Breakdown: An Alex Delaware Novel

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER € Jonathan Kellerman has been universally hailed as the master of psychological suspense, and the blockbuster new thriller featuring Alex Delaware and Milo Sturgis confirms his status as today€s preeminent practitioner of saber-sharp storytelling.
 
Psychologist Dr. Alex Delaware meets beautiful and emotionally fragile TV actress Zelda Chase when called upon to evaluate her five-year-old son, Ovid. Years later, Alex is unexpectedly reunited with Zelda when she is involuntarily committed after a bizarre psychotic episode. Shortly after Zelda€s release, an already sad situation turns tragic when she is discovered dead on the grounds of a palatial Bel Air estate. Having experienced more than enough of L.A.€s dark side to recognize the scent of evil, Alex turns to his friend LAPD Lieutenant Milo Sturgis for help in finding out who ended Zelda€s broken life.
 
At the same time, Alex is caught up in another quest: the search for Zelda€s missing son. And when other victims vanish from the same upscale neighborhood, worry turns to terror.
 
As Alex struggles to piece together the brief rise and steep fall of a gorgeous, talented actress, he and Milo unveil shattered dreams, the corruption of a family, and a grotesque betrayal of innocence. With each devastating revelation and damning clue, Alex€s brilliant mind is challenged as never before€"and his determination grows to see a killer caged and the truth set free.

Praise for Breakdown
 
€œThis is a book you should not miss. . . . A master craftsman at the top of his game . . . one of his best to date.€€"Bookreporter

€œGripping . . . an exhilarating masterclass in the art of plotting, suspense, characterization and brilliant mind games.€€"Blackpool Gazette
 
Praise for Jonathan Kellerman
 
€œJonathan Kellerman€s psychology skills and dark imagination are a potent literary mix.€€"Los Angeles Times
 
€œKellerman doesn€t just write psychological thrillers€"he owns the genre.€€"Detroit Free Press