When it comes to writing deftly layered, tightly coiled novels of
suspense, #1 New York Times bestselling author Jonathan Kellerman
reigns supreme as "master of the psychological thriller" (People).
Kellerman has worked his magic again in this chilling masterpiece.
The anonymous caller has an ominous tone and an unnerving message about
something "real dead . . . buried in your marsh." The eco-volunteer on
the other end of the phone thinks it's a prank, but when a young woman's
body turns up in L.A.'s Bird Marsh preserve no one's laughing. And when
the bones of more victims surface, homicide detective Milo Sturgis
realizes the city's under siege to an insidious killer. Milo's first
move: calling in psychologist Alex Delaware.
The murdered women are prostitutes-except the most recent victim; a
brilliant young musician from the East Coast, employed by a wealthy
family to tutor a musical prodigy, Selena Bass seems out of place in the
marsh's grim tableau.
Conveniently-perhaps ominously-Selena's blueblood employers are nowhere
to be found, and their estate' s jittery caretaker raises hackles. But
Milo's instincts and Alex's insight are too well-honed to settle for
easy answers, even given the dark secrets in this troubled man's past.
Their investigation unearths disturbing layers-about victims, potential
victims, and suspects alike-plunging even deeper into the murky marsh's
enigmatic depths.
Bizarre details of the crimes suggest a devilish serial killer prowling
L.A.'s gritty streets. But when a new murder deviates from the pattern,
derailing a possible profile, Alex and Milo must look beyond the
suspicion of madness and consider an even more sinister mind at work.
Answers don't come easy, but the darkest of drives and desires may fuel
the most devious of foes.
Bones is classic Kellerman-relentlessly peeling back the skin and
psyches of its characters and revealing the shadows and sins of the
souls beneath. With jolt after jolt of galvanizing suspense, it drives
the reader through its twists and turns toward a climax as satisfying as
it is shattering.
