Reviews

"[A] SURPRISING AND COMPLEX STORY OF EVIL . . . STUNNINGLY DRAMATIC."
--"People "(Page-turner of the Week)
"UNSETTLING AND THRILLING . . . RIGHT FROM THE START OF "MONSTER," JONATHAN KELLERMAN DOES EVERYTHING RIGHT."
--"The" "Baltimore Sun
""KELLERMAN DELIVERS . . . GET READY TO SLEEP WITH THE LIGHTS ON. . . . GET READY TO BE HORRIFIED . . . AND PERVERSELY INTRIGUED."
--"Rocky Mountain News
""Jonathan Kellerman has justly earned his reputation as a master of the psychological thriller."
--"People
""Riveting . . . Kellerman's latest shiver-producing, hair-raising, shocking, suspenseful thriller [is] definitely his best yet. . . . The tension is palpable, the plot filled with devilish convolutions, and the sense of impending danger heart-stoppingly tense. . . . Dr. Alex Delaware is at his brilliantly analytical zenith."
--"Booklist" (starred and boxed review)
Kellerman "has shaped the psychological mystery novel into an art form."
"--Los Angeles Times Book Review
""Often, mystery writers can either plot like devils or create believable characters. Kellerman stands out because he can do both. Masterfully."
"--USA Today
""Kellerman doesn't just write psychological thrillers--he owns the genre."
"--Detroit Free Press
""In top form in his latest mystery featuring L.A. forensic psychologist Alex Delaware, Kellerman devises a deviously twisted, contemporary tale that draws pulsing suspense from the ageless relationship between madness and evil. . . . A tense climax in the hills above L.A. brings together all the tautly woven threads as Kellerman delivers another chilling look into the dark corners of the human psyche."
--"PublishersWeekly" (starred review)
"Nobody evokes Los Angeles better than Kellerman."
"--Los Angeles Times"
""Monster," a furiously paced mind-bender, contains enough mystery to hold readers spellbound."
--"BookPage
""Kellerman is an ace at spinning a story that holds the reader's interest, plausible but unpredictable until the final page."
--"The Denver Post
""Recommended . . . Intelligent, well-drawn characters and the kind of plot twists that make the best mysteries fun to read."
--"Library Journal
" "From the Paperback edition."

A handsome young actor is found murdered and mutilated, a female psychologist meets a similar fate, and twin brothers are gruesomely dispatchedÄall in separate events, on the same evening. The murders, though different, seem to be the work of the same killer. As Dr. Alex Delaware, psychologist and consultant to the LAPD, and detective Milo Sturgis unravel the mystery of the killer's identity, it becomes clear that Ardis Peake (a.k.a. "Monster"), incarcerated in a psychiatric hospital for the criminally insane for the past 16 years, is somehow involved. Kellerman's 13th novel featuring Alex Delaware includes intelligent, well-drawn characters and the kinds of plot twists that make the best mysteries fun to read. Both fans of the series and readers not familiar with Kellerman's works should enjoy this novel. Recommended for all public libraries. [Previewed in Prepub Alert, LJ 8/99.]ÄLeslie Madden, Georgia Inst. of Technology Lib. & Information Ctr., Atlanta Copyright 1999 Cahners Business Information.

"From the Paperback edition."