The Golem of Paris, Jonathan Kellerman
The Golem of Paris, Jonathan Kellerman
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The Golem of Paris

Author: Jonathan Kellerman, Jesse Kellerman

Narrator: John Rubinstein

Unabridged: 15 hr 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 11/03/2015


Synopsis

From two #1 bestselling masters of crime fiction comes an extraordinary thriller about family, murder, and the secrets that refuse to stay buried.
 
It’s been more than a year since LAPD detective Jacob Lev learned the remarkable truth about his family, and he’s not coping well. He’s back to drinking, he’s not talking to his father, the LAPD Special Projects Department continues to shadow him, and the memory of a woman named Mai haunts him day and night.

And while Jacob has tried to build a bridge to his mother, she remains a stranger to him, imprisoned inside her own tattered mind.

Then he comes across the file for a gruesome unsolved murder that brings the two halves of his life into startling collision.
Finding the killer will take him halfway around the world, to Paris—the city of romance, but also of gritty streets, behind the lights. It’s a dangerous search for truth that plunges him into the past.

And for Jacob Lev, there is no place more frightening.

Jonathan Kellerman has long been known for his mastery of criminal psychology and his ability to create thrilling novels of nuanced drama and suspense. But in The Golem of Paris, he and Jesse Kellerman raise that suspense to a whole new level.

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 An unpublished novel that he co-wrote won him a Samuel Goldwyn writing award.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 Denise on October 27, 2015

Frankly, I really like Jonathan Kellerman books. This one uses his name but I think was more written by his son Jesse, whose writing style is not so much to my liking. Frankly, I finished listening to the book because it was in audio version, and my loyalty to the senior Kellerman. I would have stop......more

Goodreads review by William on July 30, 2016

While THE GOLEM OF HOLLYWOOD was a masterpiece, its sequel, THE GOLEM OF PARIS, does not disappoint. Missing are the flashbacks to prehistoric mythology from the time of Kane and Abel, but the dynamic father-and-son writing duo is as eloquent and masterful as ever as they breathe life and intrigue in......more

Goodreads review by Jan on December 14, 2015

The "Golem of Paris," by Jonathon Kellerman, is the second book in the Jacob Lev series, with the first being "The Golem of Hollywood." I was very impressed with the first novel in the series involving this LAPD detective. But The Golem of Paris takes the trophy home.. Kellerman masterfully weaves in......more

Goodreads review by Simona on April 29, 2018

This was so much darker than Bk 1 - the search for truth continues with more understanding......more

Goodreads review by Sandra on January 13, 2016

This book picks up two years after The Golem of Hollywood ends. Jacob is still estranged from his Father and Bina's condition is unchanged, when Jacob comes across a file (with Mai's help) in the archive Mallick has him working in. When Bina sees the file she tries to communicate with Jacob put he d......more


Quotes

The Golem of Hollywood transcends genre. It’s a whole that exceeds the sum of its very considerable parts, creative and otherwise . . . a story so wonderfully told that your bookshelf must have it.” —Bookreporter.com
 
“One of the craziest, wildest, and most compelling works of popular fiction in years.”
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“A witty, propulsive, and frequently chilling read . . . as ambitious as it is entertaining.” —Kirkus Reviews