Jonathan Kellerman

About Jonathan Kellerman

Jonathan Seth Kellerman is an American novelist, psychologist, and Edgar- and Anthony Award–winning author best known for his popular mystery and psychological thriller novels featuring the character Alex Delaware, a child psychologist who consults for the Los Angeles Police Department.

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Upcoming Titles

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  Malice February 2, 2027

  Psychologist Alex Delaware and Homicide Detective Milo Sturgis face one of their most baffling and troubling cases in this riveting thriller from the #1 New York Times bestselling “master of suspense” (Los Angeles Times). It begins with what seems like a particlarly malignant case of envy. Alben Opfer, a gifted, self-motivated eighteen-year-old comes to Los Angeles with big plans: enrollment at an elite private school, followed by admission to an equally prestigious college, and, finally, a career in Hollywood.

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Earlier Books

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  Jigsaw February 3, 2026

  NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The iconic thriller series that inspired the upcoming streaming show on Prime Video, in development now! Psychologist Alex Delaware and Detective Milo Sturgis, the most beloved duo in American crime fiction, return in this electric novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling “master of suspense” (Los Angeles Times). This one looked like a slam dunk: a young woman found dead at her kitchen table, DNA on cigarette butts linking quickly to an ex-boyfriend with a criminal record. Or so homicide lieutenant Milo Sturgis thought.

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  The Wedding Guest February 5, 2019

  NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The iconic thriller series that inspired the upcoming streaming show on Prime Video, in development now! Psychologist Alex Delaware and detective Milo Sturgis unravel a shocking crime at a raucous wedding reception in this gripping psychological thriller from the bestselling master of suspense.

  View on Amazon: The Wedding Guest
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  Night Moves December 24, 2018

  NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The iconic thriller series that inspired the upcoming streaming show on Prime Video, in development now! The master of the psychological thriller makes all the right moves in this novel of spellbinding suspense. Even with all his years of experience, LAPD homicide detective Milo Sturgis knows there are crimes his skill and savvy cannot solve alone. That’s when he calls on brilliant psychologist Alex Delaware to read between the lines, where the darkest motives lurk.

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  Breakdown December 27, 2016 View on Amazon: Breakdown
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  Motive December 29, 2015 View on Amazon: Motive
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  Killer February 11, 2014 View on Amazon: Killer
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  Victims 2012 View on Amazon: Victims
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  Twisted November 23, 2004 View on Amazon: Twisted
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  murder by the book 2001 View on Amazon: murder by the book
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  Monster 1999 View on Amazon: Monster
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  Self-Defense 1995 View on Amazon: Self-Defense

More New Books Coming Up

• A Deal in Death by Jaclyn Rodriguez · Feb 2, 2027
• A Great Place to Raise a Family by Tracey Lien · Feb 2, 2027
• Bone Black by Marten Swift · Feb 2, 2027
• Good Girls and Alpha Males by Madeline Peltz · Feb 2, 2027
• It's Only a Game by Sam Rebelein · Feb 2, 2027
• Just Scoring With Love by Lauren Blakely · Feb 2, 2027
• Merciful Carnage by Sara Hashem · Feb 2, 2027
• Merciless by Cortney L. Winn · Feb 2, 2027
• Milkiverse by Kelly Murashige · Feb 2, 2027
• Our Lady of Battles by A.G. Slatter · Feb 2, 2027

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