Breakdown: An Alex Delaware Novel

Fiction. Mystery. Suspense. Thriller. HTML:NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER � Jonathan Kellerman has been universally hailed as the master of psychological suspense, and the blockbuster new thriller featuring Alex Delaware and Milo Sturgis confirms his status as today�s preeminent practitioner of saber-sharp storytelling.   Psychologist Dr. Alex Delaware meets beautiful and emotionally fragile TV actress Zelda Chase when called upon to evaluate her five-year-old son, Ovid. Years later, Alex is unexpectedly reunited with Zelda when she is involuntarily committed after a bizarre psychotic episode. Shortly after Zelda�s release, an already sad situation turns tragic when she is discovered dead on the grounds of a palatial Bel Air estate. Having experienced more than enough of L.A.�s dark side to recognize the scent of evil, Alex turns to his friend LAPD Lieutenant Milo Sturgis for help in finding out who ended Zelda�s broken life.   At the same time, Alex is caught up in another quest: the search for Zelda�s missing son. And when other victims vanish from the same upscale neighborhood, worry turns to terror.   As Alex struggles to piece together the brief rise and steep fall of a gorgeous, talented actress, he and Milo unveil shattered dreams, the corruption of a family, and a grotesque betrayal of innocence. With each devastating revelation and damning clue, Alex�s brilliant mind is challenged as never before�and his determination grows to see a killer caged and the truth set free. Praise for Breakdown   �This is a book you should not miss. . . . A master craftsman at the top of his game . . . one of his best to date.��Bookreporter �Gripping . . . an exhilarating masterclass in the art of plotting, suspense, characterization and brilliant mind games.��Blackpool Gazette   Praise for Jonathan Kellerman   �Jonathan Kellerman�s psychology skills and dark imagination are a potent literary mix.��Los Angeles Times   �Kellerman doesn�t just write psychological thrillers�he owns the genre.��Detroit Free Press.… (more)