#1 New York Times bestselling author Jonathan Kellerman writes unforgettable tales of crime and detection that expose the shadowy side of glittering Los Angeles. And in Evidence, readers are once again in the dexterous grip of a master storyteller and stylist equally skilled at teasing your brain and taking your breath away.
In the half-built skeleton of a monstrously vulgar mansion in one of L.A.โs toniest neighborhoods, a watchman stumbles on the bodies of a young coupleโmurdered in flagrante and left in a gruesome postmortem embrace. Though heโs cracked some of the cityโs worst slayings, veteran homicide cop Milo Sturgis is still shocked at the grisly sight: a twisted crime that only Miloโs killer instinctsโand psychologist Alex Delawareโs keen insightsโcan hope to solve.
While the female victimโs identity remains a question mark, her companion is IDโd as eco-friendly architect Desmond Backer, who disdains the sort of grandiose superstructure heโs found dead in. And the late Mr. Backer, itโs revealed was also notorious for his power to seduce women.
The rare exception is his ex-boss, Helga Gemein, whoโs as indifferent to Desmondโs death as she apparently was to his advances. Though Milo and Alex place her on their short list of suspects, the deeper they dig for clues the longer the list grows. An elusive prince who appears to harbor decidedly American appetites, an eccentric blueblood with an ax to grind, one of Desmondโs restless ex-lovers and her cuckolded husbandโall are in the homicidal mix spiced with eco-terrorism, arson, blackmail, conspiracy, and a vendetta that runs deep. But when the investigation veers suddenly in a startling direction, itโs the investigators who may wind up on the wrong end of a cornered predatorโs final fury.
#1 New York Times bestselling author Jonathan Kellerman writes unforgettable tales of crime and detection that expose the shadowy side of glittering Los Angeles. And in Evidence, readers are once again in the dexterous grip of a master storyteller and stylist equally skilled at teasing your brain...