Description
Victims by Jonathan Kellerman is the twenty-seventh novel in the acclaimed Alex Delaware series, following the psychologist-detective as he confronts some of Los Angeles’s most disturbing and baffling crimes. When acid-tongued Vita Berlin is found murdered in a grotesque tableau, LAPD detective Milo Sturgis calls on Alex Delaware to unravel the mystery. As subsequent killings follow the same brutal and cryptic pattern—with no obvious connection among the victims—Alex must delve deep into the secretive worlds of mental health, from sleek Beverly Hills practices to abandoned institutions, where past and present horrors intersect. Each clue, including a blank page marked with a question mark, teases both the detectives and the reader, revealing a chilling portrait of a disturbed mind operating under its own dark logic. Set against the streets and shadows of modern Los Angeles, Kellerman blends the precision of a police procedural with penetrating psychological insight, exploring the motives, fears, and obsessions of both criminals and investigators.
With relentless suspense, complex characters, and morally charged dilemmas, Victims delivers a taut, page-turning narrative that will appeal to fans of psychological thrillers and crime fiction, cementing Alex Delaware as one of contemporary literature’s most compelling sleuths.
