Victims: An Alex Delaware Novel

“Withhislatest,[JonathanKellerman]notonlybringshis‘A’gamebutalsoratchetsitupanotchorthree....Victimswillkeepyouupatnight.”—BookreporterAcid-tonguedVitaBerlinhadn’tafriendintheworld,butwhomdidshecrosssobadlyastoendupmeticulouslyarrangedinsuchagruesomemurderscene?OnelookpromptsLAPDdetectiveMiloSturgistosummonhisexpertinhomicidalmaniacs,AlexDelaware.ButevenAlexisstymiedwhenmoreslayingsoccurinthesameghastlyfashion—withnoapparentconnectionamongthevictims.Andtheonlyclueleftbehind—ablankpagebearingaquestionmark—seemstobebothamenacingtauntandachillingcryforhelpfromatortured,savagesoul.Toendthebloodyspreeandpreventcitywidepanic,Alexnavigatesthesecretiveworldofmentalhealthtreatment,fromthesleekofficeofaBeverlyHillstherapisttoashutteredmentalinstitutionwhereheoncelearnedhiscraft.Aseachjaggedpieceofthepuzzlefitsintoplace,aportraitemergesofasinistermindatitsmostunimaginable—andanevilsoulatitsmostunspeakable.“Expertlycrafted,judiciouslypacedandechoingwithlargersocialconcerns.”—TheStar-Ledger“ThecombinationofAlexDelaware[and]DetectiveMiloSturgis...makesforthemostoriginalwhodunitduosinceWatsonandHolmes.”—ForbesDon’tmisstheexcerptofJonathanKellerman’sGuiltinthebackofthebook.