The murderer's daughter : a novel / Jonathan Kellerman.
"Grace Blades is a master psychologist, respected by her peers and adored by her patients. She is hardworking and highly competent, a model of self-control. But in private, Grace indulges a secret thrill-seeking darkness, pursuing danger as an escape from the regimented life she's established. Closing her eyes as she flies down the Los Angeles freeway or targeting a stranger in a hotel bar for an anonymous moment of passion, Grace craves the rush. Order by day, danger by night - the double life helps her cope with memories of a traumatic childhood, in which Grace saw her mother stab her abusive father before turning the knife on herself. But her two worlds collide when a new patient turns out to be her random conquest from the night before. He pleads for her to take him on anyway, claiming a unique connection with the foster father who raised her. She refuses. The next day, his body is found by police with only her business card to identify him. Suddenly, Grace is plunged into a web of danger and deceit that will draw her back into the dark past she fought so hard to leave behind."-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780345545312 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 364 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, New York : Ballantine Books, 2015.
- Copyright: ©2015.
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- Baker & Taylor
"Grace Blades is a master psychologist, respected by her peers and adored by her patients. She is hardworking and highly competent, a model of self-control. But in private, Grace indulges a secret thrill-seeking darkness, pursuing danger as an escape from the regimented life she's established. Closing her eyes as she flies down the Los Angeles freeway or targeting a stranger in a hotel bar for an anonymous moment of passion, Grace craves the rush. Order by day, danger by night - the double life helps hercope with memories of a traumatic childhood, in which Grace saw her mother stab her abusive father before turning the knife on herself. But her two worlds collide when a new patient turns out to be her random conquest from the night before. He pleads forher to take him on anyway, claiming a unique connection with the foster father who raised her. She refuses. The next day, his body is found by police with only her business card to identify him. Suddenly, Grace is plunged into a web of danger and deceit that will draw her back into the dark past she fought so hard to leave behind"-- - Baker & Taylor
Engaging in high-risk activities to escape from her regimented life as a psychologist, Grace Blades has a one-night stand with a man who turns out to be her new client--one who claims a unique connection to Grace's foster father. - Baker & Taylor
Engaging in secret high-risk activities to escape from her regimented life as a master psychologist, Grace Blades has a one-night stand with a man who turns out to be her new clientâone who claims a unique connection to Grace's foster father. By the #1 New York Times best-selling author of the Alex Delaware series. - Random House, Inc.
From the #1 New York Times bestselling creator of the acclaimed Alex Delaware series comes a tour de force standalone novel that illustrates perfectly why âJonathan Kellerman has justly earned his reputation as a master of the psychological thrillerâ (People).
A brilliant, deeply dedicated psychologist, Grace Blades has a gift for treating troubled souls and tormented psychesâperhaps because she bears her own invisible scars: Only five years old when she witnessed her parentsâ deaths in a bloody murder-suicide, Grace took refuge in her fierce intellect and found comfort in the loving couple who adopted her. But even as an adult with an accomplished professional life, Grace still has a dark, secret side. When her two worlds shockingly converge, Graceâs harrowing past returns with a vengeance.
Both Grace and her newest patient are stunned when they recognize each other from a recent encounter. Haunted by his bleak past, mild-mannered Andrew Toner is desperate for Graceâs renowned therapeutic expertise and more than willing to ignore their connection. And while Grace is tempted to explore his case, which seems to eerily echo her grim early years, she refusesâa decision she regrets when a homicide detective appears on her doorstep.
An evil she thought sheâd outrun has reared its head again, but Grace fears that a police inquiry will expose her double life. Launching her own personal investigation leads her to a murderously manipulative foe, one whose warped craving for power forces Grace back into the chaos and madness sheâd long ago fled.
Praise for Jonathan Kellerman
âKellermanâs psychology skills and dark imagination are a potent literary mix.ââLos Angeles Times
âKellerman doesnât just write psychological thrillersâhe owns the genre.ââDetroit Free Press