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Apr 1, 1985 · Handler paid for his sins when he was brutally murdered in his luxurious Pacific Palisades apartment. The police have no leads, but they do have one possible witness: seven-year-old Melody Quinn. Psychologist Dr. Alex Delaware's job is to unlock the terrible secret buried in Melody's memory.
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Jonathan's first published book was a medical text,...
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Mar 1, 1985 · WHEN THE BOUGH BREAKS. by Jonathan Kellerman ‧RELEASE DATE: March 1, 1985. bookshelf. shop now. amazon. The narrator-sleuth in this rather overwrought psycho-mystery is L.A. child psychologist Alex Delaware, who's "retired" (at 33) after having something of a nervous breakdown—following his consultant work on a harrowing child-molestation case.
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Jun 5, 2018 · When the Bough Breaks. by. Jonathan Kellerman. thriller in a hardcover edition that was published by Scribner on March 1, 1985 and has 293 pages. Explore it on Goodreads or Amazon Other books by this author which I have reviewed include Blood Test, Over the Edge, Time Bomb.
The story is set in Los Angeles, where child psychologist Dr. Alex Delaware becomes entangled in a horrifying case when a disturbed young patient, Melissa Dickinson, confesses to witnessing a murder. As Delaware digs deeper into Melissa's claims, he discovers a web of deception, secrets, and a trail of dead bodies.
In 1986, When the Bough Breaks won the Anthony and Edgar Awards for Best First Novel. My Take Sneaky. Kellerman slides his story under your skin, smooth, easy, no great jolts and with Alex’s perspective in first person protagonist point-of-view.
Mar 26, 2013 · Jonathan Kellerman brings plenty of suspense to the first book in the Alex Delaware series, When the Bough Breaks. Psychiatrist Dr. Morton Handler is found brutally murdered. The police have no leads, but they have a possible witness: seven-year-old Melody Quinn.
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. Dr. Morton Hander practiced a strange brand of psychiatry. Among his specialties were fraud, extortion, and sexual manipulation. Hander paid for his sins when he was brutally murdered in his luxurious Pacific Palisades apartment.
