Bones - An Alex Delaware Novel

Zusatztext COMPULSION “A genuine page-turner . . . The comfortable banter that has helped make Delaware and Sturgis such durable crime-story heroes is as rapid-fire! keen! and wryly funny as ever! and the mystery they aim to solve is certainly not routine.” –Booklist OBSESSION “Jonathan Kellerman’s novels are an obsession; once started it is hard to quit.” –Orlando Sentinel “The characters are rich! the story’s well-plotted and you won’t stop reading.” –Boston Herald GONE “The denouement accelerates to breathtaking! heart-pounding speed.” –Pittsburgh Post-Gazette “Sharply written and well-paced.” –Entertainment Weekly RAGE “[An] adrenaline-fueled read.” –People From the Hardcover edition. Informationen zum Autor Jonathan Kellerman  is the #1  New York Times  bestselling author of more than three dozen bestselling crime novels, including the Alex Delaware series,  The Butcher’s Theater, Billy Straight, The Conspiracy Club,   Twisted,  and  True Detectives . With his wife, bestselling novelist Faye Kellerman, he co-authored  Double Homicide  and  Capital Crimes . With his son, bestselling novelist Jesse Kellerman, he co-authored the first book of a new series,  The Golem of Hollywood . He is also the author of two children’s books and numerous nonfiction works, including  Savage Spawn: Reflections on Violent Children  and  With Strings Attached: The Art and Beauty of Vintage Guitars . He has won the Goldwyn, Edgar, and Anthony awards and has been nominated for a Shamus Award. Jonathan and Faye Kellerman live in California, New Mexico, and New York. Klappentext Kellerman's #1 "New York Times"-bestselling adventures of psychologist Alex Delaware and police detective Milo Sturgis continue as the duo pursues the skeletal trail of a bizarre killer. Now in a tall Premium Edition. Leseprobe Chapter 1 Everyone does it is not a defense! Wrong. If everyone did it, that made it normal, right? And after Chance did the research he knew he did nothing wrong. Googling high school cheating because writing an essay was part of the punishment. Finding out four out of five high school students—that’s eighty frickin’ percent—did it. Majority rules. Just like that thing on his Social Action study sheet...social norms. Social norms are the cement that holds societies together. There you go, he was being a big help to society! When he tried to joke about that with the parental units, they didn’t laugh. Same as when he told them it was civil rights, no way could the school force him to do community service outside the school property. That was against the Constitution. Time to call the ACLU. That got Dad’s eyes all squinty. Chance turned to Mom but she made sure not to give him any eye contact. “The ACLU?” Big wet Dad throat clear, like after too many cigars. “Because we make a significant monetary contribution to the ACLU?” Starting to breathe hard. “Every goddamn year. That’s what you’re saying?” Chance didn’t answer. “Cute, extremely cute. That’s your point? Well let me tell you something: You cheated. Period. That is not the kind of thing the ACLU gives half a shit about.” “Language, Steve—” Mom broke in. “Don’t start, Susan. We’ve got a goddamn fucking serious problem here and I seem to be the only one who fucking gets it.” Mom got all tight- mouthed, started plucking at her nails. Turned her back on both of them and did something with dishes on the kitchen counter. “It’s his problem, Susan, not ours and unless he owns up to it, we can kiss Occidental—or any other halfway decent college—fucking good- bye.” Chance said, “I’ll own up to it, Dad.” Working on what Sarabeth called his Mr. Sincere look. ...

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Jonathan Kellerman
• Editore: Ballantine
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 24.02.2009
• EAN: 9780345495174
• ISBN: 978-0-345-49517-4
• Pagine: 448
• Dimensioni: 108 mm x 190 mm x 26 mm
• Serie: Alex Delaware; Alex Delaware Novels; Alex Delaware
• Categoria: Narrativa > Gialli