Description
Self-Defense is the ninth novel in Jonathan Kellerman’s acclaimed Alex Delaware series, delivering a tense psychological crime thriller set in Los Angeles. When Dr Alex Delaware agrees to treat Lucy Lowell, a traumatised juror from a serial killer trial, he becomes drawn into a disturbing mystery rooted in her recurring nightmare. As Delaware and LAPD detective Milo Sturgis probe deeper, the dream begins to resemble a repressed childhood memory linked to violent crime. Blending forensic psychology with police procedural suspense, this novel explores memory, trauma, and the hidden truths that refuse to stay buried.












