When it comes to writing deftly layered tightly coiled novels of suspense New York Times bestselling author Jonathan Kellerman reigns supreme as ldquomaster of the psychological thrillerrdquo People Now Kellerman has worked his magic again in this chilling new masterpieceThe anonymous caller has an ominous tone and an unnerving message about something ldquoreal dead buried in your marshrdquo The eco-volunteer on the other end of the phone thinks itrsquos a prank but when a young womanrsquos body turns up in LArsquos Bird Marsh preserve no onersquos laughing And when the bones of more victims surface homicide detective Milo Sturgis realizes the cityrsquos under siege to an insidious killer Milorsquos first move calling in psychologist Alex Delaware The murdered women are prostitutesndashexcept the most recent victim a brilliant young musician from the East Coast employed by a wealthy family to tutor a musical prodigy Selena Bass seems out of place in the marshrsquos grim tableau Convenientlyndashperhaps ominouslyndashSelenarsquos blueblood employers are nowhere to be found and their estatersquo s jittery caretaker raises hackles But Milorsquos instincts and Alexrsquos insight are too well-honed to settle for easy answers even given the dark secrets in this troubled manrsquos past Their investigation unearths disturbing layersndashabout victims potential victims and suspects alikendashplunging even deeper into the murky marshrsquos enigmatic depthsBizarre details of the crimes suggest a devilish serial killer prowling LArsquos gritty streets But when a new murder deviates from the pattern derailing a possible profile Alex and Milo must look beyond the suspicion of madness and consider an even more sinister mind at work Answers donrsquot come easy but the darkest of drives and desires may fuel the most devious of foesBones is classic Kellermanndashrelentlessly peeling back the skin and psyches of its characters and revealing the shadows and sins of the souls beneath With jolt after jolt of galvanizing suspense it drives the reader through its twists and turns toward a climax as satisfying as it is shattering.
