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| Book Title | Gone |
| Series | Alex Delaware |
| Genre | Thriller |
| Author | Jonathan Kellerman |
| Publisher | Ballantine Books |
| Published | 2007 |
| Format | Mass Market Paperback |
| Condition | Good |
| Condition Notes | Mass-market paperback in Good condition with moderate reading and shelf wear. The front cover shows rubbing, light scratches and scuffs, several small creases, and wear along the edges. Corners are rubbed and rounded, with more noticeable wear and a diagonal crease at the lower-right corner. The upper-right corner is also bumped and worn. The cover remains firmly attached, attractive, and fully readable. Overall, a well-used but solid copy suitable for reading or completing an Alex Delaware collection. |
| Condition | Good |
Psychologist Alex Delaware and LAPD detective Milo Sturgis become involved in a bizarre case when aspiring actors Dylan Meserve and Michaela Brand disappear after leaving a rehearsal. Three days later, the young couple reappear in the Malibu mountains, battered and terrified, claiming they were abducted and brutalized by a mysterious attacker.
Their frightening story quickly attracts attention—but something about it doesn’t add up. When the investigation begins exposing inconsistencies, Alex and Milo discover that appearances can be dangerously misleading.
Then Michaela is found murdered.
What began as a questionable kidnapping becomes a deadly investigation through Hollywood’s world of struggling actors, ambition, deception, and desperate people searching for their big break. As Alex applies his psychological expertise and Milo follows the physical evidence, they uncover increasingly disturbing connections between the victims and suspects—and realize that someone involved in the case may be far more dangerous than anyone initially suspected.
EugeneBookStore Summary
Hollywood ambition, a suspicious kidnapping, and murder collide in this dark Alex Delaware psychological thriller.
Gone gives Alex Delaware and Milo Sturgis an especially intriguing case because almost nothing is quite what it initially appears to be. Kellerman mixes traditional police investigation with Alex’s ability to recognize deception and understand the psychological motivations behind seemingly inexplicable behavior.
The Hollywood setting adds another layer to the story, creating a world where people routinely pretend to be someone else—and where determining who is acting and who is telling the truth can become a matter of life and death.
An excellent choice for readers who enjoy character-driven crime fiction, psychological suspense, and mysteries built around unreliable stories and hidden motives.
Collector Notes
Gone is Book #20 in Jonathan Kellerman’s Alex Delaware series, following Rage. This is the 2007 Ballantine Books mass-market paperback edition, ISBN 9780345452627. It is a common later paperback rather than the collectible 2006 first-edition hardcover, so its principal appeal is as an affordable reading copy or for someone assembling the Alex Delaware series. This copy’s visible cover, edge, and corner wear makes Good the appropriate EugeneBookStore grade.
