Books like Flesh and Blood by Jonathan Kellerman
A decade after attempting to rescue troubled teen Lauren Teague, psychologist and detective Alex Delaware is approached to investigate her sudden and brutal murder. Reluctant at first, he is pulled into a dark web of the southern California sex industry, revisiting the young woman’s past and confronting the shadows of his own history. As Delaware pieces together clues, he encounters the complex lives of sex workers, the moral ambiguities of the industry, and the intricate psychology behind crime.
First publish date: 2001
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Private Investigator
Authors: Jonathan Kellerman
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