I would've liked to join in, but there was no juice left in me.
We held hands for the rest of the hour, not moving from the couch except for the time when I got her a wad of tissues to wipe her eyes.
When the taxi arrived, she said, "This isn't over. Let's see how it plays out."
"Sure."
I walked her to the door, stood on the terrace, and waved.
Three days later, I phoned Allison Gwynn's office and told her about Larner.
She said, "Oh, my— it's going to take me some time to integrate this . . . I'm glad you told me. It was good of you to tell me."
"I thought I should."
"Are you okay?"
"I'm fine."
"If you ever need someone to talk to . . ."
"I'll bear that in mind."
"Do that," she said. "I mean it."
BOOKS BY JONATHAN KELLERMAN
Fiction
THE MURDER BOOK (2002)
FLESH AND BLOOD (2001)
DR. DEATH (2000)
MONSTER (1999)
BILLY STRAIGHT (1998)
SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST (1997)
THE CLINIC (1997)
THE WEB (1996)
SELF-DEFENSE (1995)
BAD LOVE (1994)
DEVIL'S WALTZ (1993)
PRIVATE EYES (1992)
TIME BOMB (1990)
THE BUTCHER'S THEATER (1988)
OVER THE EDGE (1987)
BLOOD TEST (1986)
WHEN THE BOUGH BREAKS (1985)
Nonfiction
SAVAGE SPAWN: REFLECTIONS ON VIOLENT CHILDREN (1999)
HELPING THE FEARFUL CHILD (1981)
PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF CHILDHOOD CANCER (1980)
For Children, Written and Illustrated
JONATHAN KELLERMAN'S ABC OF WEIRD CREATURES (1995)
DADDY, DADDY, CAN YOU TOUCH THE SKY? (1994)
A Ballantine Book
Published by The Ballantine Publishing Group
Copyright © 2002 by Jonathan Kellerman
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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are a product of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Kellerman, Jonathan.
The murder book / Jonathan Kellerman.
p. cm.
eISBN 0-345-45864-8
1. Delaware, Alex (Fictitious character)— Fiction. 2. Sturgis, Milo (Fictitious character)— Fiction. 3. Police-California— Los Angeles— Fiction. 4. Clinical psychologists— Fiction. 5. Los Angeles (Calif.)— Fiction. I. Title.
PS3561.E3865 M87 2002b
813'.54— dc21
2002074733
Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1
CHAPTER 2
CHAPTER 3
CHAPTER 4
CHAPTER 5
CHAPTER 6
CHAPTER 7
CHAPTER 8
CHAPTER 9
CHAPTER 10
CHAPTER 11
CHAPTER 12
CHAPTER 13
CHAPTER 14
CHAPTER 15
CHAPTER 16
CHAPTER 17
CHAPTER 18
CHAPTER 19
CHAPTER 20
CHAPTER 21
CHAPTER 22
CHAPTER 23
CHAPTER 24
CHAPTER 25
CHAPTER 26
CHAPTER 28
CHAPTER 29
CHAPTER 30
CHAPTER 31
CHAPTER 32
CHAPTER 33
CHAPTER 34
CHAPTER 35
CHAPTER 36
CHAPTER 37
CHAPTER 38
CHAPTER 39
CHAPTER 40
CHAPTER 41
CHAPTER 42
CHAPTER 43
CHAPTER 44
CHAPTER 45
CHAPTER 46
CHAPTER 47
CHAPTER 48
CHAPTER 49
CHAPTER 50