Over the Edge, Jonathan Kellerman
Over the Edge, Jonathan Kellerman
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Over the Edge

Author: Jonathan Kellerman

Narrator: Alexander Adams

Unabridged: 15 hr 53 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/03/2012


Synopsis

When the phone rings in the middle of the night, child psychologist Alex Delaware does not hesitate. Driving through the dream-lit San Fernando Valley, Alex rushes to Jamey Cadmus, the patient he had failed five years before—and who now calls with a bizarre cry for help. But by the time Alex reaches Canyon Oaks Psychiatric Hospital, Jamey is gone, surfacing a day later in the hands of the police, who believe Jamey is the infamous Lavender Slasher, a psychotic serial killer. Wooed by a high-powered attorney to build a defense, Alex will get a chance to do what he couldn’t five years ago. And when he peers into a family’s troubled history and Jamey’s brilliant, tormented mind, the psychologist puts himself at the heart of a high-profile case. Because Alex knows that in a realm of money, loss, and madness, something terrible pushed Jamie over the edge—or else someone is getting away with murder.

About Jonathan Kellerman

American author, Jonathan Kellerman, comes from a decisively different viewpoint when writing his novels, than most authors. Kellerman was born in New York City to parents who were successful authors themselves. His journey began when his family moved to Los Angeles California. He grew up there and received a BA in Psychology from UCLA. He paid for his education by various jobs as cartoonist, illustrator, journalist, and editor, as well as teaching guitar. An unpublished novel that he co-wrote won him a Samuel Goldwyn writing award. Screenplays were readily available to him, but he chose not to get into that venue. He received his PhD from USC in clinical psychology. His research thesis was entitled.....attribution of blame for childhood psychopathology. Kellerman is currently a Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at the Keck School of Medicine.

The first published book from Kellerman was a medical text book entitled.....Psychological Aspects of Childhood Cancer. His extensive research and hands on experience while working at Children's Hospital of Los Angeles prepared him for the knowledge needed to write his first published book.

He published a book for parents titled Helping the Fearful Child. Through many cases and observations, came his first novel.....When the Bough Breaks, which became a bestseller and was adapted for a TV movie. His career in medicine continued all throughout his writing. He was a consultant and expert witness in the legal system which impacted the characters in his novels.

The psychologist and novelist has been very vocal in speaking out against the "misguided" release of mentally ill people into the community without benefit of counseling, psychotherapy, as well as medication. He currently lives in Los Angeles with his wife, who is also a bestselling crime writer. They have four children, two of whom are also novelists.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Paul on June 03, 2022

Schizophrenia – “a malignant disorder, cancer of the thought processes, the scrambling and erosion of mental activity” “Schizophrenic symptoms – delusions, hallucinations, illogical thinking, loss of touch with reality, bizarre speech and behavior – embody the layman’s notion of crazy.They occur in......more

Goodreads review by jv on November 09, 2011

I have yet to read an Alex Delaware novel that I didn't like, but some stand out more than others. This was particularly unique and intriguing as it related to use of "natural" hallucinogens, among other drugs, to alter and control a person that had a very loose grip on reality to begin with. Amazin......more

Goodreads review by Jack on March 29, 2022

3 Stars. There were times during my read that I had to check. Had I picked up a medical text from 1987 on drug abuse? Required for 2nd year medical students? With many newer drugs being abused these days, such a text might be in its 14th (2021) edition! No, the novel is clearly one of the interestin......more


Quotes

“STARTLING . . . CHARGED WITH SUSPENSE. THIS ONE IS SIMPLY TOO GOOD TO MISS.”
—STEPHEN KING

“HARROWING . . . The work of a novelist of uncommon insight and storytelling skill.”
—Los Angeles Times

“HIGH-POWERED . . . Alex Delaware is no ordinary psychologist. . . . He is also a born detective.”
—The New York Times