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Efter en snigskytte har skudt løs i en skolegård, bliver børnepsykologen Alex Delaware tilkaldt af politiet for at yde krisehjaelp til de rystede skolebørn. Da gerningskvinden selv er blevet skudt, finder politiet hurtigt frem til, at der er tale om en tidligere elev ved navn Holly Burden. Det lader til, at den unge, retarderede pige har vaeret under indflydelse af både nynazister og venstrefløjsterrorister.

They call the ancient hills of Jerusalem the butcher's theater. Here, upon this bloodstained stage, a faceless killer performs his violent specialty: The first to die brutally is a fifteen-year-old girl. She is drained of blood, then carefully bathed and shrouded in white. Precisely one week later, a second victim is found.

In Jonathan Kellerman’s gripping novels, the city of Los Angeles is as much a living, breathing character as the heroes and villains who roam its labyrinthine streets. Sunny on the surface but shadowy beneath, this world of privilege and pleasure has a dark core and a dangerous edge. In True Detectives, Kellerman skillfully brings his renowned gifts for breathless suspense and sharp psychological insight to a tale that resonates on every level and satisfies at every turn.

When his brief, passionate romance with nurse Jocelyn Banks is cut short by her kidnapping and brutal murder, Dr. Jeremy Carrier is left emotionally devastated, haunted by his lover's grisly demise and warily eyed by police still seeking a prime suspect in the unsolved slaying. To escape the pain, he buries himself in his work as staff psychologist at City Central Hospital, only to be drawn deeper into a waking nightmare when more women turn up murdered in the same gruesome fashion as Jocelyn Banks.

It is a case unlike any psychologist Dr. Alex Delaware has ever encountered. Five-year-old Woody Swope is ill, but the real problem is his parents. They refuse to agree to the one treatment that could save this boy's life. Alex sets out to convince Mr. and Mrs. Swope - only to find that the parents have left the hospital and taken their son with them. Worse, the sleazy motel room where the Swopes were staying is empty - except for the ominous bloodstain. The Swopes and their son have vanished into the sordid shadows of the city.

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.

When the phone rings in the middle of the night, child psychologist Alex Delaware does not hesitate. Driving through the dream-lit San Fernando Valley, Alex rushes to Jamey Cadmus, the patient he had failed five years before - and who now calls with a bizarre cry for help. But by the time Alex reaches Canyon Oaks Psychiatric Hospital, Jamey is gone, surfacing a day later in the hands of the police, who believe Jamey is the infamous Lavender Slasher, a psychotic serial killer.

The anonymous caller has an ominous tone and an unnerving message about something "real dead . . . buried in your marsh." The eco-volunteer on the other end of the phone thinks it's a prank, but when a young woman's body turns up in L.A.'s Bird Marsh preserve no one's laughing. And when the bones of more victims surface, homicide detective Milo Sturgis realizes the city's under siege to an insidious killer. Milo's first move: calling in psychologist Alex Delaware.

Bound by blood but divided by troubles as old as Cain and Abel, Moses Reed and Aaron Fox were first introduced in Kellerman’s bestselling Bones. They are sons of the same strong-willed mother, and their respective fathers were cops, partners, and friends. Their turbulent family history has set them at odds, despite their shared calling. Moses—part Boy Scout, part bulldog, man of few words—is a no-frills LAPD detective.

A tipsy young woman seeking aid on a desolate highway disappears into the inky black night. A retired schoolteacher is stabbed to death in broad daylight. Two women are butchered after closing time in a small-town beauty parlor. These and other bizarre acts of cruelty and psychopathology are linked only by the killer's use of luxury vehicles and a baffling lack of motive.

When his brief, passionate romance with nurse Jocelyn Banks is cut short by her kidnapping and brutal murder, Dr. Jeremy Carrier is left emotionally devastated, haunted by his lover's grisly demise and warily eyed by police still seeking a prime suspect in the unsolved slaying. To escape the pain, he buries himself in his work as staff psychologist at City Central Hospital, only to be drawn deeper into a waking nightmare when more women turn up murdered in the same gruesome fashion as Jocelyn Banks.

Hollywood homicide detective Petra Connor has helped psychologist Alex Delaware crack tough cases in the past. And in Jonathan Kellerman's New York Times best seller Billy Straight, she took the lead in the desperate hunt for a teenage runaway stalked by a vengeful murderer. Now the complex and wryly compassionate Petra is once again at the center of the action, in a novel of cunning twists and page-turning suspense.

Best-selling novelist Jonathan Kellerman returns to his roots as a scientist and child psychologist to dissect a problem that is attacking our society: dangerous children who, in all likelihood, will grow up to be dangerous adults. Kellerman explores the "nature v. nurture" theory, discusses the legal and psychological ramifications of treating such children as adult criminals, and tackles the assertion that violence in the media is to blame.

Billy Straight är tolv år. Han har rymt hemifrån för att komma undan sin misslyckade mor och framför allt hennes våldsamma pojkvän. Med hjälp av mammans sparpengar tar han sig till Los Angeles, där han försörjer sig genom att tigga och stjäla. En natt får han se en ung kvinna mördas och flyr i rädsla av att ha blivit upptäckt. Snart inleder polisen sitt sökande, både efter den brutale mördaren och det vittne som glömt kvar sina tillhörigheter i närheten av brottsplatsen. Plötsligt är Billy jagad, inte bara av gärningsmannen och polisen, utan även av andra som uppenbarligen inte vill att han ska komma undan.

Psykologen Alex Delaware får ett märkligt paket utan avsändare. Inuti finns ett album med fruktansvärda fotografier av brottsplatser. Bilderna säger inte Alex något, men när hans vän, Los Angeles-polisen Milo Sturgis, får syn på en av dem - fotot av en ung strypt kvinna - blir han djupt skakad. Det var ett av hans första fall, ett brutalt mord som aldrig blev löst. Nu, två decennier senare, har någon uppenbarligen valt att låta det förflutna återuppstå. När Alex och Milo börjar gräva i den gamla historien sätter de sina egna liv på spel.

Eldon Mate kallas Doktor Död eftersom han brukar hjälpa människor ut på "den sista resan”. En kall morgon hittas han själv svårt lemlästad i sin skåpbil, fastspänd vid sin egen uppfinning, dödsmaskinen Humanitron. Milo Sturgis vid Los Angeles-polisen kallar in sin vän psykologen Alex Delaware för att göra en brottsprofil. Alex känner sig olustig till mods inför uppdraget. Han har nyligen behandlat en flicka vars mor tagit livet av sig, troligen med hjälp av Doktor Död.

En ung man med skådespelardrömmar hittas död i bagageluckan på en bil, sågad mitt itu. Några månader senare påträffas en ung kvinnlig psykolog mördad och stympad. Morden har en hel del gemensamma nämnare så polisen utgår från att det är samma gärningsman. Psykolog Alex Delaware och hans vän kommissarie Milo Sturgis får i uppdrag att undersöka illdåden. De dras in i en virvel av familjetragedier, hämnd och manipulationer. Och deras slutgiltiga upptäckt ger en helt ny och skrämmande innebörd åt begreppet monster.

Polismannen Nolan Dahl går in på ett kafé, stoppar pistolen i munnen och trycker av. Hans syster Helena chockas svårt och blir remitterad till psykolog Alex Delaware, som försöker få ihop en rättvisande bild av Nolan och ett svar på frågan varför han sköt sig. Strax därefter hittas två handikappade barn mördade med kort mellanrum. Kommissarie Milo Sturgis tar sin vän Alex Delaware till hjälp i utredningen och snart står det klart att någon dödar utifrån egna elitistiska värderingar - tar liv som inte är värda att leva. Men vem är den skoningslöse mördaren?

Una mattina, Jacob Lev, detective della polizia di Los Angeles, si sveglia stordito e confuso. Nei suoi ricordi della notte precedente solo qualche frammento sconnesso: un bar, un bicchiere, una bella donna... Non riesce a ricordare cosa sia successo nelle ore successive. Ma questo è solo un piccolo mistero in confronto a ciò che, ben presto, si troverà ad affrontare. Assegnato di recente alla squadra Progetti speciali, di cui per primo ignorava l'esistenza, Lev giunge su una scena del crimine in una casa sulle colline di Hollywood.

Jonathan Kellerman has gained a loyal legion of fans with his best selling series of thrillers featuring child psychologist Alex Delaware. In When the Bough Breaks - the novel that started it all - Delaware is irresistably drawn to the case of a terrified child who is the only witness in a horrific double murder.