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Compulsion by Jonathan Kellerman
The iconic thriller series that inspired the upcoming streaming show on Prime Video, in development now!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. The ultimate whodunits, these crimes demand the attention of LAPD detective Milo Sturgis and his collaborator on the crime beat, psychologist Alex Delaware.
What begins with a solitary bloodstain in a stolen sedan quickly spirals outward in odd and unexpected directions, leading Delaware and Sturgis from the well-heeled center of L.A. society to its desperate edges; across the paths of commodities brokers and transvestite hookers; and as far away as New York City, where the search thaws out a long-cold case and exposes a grotesque homicidal crusade. The killer proves to be a fleeting shape-shifter, defying identification, leaving behind dazed witnesses and death-and compelling Alex and Milo to confront the true face of murderous madness.
Jonathan Kellerman is one of the most well-known authors in the world. In addition to the Alex Delaware series, The Butcher's Theater, Billy Straight, The Conspiracy Club, Twisted, and True Detectives, he has contributed his clinical psychology knowledge to more than thirty bestselling mystery books. He co-wrote the novels Double Homicide and Capital Crimes with his wife, novelist Faye Kellerman. Savage Spawn: Thoughts on Aggressive Children, as well as the lavishly illustrated With Strings Attached: The Art and Beauty of Antique Guitars, are among his many essays, short tales, scientific papers, two children's books, and three volumes of psychology. He has been nominated for a Shamus Award and has won the Goldwyn, Edgar, and Anthony awards.
Jonathan Kellerman and his wife Faye Kellerman split their time between California and New Mexico. Jesse Kellerman, a author, is one of their four children.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780345465283 |
| ISBN 10 | 0345465288 |
| Title | Compulsion |
| Author | Jonathan Kellerman |
| Series | Alex Delaware |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 2008-08-26 |
| Number of pages | 416 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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