The Murder Book Author:Jonathan Kellerman Abridged Version - 4 cassetts — In his seventeen consecutive bestselling novels, Jonathan Kellerman has distinguished himself as the master of the psycological thriller. Now in Kellerman's most compelling and powerful novel yet, L.A. psycologist-dective Alex Delaware confronts a long-unsolved murder of unspeakable brutality - an ice-cold case wh... more »ose resolution threatens his survival and that of long time friend, homicide detective Milo Sturgis. The nightmare begins when Alex receives a strange package in the mail with no return address. Inside is an ornate album filled with gruesome crime-scene photos - a homicide scrapbook entitled The Murder Book. Alex can find no readon for anyone to send him this compendium of death, but when Milo views the book, he is immediately shaken by one of the images; a young woman, tortured, strangled, and dumped near a freeway ramp. This was one of Milo's first cases as a rookie homicide cop: a vicious killing that he and his partner failed to solve because the department closed them down. Being forced to abandon the young victim tomrented Milo. But his fears prevented him from pursuing the truth, and over the years he managed to forget. Now someone has chosen to stir up the past. As Alex and Milo set out to uncover what really happened twenty years ago, their every move is followed, and their lives are placed in jeopardy. While peeling back layer after layer of ugly secrets, they discover that the murder of one forgotten girl has chilling ramifications that extend far beyond the tragic loss of a single life. A classic story of good and evil, sacrifice and sin, The Murder Book illuminates the darkest corridors of the human mind. It is a stunning tour-de-force by a master craftsman.« less