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Chapter 1 It was shaping up as a beautiful morning. The last thing I wanted to hear about was murder. A cool Pacific current had swept its way across the coastline for two days running, propelling the pollution to Pasadena. My house is nestled in the foothills just north of Bel Air, situated atop an old bridle path that snakes its way around
Chapter 1-5: The Confession. Dr. Alex Delaware is introduced as a child psychologist, and the story begins when a troubled young patient, Melissa Dickinson, confesses to witnessing a murder. Delaware is skeptical but starts to investigate the matter out of concern for Melissa's safety. Chapter 6-10: Uncovering Secrets.
Apr 1, 1985 · 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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Apr 21, 2020 · Denise Grover Swank. 4.68. 2,335ratings312reviews. Shop this series. The sixth book in the Rose Gardner Investigations series.For months, Rose has suspected her ex-brother-in-law, has a foot in the criminal world, and she’s equally sure her deceased sister had the evidence to prove it—evidence stolen days just days after Violet’s death.
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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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Jul 6, 2010 · From the New York Times bestselling author of Serpentine comes the first thrilling novel in the Alex Delaware series about a psychotic teenage boy accused of six murders. Dr. Morton Handler practiced a strange brand of psychiatry. Among his specialties were fraud, extortion, and sexual manipulation.
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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.
