Evidence

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1 NewYorkTimes bestselling author Jonathan Kellerman writes unforgettable tales of crime and detection that expose the shadowy side of glittering Los Angeles. And in Evidence, readers are once again in the dexterous grip of a master storyteller and stylist equally skilled at teasing your brain and taking your breath away.
In the half-built skeleton of a monstrously vulgar mansion in one of LA.'s toniest neighborhoods, a watchman stumbles on the bodies of a young couple— murdered in flagrante and left in a gruesome postmortem embrace. Though he's cracked some of the city's worst slayings, veteran homicide cop Mllo Sturgls is still shocked at the grisly sight: a twisted crime that only Mllo's killer instincts—and psychologist Alex Delaware's keen Insights—can hope to solve.
While the female victim's Identity remains a question mark, her companion Is ID'd as eco-frlendly architect Desmond Backer, who in life disdained the sort of grandiose superstructure he's been found dead in.... Tovább

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1 NewYorkTimes bestselling author Jonathan Kellerman writes unforgettable tales of crime and detection that expose the shadowy side of glittering Los Angeles. And in Evidence, readers are once again in the dexterous grip of a master storyteller and stylist equally skilled at teasing your brain and taking your breath away.
In the half-built skeleton of a monstrously vulgar mansion in one of LA.'s toniest neighborhoods, a watchman stumbles on the bodies of a young couple— murdered in flagrante and left in a gruesome postmortem embrace. Though he's cracked some of the city's worst slayings, veteran homicide cop Mllo Sturgls is still shocked at the grisly sight: a twisted crime that only Mllo's killer instincts—and psychologist Alex Delaware's keen Insights—can hope to solve.
While the female victim's Identity remains a question mark, her companion Is ID'd as eco-frlendly architect Desmond Backer, who in life disdained the sort of grandiose superstructure he's been found dead in. And the late Mr. Backer, It's revealed, was also notorious for his power to seduce women.
The rare exception Is his ex-boss, Helga Gemein, who's as indifferent to Desmond's death as she apparently was to his advances. Though Mllo and Alex place her on their short list of suspects, the deeper they dig for clues the longer the list grows. An elusive prince who appears to harbor decidedly American appetites, an eccentric blue-blood with an ax to grind, one of Desmond's restless ex-lovers and her cuckolded husband—all are In the homicidal mix spiced with blackmail, conspiracy, and a vendetta that runs deep. But when the investigation veers suddenly in a startling direction, It's the investigators who may wind up on the wrong end of a cornered predator's final fury.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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. W\th his wife, the novelist Faye Keller-man, 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 novelists Jesse Kellerman and Aliza Kellerman.
www.jonathankellerman.com
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