When the phone rings in the middle of the night, child psychologist Alex Delaware does not hesitate. Driving through the dream-lit San Fernando Valley, Alex rushes to Jamey Cadmus, the patient he had failed five years before - and who now calls with a bizarre cry for help. But by the time Alex reaches Canyon Oaks Psychiatric Hospital, Jamey is gone, surfacing a day later in the hands of the police, who believe Jamey is the infamous Lavender Slasher, a psychotic serial killer.
Wooed by a high-powered attorney to build a defense, Alex will get a chance to do what he couldn't five years ago. And when he peers into a family's troubled history and Jamey's brilliant, tormented mind, the psychologist puts himself at the heart of a high-profile case. Because Alex knows that in a realm of money, loss, and madness, something terrible pushed Jamie over the edge - or else someone is getting away with murder.
©2010 Jonathan Kellerman (P)2012 Random House Audio
"Startling...charged with suspense. This one is simply too good to miss." (Stephen King)
"Harrowing...the work of a novelist of uncommon insight and storytelling skill." (Los Angeles Times)
"High-powered.... Alex Delaware is no ordinary psychologist...he is also a born detective." (The New York Times)
"The book"
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Rubinstein is a good narrator I liked Victum Zover the edge was bad
"Always a twist you don't see coming!"
Kept me guessing the whole time!
The end. Not going to spoil it.
I enjoy his clear and calm voice. I also like his character voices
I was surprised at the end. No laughter or tears.
"Noot good for me"
I have enjoyed everyone of Kellerman's works but I just couldn't get into this. I don't think I made it past the first chapter....maybe if you're a Psychology Major into the workings of a disturbed mind you might like it but I didn't!!