Flesh and Blood (Alex Delaware series, Book 15): A riveting psychological thriller

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When Alex Delaware first saw Lauren Teague she was a sullen teenager with the usual problems: bad grades at school, moody, uncommunicative with her parents - which is why they thought she needed to see a psychologist. Years later, Lauren s mother is pleading for help once again. Lauren has vanished and she thinks Alex can find her. He reluctantly agrees to try, but as he starts to investigate Lauren s troubled past he is drawn into the shadowy worlds of fringe psychological experimentation and LA s seedy sex industry. Sensing that Lauren s dark family secrets may hold the key to her disappearance, Alex disregards the advice of his trusted friend, LAPD detective Milo Sturgis, not to get involved. As his quest for the truth becomes an obsession, he is prepared to risk his relationship with long-time lover Robin Castagna, and even his own life...

Jonathan Kellerman is one of the world's most popular authors. He has brought his expertise as a clinical psychologist to more than two dozen bestselling crime novels, including the Alex Delaware series. He has won the Goldwyn, Edgar and Anthony awards, and has been nominated for a Shamus Award. Jonathan lives in California and New Mexico, with his wife, writer Faye Kellerman, and their four children.

Kellerman's 13th crime thriller starring Alex Delaware sees the Californian forensic psychologist involved with Lauren Teague who he first knew as a sullen teenager. Years later she has vanished and as he investigates her troubled past, Alex Delaware finds himself involved in fringe psychological experimentation and L.A.'s seedy sex industry. As ever, a tight and imaginative plot is excitingly developed in a driving narrative.