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Jonathan Kellerman has made the psychological thriller his own gripping province with his bestselling series of Alex Delaware novels. Now, Delaware's new adventure leads the sleuthing psychologist on a harrowing exploration into the realm he knows best: the human psyche, in all its complexity, mystery, and terrifying propensity for darkness. ""Been a while since I had me a nice little whodunit,"" homicide detective Milo Sturgis tells Alex Delaware. But there's definitely nothing nice about the brutal tableau behind the yellow crime-scene tape. On a lonely lover's lane in the hills of Los Angeles, a young couple lies murdered in a car. Each bears a single gunshot wound to the head. The female victim has also been impaled by a metal spike. And that savage stroke of psychopathic fury tells Milo this case will call for more than standard police procedure. As he explains to Delaware, ""Now we're veering into your territory." "It is dark territory, indeed. The dead woman remains unidentified and seemingly unknown to everyone. But her companion has a name: Gavin Quick--and his troubled past eventually landed him on a therapist's couch. It's there, on familiar turf, that Delaware hopes to find vital clues. And that means going head-to-head with Dr. Mary Lou Koppel, a popular celebrity psychologist who fiercely guards the privacy of her clients . . . dead or alive. But when there's another gruesomely familiar murder, Delaware surmises that his investigation has struck a nerve. As he trolls the twisted wreckage of Quick's tormented last days, what he finds isn't madness, but the cold-blooded method behind it. And as he follows a chain of greed, corruption, and betrayal snakinghideously through the profession he thought he knew, he'll discover territory where even he never dreamed of treading. As provocative as it is suspenseful, "Therapy" is premier Kellerman that finds the award-winning author firing on all creative cylinders--and carrying readers on an electrifying ride to a place only he can take them, for an experience they won't soon forget.

Jonathan Kellerman excels in crafting psychologically intricate suspense novels, marked by relentless action and profound insights into the criminal psyche. In this ambitious new work, he delves deeper into the emotional complexities of his characters: psychologist Alex Delaware, LAPD detective Milo Sturgis, his colleague Petra Connor, and Alex’s ex-lover, Robin Castagna. The story begins when Milo calls Alex to a trendy gallery where a young artist has been brutally murdered on the night of her debut. The crime is peculiar due to the absence of a clear motive and the meticulous staging, suggesting the work of a serial killer. As Alex collaborates with Petra and her partner, the enigmatic Eric Stahl, they investigate the murder of blues guitarist Baby Boy Lee, who was fatally stabbed after a performance. The connection between the two murders emerges through a controversial fanzine writer whose disdain for artists and obsession with the killings points to a new type of celebrity stalker. As the investigation unfolds, the detectives navigate a web of clues leading from halfway houses to opulent mansions, ultimately confronting Alex’s ex-lover, whose ties to the victims complicate the case. With each new murder, the urgency to stop a remorseless killer intensifies, revealing a chilling pattern of cold-blooded artistry.

The author chronicles her eight years as First Lady of the United States, looking back on her husband's two administrations, the challenges she faced during the period, the impeachment crisis, and her own political work.