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  • Published: 15 February 2022
  • ISBN: 9781787461215
  • Imprint: Arrow
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 368
  • RRP: $22.99

Serpentine




A gripping new thriller featuring psychologist Alex Delaware from the Number One New York Times bestselling master of suspense.

NO WITNESSES. NO EVIDENCE. NO MOTIVE . . .

When Ellie Barker was three years old, her mother was found in a torched Cadillac, overturned on Mulholland Drive, with a bullet in her head.

Many detectives had tried and failed to solve the case.

Decades later, still desperate for answers, Ellie hires LAPD homicide lieutenant Milo Sturgis, who calls in the expertise of brilliant psychologist Alex Delaware, to investigate.

But as the two begin digging, they soon discover a string of dangerous threats still lurking in the present . . .

Praise for Jonathan Kellerman's New York Times No. 1 bestselling thrillers:

'Sophisticated, cleverly plotted and satisfying' Sunday Telegraph
'High-octane entertainment' The Times
'Exceptionally exciting' New York Times

  • Published: 15 February 2022
  • ISBN: 9781787461215
  • Imprint: Arrow
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 368
  • RRP: $22.99

About the author

Jonathan Kellerman

Jonathan Kellerman is one of the world's most popular authors. He has brought his expertise as a clinical psychologist to over two dozen bestselling crime novels, including the Alex Delaware series, The Butcher's Wife, Billy Straight, The Conspiracy Club and Twisted. With his wife, the novellist Faye Kellerman, he co-authored the bestsellers Double Homicide and Capital Crimes. He is the author of numerous essays, short stories, scientific articles, two children's books, and three volumes of psychology, including Savage Spawn: Reflections on Violent Children. He has won the Goldwyn, Edgar, and Anthony awards, and has been nominated for a Shamus Award.

Jonathan and Faye Kellerman live in California and New Mexico. Their four children include the novelist Jesse Kellerman.


Jonathan Kellerman is the Number One New York Times bestselling author of more than forty crime novels, including the Alex Delaware series, The Butcher's Theater, Billy Straight, The Conspiracy Club, Twisted, True Detectives, and The Murderer's Daughter.

With his wife, bestselling novelist Faye Kellerman, he co-authored Double Homicide and Capital Crimes. With his son, bestselling novelist Jesse Kellerman, he co-authored Crime Scene, The Golem of Hollywood, and The Golem of Paris.

He is also the author of two children's books and numerous nonfiction works, including Savage Spawn: Reflections on Violent Children and With Strings Attached: The Art and Beauty of Vintage Guitars. He has won the Goldwyn, Edgar, and Anthony awards and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Psychological Association, and has been nominated for a Shamus Award.

Jonathan and Faye Kellerman live in California and New Mexico.

For more information please visit:

http://jonathankellerman.com/
https://www.facebook.com/JonathanKellerman

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