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When Dr. Eldon Mate, known as the “Dr. Death” for facilitating thousands of assisted suicides, is found dead in his own suicide van, LAPD homicide detective Milo Sturgis takes the case. The investigation quickly turns personal as Sturgis turns to his psychologist friend, Dr. Alex Delaware, whose close ties to the murder scene create a profound conflict of interest. With suspects ranging from Mate’s grieving family, his estranged son, to a psychopathic killer with a fascination for the geometry of death, the case weaves together themes of assisted suicide, medical ethics, and the psychological toll of homicide work.
First publish date: 2000
Genre: Thriller/Psychological Thriller
Authors: Jonathan Kellerman
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