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When the Bough Breaks (Alex Delaware, Bk 1)
When the Bough Breaks - Alex Delaware, Bk 1
Author: Jonathan Kellerman
In the first Alex Delaware novel, Dr. Morton Handler practiced a strange brand of psychiatry. Among his specialties were fraud, extortion, and sexual manipulation. 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-o...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780345466600
ISBN-10: 0345466608
Publication Date: 11/4/2003
Pages: 448
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Publisher: Ballantine Books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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Excellent who donnit book. will definitely read the rest of the series.
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I enjoyed this book. It's the author's first novel (at least in this series) and it shows a bit in the language and character development. It was also written in the late 80s and, while it doesn't seem really dated (save for some accents like decor description), you do have to take it into account when he describes some of the criminology techniques. But it was good. I've already ordered the second book in the series. Kellerman went on to write many of these and according to reviews I've read, they just get better as he gains more experience.

I'd definitely recommend it to people who enjoy crime fiction.
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The first Alex Delaware novel. Gives you a good background if you've already discovered Alex, Milo, Robin, et al.

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This is the first Kellerman book I'vew read, I will read all of them now.
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I really loved this book. Jonathan Kellerman writes very well. The story for me was a bit disturbing, because I have been through what some of the characters in this story are going through. I am starting on book 2 of this series now! Definitely recommended.
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A girl is a possible witness to a murder, and she can't remember any details. The psychologist Alex Deleware assists in trying to unravel the mystery and find the murderer.

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