When the phone rings in the middle of the night, child psychologist Alex Delaware does not hesitate. Driving through the dream-lit San Fernando Valley, Alex rushes to Jamey Cadmus, the patient he had failed five years before and who now calls with a bizarre cry for help. But by the time Alex reaches Canyon Oaks Psychiatric Hospital, Jamey is gone, surfacing a day later in the hands of the police, who believe Jamey is the infamous Lavender Slasher, a psychotic serial killer. Wooed by a high-powered attorney to build a defense, Alex will get a chance to do what he couldn t five years ago. And...
When the phone rings in the middle of the night, child psychologist Alex Delaware does not hesitate. Driving through the dream-lit San Fernando Valley...
Psychologist-detective Dr. Alex Delaware finds terror in the heart of paradise in this relentlessly sinister novel by America's premier writer of psychological suspense, the author of ten successive "New York Times "bestsellers.Three months in paradise, all expenses paid.It's an invitation Alex Delaware can't refuse.Dr. Woodrow Wilson Moreland, a revered scientist and philanthropist on the tiny Pacific island of Aruk, has invited Alex to his home to help him organize his papers for publication-- a light workload leaving Alex plenty of time to enjoy a romantic interlude with Robin Castagna....
Psychologist-detective Dr. Alex Delaware finds terror in the heart of paradise in this relentlessly sinister novel by America's premier writer of psyc...
The closing of the grand old Fauborg Hotel in Beverly Hills is a sad occasion for longtime patrons Alex Delaware and Robin Castagna, who go there one last time for cocktails. But even more poignant--and curious--is a striking young woman in elegant attire and dark glasses, alone there and waiting in vain. Two days later, police detective Milo Sturgis comes seeking his psychologist comrade's insights about a grisly homicide. To Alex's shock, the brutalized victim is the same beautiful woman whose lonely hours sipping champagne at the Fauborg may have been her last. But when a sordid...
The closing of the grand old Fauborg Hotel in Beverly Hills is a sad occasion for longtime patrons Alex Delaware and Robin Castagna, who go there o...
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The daughter of a diplomat disappears on a school field trip--lured into the Santa Monica Mountains and killed in cold blood. Her father denies the possibility of a political motive. There are no signs of struggle and no evidence of sexual assault, leaving psychologist Alex Delaware and his friend LAPD homicide detective Milo Sturgis to pose the essential question: Why? "Feverish in pace and rich in characters . . . a chilling and irresistible thriller."--People Working with Daniel Sharavi, a brilliant...
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The daughter of a diplomat disappears on a school field trip--lured into the Santa Monica Mou...
It is a case unlike any psychologist Dr. Alex Delaware has ever encountered. Five-year-old Woody Swope is ill, but his parents refuse to agree to the one treatment that could save him. Alex sets out to convince Mr. and Mrs. Swope only to find that the parents have left the hospital and taken their son with them. Worse, the sleazy motel where the Swopes were staying is empty except for an ominous blood stain. They have vanished into the sordid shadows of the city. Now Alex and his friend, homicide detective Milo Sturgis, have no choice but to push the law to the breaking point. They are...
It is a case unlike any psychologist Dr. Alex Delaware has ever encountered. Five-year-old Woody Swope is ill, but his parents refuse to agree to the ...
"NEW YORK TIMES "BESTSELLER Dr. Alex Delaware doesn t see many private patients anymore, but the young woman called Lucy is an exception. So is her dream. Lucy Lowell is referred to Alex by Los Angeles police detective Milo Sturgis. A juror at the agonizing trial of a serial killer, Lucy survived the trauma only to be tormented by a recurring nightmare: a young child in the forest at night, watching a strange and furtive act. Exciting . . . loaded with tension and packed with titillating insights. "The New York Times Book Review" Now Lucy s dream is starting to disrupt her...
"NEW YORK TIMES "BESTSELLER Dr. Alex Delaware doesn t see many private patients anymore, but the young woman called Lucy is an exception. So is h...
In one of the most frightening and challenging cases of his career, Dr. Alex Delaware must confront a strange medical mystery involving a child. Reads like wildfire . . . harrowing suspense. The New York Times Book Review Twenty-one-month-old Cassie Jones is the picture of health. Yet her parents rush her to the emergency room night after night with symptoms no doctor can explain. Cassie s parents seem genuinely concerned. Her favorite nurse is a model of devotion. When Delaware is called in to investigate,...
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In one of the most frightening and challenging cases of his career, Dr. Alex Delaware must con...
"NEW YORK TIMES "BESTSELLER By the time psychologist Dr. Alex Delaware reached the school the damage was done: A sniper had opened fire on a crowded playground, but was gunned down before any children were hurt. Virtually impossible to put aside until the final horrifying showdown. "People" While the TV news crews feasted on the scene and Alex began his therapy sessions with the traumatized children, he couldn t escape the image of a slight teenager clutching an oversized rifle. What was the identity behind the name and face: a would-be assassin, or just another victim...
"NEW YORK TIMES "BESTSELLER By the time psychologist Dr. Alex Delaware reached the school the damage was done: A sniper had opened fire on a c...
The voice belongs to a woman, but Dr. Alex Delaware remembers a little girl. It is eleven years since seven-year-old Melissa Dickinson dialed the hospital help line for comfort and found it in therapy with Alex Delaware. Now the lovely young heiress is desperately calling for the psychologist s help once more. Only this time it looks like Melissa s deepest childhood nightmare is really coming true. A page-turner from beginning to end. Los Angeles Times Twenty years ago, Gina Dickinson, Melissa s mother, suffered...
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The voice belongs to a woman, but Dr. Alex Delaware remembers a little girl. It is eleven year...