A Cold Heart (Alex Delaware series, Book 17)

Juliet Kipper, a gifted painter, is strangled in the LA gallery where her first solo show has opened to critical acclaim, and Milo Sturgis takes on the murder investigation as a favour to an old friend. He consults Alex Delaware, who, researching parallels with other deaths, looks for artists killed when on the verge of a breakthrough or comeback. And he finds two others.

The investigation points to a gruesome, sadistic pattern of death, taking Milo and Alex into the dark side of the art world, and Alex's ex-lover Robin into terrible danger.

“'Unputdownable' the Age, Australia 7 June 2003”

Strong insights into the quirks of human and criminal behaviour - Guardian

Filled with insight - Stephen King

Coolly intelligent - GQ

A sense of humanity and justice - Publishers Weekly

An alert eye for detail - New York Times

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.

Juliet Kipper, a gifted painter, is strangled in the LA gallery where her first solo show has opened to critical acclaim, and Milo Sturgis takes on the murder investigation as a favour to an old friend. He consults Alex Delaware, who, researching parallels with other deaths, looks for artists killed when on the verge of a breakthrough or comeback. And he finds two others.The investigation points to a gruesome, sadistic pattern of death, taking Milo and Alex into the dark side of the art world, and Alex's ex-lover Robin into terrible danger.

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