The murder book

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'Kellerman has shaped the psychological mystery növel into an árt form' LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK REVIEW Alex Delaware's relationship with his longterm partner, Robin Castagna, is on the rocks. Still reeling from the aftershocks of the murder of one of his young clients, Alex is floored when Robin announces that she is heading off on a three-month music tour in aid of famine and child welfare. But he soon has other things to think about. In the post, he receives a three-ring binder with gold letters on it - THE MURDER BOOK. The album is full of macabre pictures of murders, taken at the scene of the crime, with brief descriptions of how, and why, the victims died. But only one picture is marked 'Not solved' - the horrifically mutilated body of a young woman. What is the connection between this photograph and his friend, LAPD detective Milo Sturgis's past, and could the gruesome collection be the work of a police insider? If so, why has it been sent to Alex - and by whom? Ingenious,... Tovább

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'Kellerman has shaped the psychological mystery növel into an árt form' LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK REVIEW Alex Delaware's relationship with his longterm partner, Robin Castagna, is on the rocks. Still reeling from the aftershocks of the murder of one of his young clients, Alex is floored when Robin announces that she is heading off on a three-month music tour in aid of famine and child welfare. But he soon has other things to think about. In the post, he receives a three-ring binder with gold letters on it - THE MURDER BOOK. The album is full of macabre pictures of murders, taken at the scene of the crime, with brief descriptions of how, and why, the victims died. But only one picture is marked 'Not solved' - the horrifically mutilated body of a young woman. What is the connection between this photograph and his friend, LAPD detective Milo Sturgis's past, and could the gruesome collection be the work of a police insider? If so, why has it been sent to Alex - and by whom? Ingenious, shocking, unpredictable, THE MURDER BOOK is a mesmerising masterpiece of suspense fiction that is Jonathan Kellerman at his best.

'Endlessly intriguing; as good as 'A terrific read that will keep you turning the pages into the small hours of the 'Often mystery writers can either plot líke devils or create believable characters. Kellerman stands out because he can do both. Masterfulh Vissza