Jesse Kellerman is an award-winning playwright whose works have graced stages across the United States and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. His recent accolades underscore his promise as a young talent in the dramatic arts. Kellerman's writing delves into profound human experiences, employing a compelling narrative style and distinct voice. His plays offer readers and audiences alike a rich tapestry of emotion and insightful observation.
It's been over a year since LAPD detective Jacob Lev learned the remarkable truth about his family, and he's not coping well. He's back to drinking, he's not talking to his father, the LAPD Special Projects department continues to shadow him, and the memory of a woman named Mai haunts him day and night. And while Jacob has tried to build a bridge to his mother, she remains a stranger to him, imprisoned inside her own tattered mind. Then he comes across the file for a gruesome, unsolved murder that brings the two halves of his life into startling collision. Finding the killer will take him halfway around the world, to Paris - the city of romance, but also its gritty streets, behind the lights. It's a dangerous search for truth that plunges him into the past. For Jacob Lev, there is no place more frightening.
The gripping new thriller from multi-bestselling author Jonathan Kellerman and his son, Jesse, features a deputy coroner and a seemingly impossible case set against an atmospheric Californian backdrop.'Storytelling at its best, I loved it' Kathy ReichsA DETECTIVE UNDER PRESSURE Deputy Coroner Clay Edison is juggling a new baby who won't sleep with working the graveyard shift. For once he's trying to keep things simple. A HAUNTING DISCOVERY When infant remains are found by developers demolishing a local park, a devastating cold case is brought back to light. A DESPERATE SEARCH FOR ANSWERS Clay has barely begun to investigate when he receives a call from a man who thinks the remains could belong to his sister - who went missing fifty years ago. Now Clay is locked in a relentless search that will unearth a web of violence, secrets and betrayal. Because in this town, the past isn't dead. It's very much alive. And it can kill.
Joseph Geist is broke, his graduate school adviser won't talk to him and his girfriend has kicked him out. Just as he is giving up hope he sees an ad which sounds perfect for him. He will be paid to make conversation and the woman behind the ad turns out to be the perfect employer. Joseph is so comfortable he will do anything to stay forever.
It's late at night, and all Jonah Stem wants to do is to get home and fall into bed. Working long hours as a medical student, he's seen enough drama - not to mention enough blood - for one day But when he hears a scream ring out in the darkness, and an injured woman is on her knees and begging for her life, Jonah finds himself drawn into a dangerous and irrevocable situation. And this situation means trouble. Jonah's intervention will change not only his own life, but also the lives of those he cares about, in ways he never thought possible. A heart-stopping thriller, masterfully told, Trouble is the story of what can happen when you find yourself in way over your head . . .
When a wealthy man is found murdered in his hilltop home, Deputy Coroner Clay Edison is shocked to discover a link to his own brother Luke on the scene. Luke is fresh out of prison and struggling to stay on the straight and narrow. But surely he's not a killer? When Luke goes missing, the case becomes even more fraught for Clay. He knows that the conflict between family and the truth could take him down the wrong path. Is his brother capable of murder? Or could he be a victim too? As wildfires and blackouts sweep through the state of California, the truth will only get harder to find
'They have a way of scaring you, of chasing sleep away, these psychological
thrillers that send your heard thumping. Imagine, then, what you're in for
when two masters of the genre decide to collaborate' Huffington Post Crime
Scene is the next enthralling psychological thriller from Number One
bestsellers and masters of the genre, Jonathan and Jesse Kellerman. Natural
causes or foul play? That's the question deputy coroner Clay Edison must
answer each time he examines a body. Figuring out motives and chasing down
suspects aren't part of his beat - until a seemingly open-and-shut case proves
to be more than meets his highly trained eye. Eccentric, reclusive Walter
Rennert lies cold at the bottom of his stairs. At first glance the scene looks
straightforward: a once-respected psychology professor done in by booze and a
bad heart. But his daughter Tatiana insists that he has been murdered, and she
persuades Clay to take a closer look at the grim facts of Rennert's life. When
Clay learns that Rennert's colleague died in a nearly identical manner, he
becomes even more determined to discover the truth behind the man's death. The
twisting trail Clay follows will lead him into the darkest corners of the
human soul. It's his job to listen to the tales told by the dead. But this
time, he's part of a story that makes his blood run cold. Biographical Notes
Jonathan Kellerman is one of the world's most popular authors. He has brought
his expertise as a clinical psychologist to three dozen bestselling crime
novels, including the Alex Delaware series. With his wife, the novelist Faye
Kellerman, he also co-authored the bestsellers DOUBLE HOMICIDE and CAPITAL
CRIMES. He has won the Goldwyn, Edgar and Anthony Awards and has been
nominated for a Shamus Award. Jesse Kellerman is the author of five novels. He
has won several awards for his writing, including the 2003 Princess Grace
Award, given to America's most promising young playwright, and the 2010 Grand
Prix des Lectrices de Elle for THE GENIUS. POTBOILER was also nominated for a
best novel Edgar Award by the Mystery Writers of America. He lives with his
wife and son in California.
“A MASTERFUL PLOT AND DEAD-ON PACING.”—Entertainment Weekly “From its first hip, cynical, snarky, confessional pages, this deftly plotted novel rivets the reader…a must buy.”—Booklist In a decaying New York slum, a tenant named Victor Cracke has disappeared, leaving behind countless cardboard boxes of strange, original artwork. Gallery owner Ethan Muller can see their brilliance—and their moneymaking potential. Strictly speaking, the drawings don’t belong to Ethan. But great art demands an audience, and before long Ethan’s wildly successful show is being covered by the Times…where it attracts the attention of the police. Because the subjects of the pictures look exactly like the victims in a long-cold murder case. Ethan has received a letter saying stop stop stop. And the still-missing genius may be the link to a madman—or the madman himself…
When Carl, the boss she has secretly loved for years, goes missing during his annual visit to Mexico, Gloria Mendez begins a search for answers that reveals hidden, sinister aspects of her employer's life. By the winner of the 2003 Princess Grace Award. 60,000 first printing.
From Jonathan Kellerman, the #1 New York Times-bestselling author and master of psychological suspense, and Jesse Kellerman, the international #1 bestselling author of The Genius, comes one of the most remarkable novels of the year. A burned-out L.A. detective ...a woman of mystery who is far more than she seems ...a grotesque, ancient monster bent on a mission of retribution. When these three collide, a new standard of suspense is born. The legend of the Golem of Prague has endured through the ages, a creature fashioned by a sixteenth-century rabbi to protect his congregation, now lying dormant in the garret of a synagogue. But the Golem is dormant no longer. And for Detective Jacob Lev the mystery of how he spent last night pales in comparison the one he's about to be called upon to solve.
