Guilt

Format:

Audio disc

Title:

Guilt

Author:

Kellerman, Jonathan.

ISBN:

9780449808146

9780739369166

Edition:

Unabridged ed.

Publication Information:

[Westminister, MD] : Books on Tape, ℗2013.

Physical Description:

11 audio discs (13 hr., 22 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

Series title(s):

Alex Delaware novel (Random House Audio Publishing)

General Note:

Compact discs.

Summary:

"A series of horrifying events occur in quick succession in the same upscale L.A. neighborhood. A backyard renovation unearths an infant's body, buried sixty years ago. And soon thereafter in a nearby park, another disturbingly bizarre discovery is made not far from the body of a young woman shot in the head. Helping LAPD homicide detective Milo Sturgis to link these eerie incidents is brilliant psychologist Alex Delaware. But even the good doctor's vast experience with matters both clinical and criminal might not be enough to cut down to the bone of this chilling case-- and draw out the disturbing truth"--Publisher's web site.

Personal Subject:

Delaware, Alex (Fictitious character)-Fiction.

Delaware, Alex (Fictitious character) (OCoLC)fst00889910

Sturgis, Milo (Fictitious character) (OCoLC)fst01136275

Subject(s):

Sturgis, Milo (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.

Child psychologists -- California -- Los Angeles -- Fiction.

Police -- California -- Los Angeles -- Fiction.

Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Fiction.

Geographic Term:

Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Fiction.

California -- Los Angeles.

Genre:

Added Author:

Rubinstein, John, 1946-

Holds:

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Summary

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
Jonathan Kellerman s psychology skills and dark imagination are a potent literary mix ( Los Angeles Times ), and this intensely thrilling blend has never been so powerful as in the acclaimed author s new novel of murder and madness among the beautiful dreamers, seductive predators, and doomed innocents adrift in the glare of Southern California s eternal sunshine.
A series of horrifying events occur in quick succession in the same upscale L.A. neighborhood. A backyard renovation unearths an infant s body, buried sixty years ago. And soon thereafter in a nearby park, another disturbingly bizarre discovery is made not far from the body of a young woman shot in the head. Helping LAPD homicide detective Milo Sturgis to link these eerie incidents is brilliant psychologist Alex Delaware. But even the good doctor s vast experience with matters both clinical and criminal might not be enough to cut down to the bone of this chilling case and draw out the disturbing truth.
Backtracking six decades into the past stirs up tales of a beautiful nurse with a mystery lover, a handsome, wealthy doctor who seems too good to be true, and a hospital with a notorious reputation all of them long gone, along with any records of a newborn, and destined for anonymity. But the specter of fame rears its head when the case unexpectedly twists in the direction of the highest echelons of celebrity privilege. Entering this sheltered world, Alex little imagines the macabre layer just below the surface a decadent quagmire of unholy rituals and grisly sacrifice.
Before their work is done, Alex and Milo, the most original whodunit duo since Watson and Holmes ( Forbes ), must confront a fanatically deranged mind of such monstrous cunning that even the most depraved madman would shudder.
Praise for Jonathan Kellerman and Guilt
A solid, poignant tale of violence against the innocent . . . cool, brisk and polished. The Washington Post
Action-packed . . . Kellerman proves he can keep readers entertained and engrossed in a story that keeps them on the edge of their seats to the final page. Wichita Falls Times Record News
Certainly one of Kellerman s] best offerings to date . . . Do not miss this one. Bookreporter
Jonathan Kellerman s psychology skills and dark imagination are a potent literary mix. Los Angeles Times
The combination of Alex Delaware and] Detective Milo Sturgis . . . makes for the most original whodunit duo since Watson and Holmes. Forbes
Jonathan Kellerman s novels are an obsession; once started it is hard to quit. Orlando Sentinel
Kellerman doesn t just write psychological thrillers he owns the genre. Detroit Free Press

From the Hardcover edition. "

Author Notes

Jonathan Kellerman is one of the world's most popular authors. He has brought his expertise as a child psychologist to 16 consecutive bestselling novels of suspense, including The Butcher's Theater, Jerusalem, and Billy Straight and 32 previous Alex Delaware novels, translated into two dozen languages. He is also the author of numerous essays, short stories, and scientific articles, two children's books, and three volumes on psychology, including Savage Spawn: Reflections on Violent Children.

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Reviews (2)

Publisher's Weekly Review

Three decades after the debut of Kellerman's psychologist detective, the 28th entry (after 2012's Victims) is a lackluster one and shows the series' age. Newcomers are unlikely to be impressed either by Delaware's psychological or deductive insights. He tells a celebrity patient at her first session that "happiness comes from taking all the credit and none of the blame." A witness's failure to know her sister Adriana Betts' number by heart, relying instead on pressing a button on her cell to automatically place the call, is `evidence' that she hadn't been in close contact with her. Betts has turned up dead of a gunshot wound in the same L.A. park as a defleshed baby's corpse. The infant's remains turned up during excavation of a drainage ditch-and that grim discovery followed the unearthing of an older baby's skeleton in a backyard. The investigations Delaware and his longtime LAPD ally Milo Sturgis conduct are strictly by the numbers, and their solutions are unremarkable. Whatever was innovative in this series is long gone. (Feb) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

Kirkus Review

The only clue to a buried baby's identity is a vintage Duesenberg. The new owners of the fixer-upper Victorian in LA's posh Cheviot Hills area are appalled when a storm reveals an old metal hospital box containing the skeleton of a dead baby in their yard. The LAPD's Milo Sturgis, who catches the case, drags along his pal, consulting psychologist Alex Delaware (Victims, 2012, etc.). Tracking down former house tenants turns up a pediatric nurse often visited late at night by someone driving a rare Duesenberg, whose ownership leads to a late doctor with severe war wounds who may have provided abortions back in the days before Roe v. Wade. The case is further complicated when another baby, more recently buried, is found in a nearby park with a woman, possibly its mother, lying dead nearby. Would a serial killer space his crimes over 50 years apart? Would he even have the appetite for murder so many years later? The new infant's bones have been picked clean by flesh-eating beetles, then coated with beeswax. The woman turns out to be a missing nanny whose last job was for superstars Prema Moon and Donny Rader, now sequestered on their vast estate with their four adopted kids. The couple's marriage is a sham, their estate manager turns up with a bullet in his head, and another of their nannies has also departed without notice. After Alex tails Prema, she decides that she'll pay $300 for a 45-minute session with him, and that lets loose a three-hankie tale of marital woe that ends with Milo and a forensic crew surrounding the film stars' living complex. Too slick, too generous with coincidences and too cute by far. One pet pooch in particular is so endearing she ought to be in a Disney movie.]] Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.