite romantic rendezvous, the Fauborg Hotel in Beverly Hills, is a sad occasion for longtime patrons Alex Delaware and Robin Castagna. And gathering one last time with their fellow faithful habitu�s for cocktails in the gracious old venue makes for a bittersweet evening. But even more poignant is a striking young woman -- alone and enigmatic among the revelers -- waiting in vain in elegant attire and dark glasses that do nothing to conceal her melancholy. Alex can't help wondering what her story is, and whether she's connected to the silent, black-suited bodyguard lingering outside the hotel.

Two days later, Alex has even more to contemplate when police detective Milo Sturgis comes seeking his psychologist comrade's insights about a grisly homicide. To Alex's shock, the brutalized victim is the same beautiful woman whose lonely hours sipping champagne at the Fauborg may have been her last.

But with a mutilated body and no DNA match, she remains as mysterious in death as she seemed in life. And even when a tipster's sordid revelation finally cracks the case open, the dark secrets that spill out could make Alex and Milo's best efforts to close this horrific crime not just impossible but fatal.

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Like a con man on the run, L.A. buries its past.

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This is book 26 of 28 in Alex Delaware. (standard series)

Preceded by Deception, and followed by Victims.

This book is in 2011 Published Books. (community list)
This is book 10 of 20 in New York Times Bestsellers - Paperback Mass-Market Fiction (Current). (authoritative list)

Preceded by A Storm of Swords, and followed by Sunrise Point.

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  1. Jonathan Kellerman (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Country: United States
Publication Date: March 29, 2011
ISBN: 978-0345505699
Page Count: 336

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  • When the Bough Breaks
  • Over the Edge
  • Self-Defense
  • Private Eyes
  • Silent Partner
  • Devil's Waltz
  • Time Bomb
  • Survival of the Fittest
  • Bad Love
  • Deception
  • Monster
  • The Clinic
  • The Web
  • Evidence
  • Therapy
  • Blood Test
  • Compulsion
  • Rage
  • Obsession
  • Gone
  • The Murder Book
  • Dr. Death
  • A Cold Heart
  • Bones
  • Flesh and Blood

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