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Written by Jonathan Kellerman - Audio book performed by John Rubinstein - Abridged Fiction - 4 CASSETTES - 6 hours

Publisher, Random House Audiobooks (May 2003)

Jonathan Kellerman is a master at creating psychologically nuanced novels of suspenseóan author whose name is synonymous with unrelenting action, intriguing plot twists, and penetrating insight into the criminal mind. Now he ventures into bold, new territory with his biggest and best novel yet. A Cold Heart features Kellermanís brilliant signature styleóbut in this tour-de-force he mines even deeper the emotional landscape of his characters: psychologist-sleuth Alex Delaware, LAPD homicide detective Milo Sturgis, Miloís colleague Petra Connor, and Alexís ex-lover, Robin Castagnaóbringing them all vividly to life as never before.

ìIíve got a weird one, so naturally I thought of you,î says Milo Sturgis, summoning his friend Alex to the trendy gallery where a promising young artist has been brutally garroted on the night of her first major showing. What makes it ìa weird oneî is the lack of any obvious motive, and the luridly careful staging of the murder sceneówhich immediately suggests to Alex not an impulsive crime of passion . . . but the meticulous and taunting modus operandi of a serial killer.

Delawareís suspicion is borne out when he compares notes with Miloís associate, Petra Connor, and her new partner, a strange, taciturn detective with a past of his own named Eric Stahl. The Hollywood cops are investigating the vicious death of Baby Boy Lee, a noted blues guitarist, fatally stabbed after a late-night set at a local club. What links Baby Boyís murder with that of painter Juliet Kipper is the shadowy presence of an abrasive fanzine writer. This alias-shrouded criticís love-the-art/disdain-the-artist philosophy and his morbid fascination with the murders leads Alex and the detectives to suspect theyíre facing a new breed of celebrity stalker: one with a fetish for snuffing out rising stars.

Tracking down the killer proves to be maddening, with the twisting trail leading from halfway houses to palatial mansions and from a college campus to the last place Alex ever expected: the doorstep of his ex-lover Robin Castagna, whose business association with two of the victims casts her as an unavoidable player in the unfolding case. As more and more killings are discovered, unraveling the maddening puzzle assumes a chilling new importanceóstopping a vicious psychopath whoís made cold-blood murder his chosen art form.

About the Author: Jonathan Kellerman is one of the worldís most popular authors. He has brought his expertise as a clinical psychologist to numerous bestselling tales of suspense (which have been translated into two dozen languages), including seventeen Alex Delaware novels; The Butcherís Theater, a story of serial killing in Jerusalem; and Billy Straight, featuring Hollywood homicide detective Petra Connor. He is also the author of numerous essays, short stories, and scientific