The Wedding Guest: An Alex Delaware Novel

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ò Psychologist Alex Delaware and detective Milo Sturgis unravel a shocking crime at a raucous wedding reception in this gripping psychological thriller from the bestselling master of suspense. ôJonathan KellermanÆs psychology skills and dark imagination are a potent literary mix.öùLos Angeles Times LAPD Lieutenant Milo Sturgis is a fine homicide detective, but when he needs to get into the mind of a killer, he leans on the expertise of his best friend, the brilliant psychologist Dr. Alex Delaware. While Sturgis has a knack for piecing together the details of a crime, Delaware can decipher the darkest intents driving the most vicious of perpetrators. And thereÆs no better place for the doctorÆs analytical skills to shine than a rowdy hall full of young men and women intoxicated on life and lust . . . and suddenly faced with the specter of death. Summoned to a run-down former strip joint, Delaware and Sturgis find themselves crashing a wild Saints and Sinnersûthemed wedding reception. But theyÆre not the only uninvited guests. A horrified bridesmaid has discovered the body of a young woman, dressed to impress in pricey haute couture and accessorized with a grisly red slash around her neck. WhatÆs missing is any means of identification, or a single partygoer who recognizes the victim. The baffled bride is convinced the stranger snuck in to sabotage her big dayùand the groom is sure itÆs all a dreadful mistake. But Delaware and Sturgis have a hundred guests to question, and a sneaking suspicion that the motive for murder is personal. Now they must separate the sinners from the saints, the true from the false, and the secrets from those keeping them. The partyÆs overùand the hunt for whoever killed it is on. ôAs usual, [Delaware and Sturgis] form a formidable team. Also as usual, the characters here are varied and described with gritty clarity, and the puzzle facing the duo involves a delightful mix of L.A. culture, this time from its dive bars to its much more serious side.öùBooklist

• | Author: Jonathan Kellerman
• | Publisher: Ballantine Books
• | Publication Date: Nov 05, 2019
• | Number of Pages: 448 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback/Fiction
• | ISBN-10: 0525618511
• | ISBN-13: 9780525618515