Dr. Death - Softcover

Kellerman, Jonathan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0345448804 ISBN 13: 9780345448804

Publisher: Ballantine Books, 2001

Synopsis

When Dr. Eldon Mate, a passionate advocate of physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia, is found dead, murdered by one of his own death machines, LAPD homicide detective Milo Sturgis and his friend Dr. Alex Delaware are on the case. By the author of Monster and Billy Straight.

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Review

"Intriguing . . . Stylish . . . A brazenly clever denouement."
-"The New York Times
"[A] ROLLER-COASTER PLOT . . . JUST WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERED."
-"People
"No one does psychological suspense as well as Jonathan Kellerman. "Dr. Death is a terrifying voyage to the outer limits of madness."
-"Detroit Free Press
"GRIPPING."
-"Entertainment Weekly

" Intriguing . . . Stylish . . . A brazenly clever denouement."
- "The New York Times
"" [A] ROLLER-COASTER PLOT . . . JUST WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERED."
- "People"
" No one does psychological suspense as well as Jonathan Kellerman. "Dr. Death" is a terrifying voyage to the outer limits of madness."
- "Detroit Free Press
"
" GRIPPING."
- "Entertainment Weekly"

Praise for Monster
"Kellerman is in peak form. . . . A surprising and complex story of festering evil--a tale that snakes its way to a stunningly dramatic conclusion."
--"People" (Page-Turner of the Week)
Praise for Billy Straight
"Billy Straight is everything a thriller ought to be. The writing is excellent. The plotting is superior. The characters ring true. . . . A taut, compelling story."
--"USA Today"

Praise for Jonathan Kellerman
"Jonathan Kellerman doesn't just write psychological thrillers--he owns the genre."
--"Detroit Free Press"
"Often, mystery writers can either plot like devils or create believable characters. Kellerman stands out because he can do both. Masterfully."
--"USA Today"
"Kellerman excels at plotting, dialogue, procedural detail and insight into
abnormal states of mind."
--"Los Angeles Times"
"Kellerman is the acknowledged king of the psychological thriller."
--"The Dallas Morning News""

Praise for Monster

"Kellerman is in peak form. . . . A surprising and complex story of festering evil--a tale that snakes its way to a stunningly dramatic conclusion."
--People (Page-Turner of the Week)

Praise for Billy Straight

"Billy Straight is everything a thriller ought to be. The writing is excellent. The plotting is superior. The characters ring true. . . . A taut, compelling story."
--USA Today

Praise for Jonathan Kellerman

"Jonathan Kellerman doesn't just write psychological thrillers--he owns the genre."
--Detroit Free Press

"Often, mystery writers can either plot like devils or create believable characters. Kellerman stands out because he can do both. Masterfully."
--USA Today

"Kellerman excels at plotting, dialogue, procedural detail and insight into
abnormal states of mind."
--Los Angeles Times

"Kellerman is the acknowledged king of the psychological thriller."
--The Dallas Morning News

From the Back Cover

A brutalized corpse discovered in a remote region of the Hollywood Hills plunges psychologist-detective Alex Delaware into a landscape of rage and madness as he struggles to solve this most baffling of homicides.

To some, Eldon Mate was evil personified. Others saw the former physician as a saint. But one thing was clear: Dr. Death had snuffed out the lives of dozens of human beings and now someone had turned him into a victim. When Mate is found mutilated in a rented van, harnessed to his own killing machine, Delaware is asked to aid his old friend, homicide cop Milo Sturgis, in the hunt for the death doctor's executioner. But Alex harbors secrets of his own that threaten to derail the partners' friendship as well as the increasingly complex investigation. With page-turning suspense and vivid portraits of L.A.'s darkest side, perennial bestseller Jonathan Kellerman's latest tale of psychopathology taken to the extreme delivers an unforgettable journey into the most sinister corners of the human mind.

About this edition

• Publisher: Ballantine Books
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0345448804
• ISBN 13: 9780345448804
• Binding: Paperback