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Alex Delaware

A Mystery Series by Jonathan Kellerman

When the Bough Breaks is the first book of the Alex Delaware series

FIRST PUBLISHED 1985

NUMBER OF BOOKS 41 books

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Psychologist sleuthing inside brutal Los Angeles murder cases
Buried family trauma driving cold cases into the present
Therapy-world noir with sinister motives and mind games

Book Series In Order

When the Bough Breaks

1

When the Bough Breaks

Blood Test

2

Blood Test

Over the Edge

3

Over the Edge

Silent Partner

4

Silent Partner

Time Bomb

5

Time Bomb

Private Eyes

6

Private Eyes

Devil's Waltz

7

Devil's Waltz

Bad Love

8

Bad Love

Self-Defense

9

Self-Defense

The Web

10

The Web

The Clinic

11

The Clinic

Survival of the Fittest

12

Survival of the Fittest

Monster

13

Monster

Dr. Death

14

Dr. Death

Flesh and Blood

15

Flesh and Blood

The Murder Book

16

The Murder Book

A Cold Heart

17

A Cold Heart

Therapy

18

Therapy

Rage

19

Rage

Gone

20

Gone

Obsession

21

Obsession

Compulsion

22

Compulsion

Bones

23

Bones

Evidence

24

Evidence

Deception

25

Deception

Mystery

26

Mystery

Victims

27

Victims

Guilt

28

Guilt

Killer

29

Killer

Motive

30

Motive

Breakdown

31

Breakdown

Heartbreak Hotel

32

Heartbreak Hotel

Night Moves

33

Night Moves

The Wedding Guest

34

The Wedding Guest

The Museum of Desire

35

The Museum of Desire

Serpentine

36

Serpentine

City of the Dead

37

City of the Dead

Unnatural History

38

Unnatural History

The Ghost Orchid

39

The Ghost Orchid

Open Season

40

Open Season

Jigsaw

41

Jigsaw

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