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| Book Title | Flesh and Blood |
| Series | Alex Delaware |
| Genre | Thriller |
| Author | Jonathan Kellerman |
| Publisher | Ballantine Books |
| Published | 2002 |
| Format | Mass Market Paperback |
| Condition | Good |
| Condition Notes | Mass-market paperback in Good condition with moderate reading and shelf wear. The cream-colored front cover shows noticeable rubbing, light scratches, scattered small marks and mild surface soiling. The corners and edges have wear, including a bumped and creased upper-right corner and rubbing along the bottom edge. The cover remains complete, firmly attached, and clearly readable. Overall, a solid used copy with cosmetic wear consistent with regular reading. |
| Condition | Good |
Years earlier, psychologist Alex Delaware treated a troubled teenage girl named Lauren Teague. The therapy ended abruptly when Lauren’s parents removed her from treatment, leaving Alex wondering what became of her.
Years later, Alex unexpectedly encounters Lauren again. She is now a beautiful but deeply troubled young woman living a life far removed from the teenager he remembers. When Lauren subsequently disappears and is found brutally murdered, Alex cannot simply walk away.
Working with LAPD detective Milo Sturgis, Alex begins reconstructing Lauren’s secretive adult life. Their investigation leads through her complicated family relationships, wealthy and powerful acquaintances, sexual secrets, and a past filled with unresolved psychological wounds.
What begins as Alex’s personal search for answers develops into a dangerous murder investigation where nearly everyone connected to Lauren seems to be hiding something.
EugeneBookStore Summary
A particularly personal Alex Delaware mystery in which a murder forces Alex to confront a patient from his own past.
Flesh and Blood works especially well because Alex isn’t merely helping Milo investigate a stranger’s death. He knew Lauren as a vulnerable teenager and is left wondering whether something he missed years earlier might have helped prevent what happened to her.
Kellerman combines psychology, family secrets, murder, and the darker side of Los Angeles into a steadily unfolding mystery. Readers who enjoy character-driven psychological thrillers and the Alex Delaware–Milo Sturgis partnership should find this a strong entry in the series.
Collector Notes
This copy is the Ballantine Books mass-market paperback edition, ISBN 9780345413895, and is Book #15 in Jonathan Kellerman’s Alex Delaware series. It follows Dr. Death and precedes The Murder Book. This is primarily a reading edition rather than a scarce collectible, but numbered Alex Delaware paperbacks sell well as inexpensive additions for readers trying to complete the long-running series. The visible rubbing, corner wear and light soiling on this copy make Good the appropriate EugeneBookStore grade rather than Very Good.
