This novel is where the series about Dr. Alex Delaware and Lieutenant Milo Sturgis began. Jonathan Kellerman is one of the world’s most popular detective and thriller writers. He drew on his experience in clinical psychology in more than 40 novels, each of which became a New York Times bestseller. A practicing psychotherapist and professor of clinical pediatrics, he is also the author of a number of scholarly articles and a three-volume textbook on psychology. Laureate of many literary awards.
Los Angeles. The massacre. A well-known psychologist and his mistress are murdered. No clues. No suspects. Only a little girl living next door—maybe she saw the killers. But the child is in shock; she’s terrified and silent, like a mute. Police detective Milo Sturgis isn’t strong at dealing with young children—he’s much better at stabbing up tough guys and would-be attackers. And the girl’s account may become the only—and decisive—lead. Then Milo remembered who could help him.
In the city lives Dr. Alex Delaware, a brilliant child psychologist who has temporarily stepped away from practice. The circle is complete.