Mystery

 Few know the city of Los Angeles the way #1 bestselling author andacclaimed suspense master Jonathan Kellerman does. His thrilling novelsof psychological drama and criminal detection make the capital of dreams a living, breathing character in all its glamour and infamy. Thatstoried history of fame, seduction, scandal, and murder looms large in Mystery, as Alex Delaware finds himself drawn into a twisting, shadowy whodunit that's pure L.A. noir - and vintage Kellerman.
The closing of their favorite romantic rendezvous, the Fauborg Hotel inBeverly Hills, is a sad occasion for longtime patrons Alex Delaware andRobin Castagna. And gathering one last time with their fellow faithfulhabitués for cocktails in the gracious old venue makes for a bittersweet evening. But even more poignant is a striking young woman - alone andenigmatic among the revelers - waiting in vain in elegant attire anddark glasses that do nothing to conceal her melancholy. Alex can't helpwondering what her story is, and whether she's connected to the silent,black-suited bodyguard lingering outside the hotel.
Two dayslater, Alex has even more to contemplate when police detective MiloSturgis comes seeking his psychologist comrade's insights about a grisly homicide. To Alex's shock, the brutalized victim is the same beautifulwoman whose lonely hours sipping champagne at the Fauborg may have beenher last.
But with a mutilated body and no DNA match, she remains as mysterious in death as she seemed in life. And even when a tipster's sordid revelation finally cracks the case open, the dark secrets thatspill out could make Alex and Milo's best efforts to close this horrific crime not just impossible but fatal.