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001 2011045020
003 DLC
005 20111128050642.0
008 111123s2012 nyu 000 1 eng
010 $a 2011045020
020 $a9780345505712 (hardback)
020 $z9780345532176 (ebook)
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050 00 $aPS3561.E3865$bV53 2012
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084 $aFIC031000$aFIC022000$aFIC030000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aKellerman, Jonathan.
245 10 $aVictims :$ban Alex Delaware novel /$cJonathan Kellerman.
250 $aFirst edition.
260 $aNew York :$bBallantine Books,$c[2012]
263 $a1203
300 $apages cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
520 $a"Unraveling the madness behind L.A.'s most baffling and brutal homicides is what sleuthing psychologist Alex Delaware does best. And putting the good doctor through his thrilling paces is what mystery fiction's #1 bestselling master of psychological suspense Jonathan Kellerman does with incomparable brilliance. Kellerman's universally acclaimed novels blend the addictive rhythms of the classic police procedural with chilling glimpses into the darkest depths of the human condition. For the compelling proof, look no further than Victims--Kellerman at his razor-sharp, harrowing finest. Not since Jack the Ripper terrorized the London slums has there been such a gruesome crime scene. By all accounts, acid-tongued Vita Berlin hadn't a friend in the world, but whom did she cross so badly as to end up arranged in such a grotesque tableau? One look at her apartment-turned-charnel house prompts hard-bitten LAPD detective Milo Sturgis to summon his go-to expert in hunting homicidal maniacs, Alex Delaware. But despite his finely honed skills, even Alex is stymied when more slayings occur in the same ghastly fashion. yet with no apparent connection among the victims. And the only clue left behind--a blank page bearing a question mark--seems to be both a menacing taunt and a cry for help from a killer baffled by his own lethal urges. Under pressure to end the bloody spree and prevent a citywide panic, Milo redoubles his efforts to discover a link between the disparate victims. Meanwhile, Alex navigates the secretive world of mental health treatment, from the sleek office of a Beverly Hills therapist to a shuttered mental institution where he once honed his craft--and where an unholy alliance between the mad and the monstrous may have been sealed in blood. As each jagged piece of the puzzle fits into place, an ever more horrific portrait emerges of a sinister mind at its most unimaginable--and an evil soul at its most unspeakable. "This one was different," Alex observes at the start of the case. This one will haunt his waking life, and his darkest dreams, long after its end"--$cProvided by publisher.
650 0 $aDelaware, Alex (Fictitious character)$vFiction.
650 0 $aForensic psychologists$vFiction.
650 0 $aSturgis, Milo (Fictitious character)$vFiction.
650 0 $aPolice$zCalifornia$zLos Angeles$vFiction.
650 0 $aSerial murderers$vFiction.
655 7 $aMystery fiction.$2gsafd
655 7 $aSuspense fiction.$2gsafd
650 7 $aFICTION / Thrillers.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aFICTION / Mystery & Detective / General.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aFICTION / Suspense.$2bisacsh
856 42 $3Cover image$u978-0-345-50571-2.jpg