**Jonathan Kellermans psychology skills and dark imagination are a potent literary mix.Los Angeles Times
Psychologist
Alex Delaware and detective Milo Sturgis unravel a shocking crime at a
raucous wedding reception in this gripping psychological thriller from
the #1 New York Times bestselling master of suspense.**
LAPD Lieutenant Milo Sturgis is a fine homicide detective, but when he
needs to get into the mind of a killer, he leans on the expertise of his
best friend, the brilliant psychologist Dr. Alex Delaware. While
Sturgis has a knack for piecing together the details of a crime,
Delaware can decipher the darkest intents driving the most vicious of
perpetrators. And theres no better place for the doctors analytical
skills to shine than a rowdy hall full of young men and women
intoxicated on life and lust . . . and suddenly faced with the specter
of death.
Summoned to a run-down former strip joint, Delaware
and Sturgis find themselves crashing a wild Saints and Sinnersthemed
wedding reception. But theyre not the only uninvited guests. A
horrified bridesmaid has discovered the body of a young woman, dressed
to impress in pricey haute couture and accessorized with a grisly red
slash around her neck. Whats missing is any means of identification, or
a single partygoer who recognizes the victim. The baffled bride is
convinced the stranger snuck in to sabotage her big dayand the groom is
sure its all a dreadful mistake. But Delaware and Sturgis have a
hundred guests to question, and a sneaking suspicion that the motive for
murder is personal. Now they must separate the sinners from the saints,
the true from the false, and the secrets from those keeping them. The
partys overand the hunt for whoever killed it is on.
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About the Author
Jonathan Kellermanis the #1New York Timesbestselling author of more than forty crime novels, including the Alex Delaware series,The Butchers Theater, Billy Straight, The Conspiracy Club, Twisted, True Detectives,andThe Murderers Daughter. With his wife, bestselling novelist Faye Kellerman, he co-authoredDouble HomicideandCapital Crimes. With his son, bestselling novelist Jesse Kellerman, he co-authoredA Measure of Darkness, Crime Scene, The Golem of Hollywood,andThe Golem of Paris. He is also the author of two childrens books and numerous nonfiction works, includingSavage Spawn: Reflections on Violent ChildrenandWith Strings Attached: The Art and Beauty of Vintage Guitars. He has won the Goldwyn, Edgar, and Anthony awards and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Psychological Association, and has been nominated for a Shamus Award. Jonathan and Faye Kellerman live in California, New Mexico, and New York.
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