Mystery : Softcover{SC} a novel
Few know the city of Los Angeles the way #1 bestselling author and acclaimed suspense master Jonathan Kellerman does. His thrilling novels of psychological drama and criminal detection make the capital of dreams a living, breathing character in all its glamour and infamy. That storied history of fame, seduction, scandal, and murder looms large in <i>Mystery</i>, as Alex Delaware finds himself drawn into a twisting, shadowy whodunit thats pure L.A. noirand vintage Kellerman. <br> <br>The closing of their favorite romantic rendezvous, the Fauborg Hotel in Beverly Hills, is a sad occasion for longtime patrons Alex Delaware and Robin Castagna. And gathering one last time with their fellow faithful habitus for cocktails in the gracious old venue makes for a bittersweet evening. But even more poignant is a striking young womanalone and enigmatic among the revelerswaiting in vain in elegant attire and dark glasses that do nothing to conceal her melancholy. Alex cant help wondering what her story is, and whether shes connected to the silent, black-suited bodyguard lingering outside the hotel.<br> <br>Two days later, Alex has even more to contemplate when police detective Milo Sturgis comes seeking his psychologist comrades insights about a grisly homicide. To Alexs shock, the brutalized victim is the same beautiful woman whose lonely hours sipping champagne at the Fauborg may have been her last.<br><br>But with a mutilated body and no DNA match, she remains as mysterious in death as she seemed in life. And even when a tipsters sordid revelation finally cracks the case open, the dark secrets that spill out could make Alex and Milos best efforts to close this horrific crime not just impossible but fatal.<br><br><br><i>From the Hardcover edition.</i>
Record details
- ISBN: 0739378015 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 9780739378014
- Physical Description: 421 p. ; (softcover) (large type) 24 cm.
- Edition: Lrg
- Publisher: New York : Random House Large Print, 2011
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Genre: | Suspense fiction. Mystery fiction. Detective and mystery stories. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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Sechelt Public Library | LP F KELL (Text) | 33260000168717 | Large Print | Volume hold | Available | - |