Twisted, Jonathan Kellerman
Twisted, Jonathan Kellerman
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Twisted

Author: Jonathan Kellerman

Narrator: Lindsay Crouse

Abridged: 5 hr 57 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/23/2004


Synopsis

Hollywood homicide detective Petra Connor has helped psychologist Alex Delaware crack tough cases in the past. And in Jonathan Kellerman’s New York Times bestseller Billy Straight she took the lead in the desperate hunt for a teenage runaway stalked by a vengeful murderer. Now the complex and wryly compassionate Petra is once again at the center of the action, in a novel of cunning twists and page-turning suspense.

Lifeless bodies sprawl in a dance-club parking lot after a brutal L.A. drive-by. Of the four seemingly random victims, one stands out: a girl with pink shoes who cannot be identified–and who, days later, remains a Jane Doe. With zero leads and no apparent motive, it’s another case destined for the cold file–until Petra decides to follow her instincts and descends into a world of traveling grifters and bloodthirsty killers, pursuing a possible eyewitness whose life is in mortal danger.

Finding her elusive quarry–alive–isn’t all Petra has on her plate: departmental politics threatens to sabotage her case, and her personal life isn’t doing much better. If all that wasn’t enough, Isaac Gomez, a whiz-kid grad student researching homicide statistics at the station house, is convinced he’s stumbled upon a bizarre connection between several unsolved murders. The victims had nothing in common, yet each died by the same method, on the same date–a date that’s rapidly approaching again. And that leaves Petra with little time to unravel the twisted logic of a cunning predator who’s evaded detection for years–and whose terrible hour is once more at hand.

“Why is it so hard to put down a Kellerman thriller?” asks Publishers Weekly. “It’s simple: the nonstop action leaves you breathless; the plot twists keep you guessing; the themes . . . are provocative.” Those in need of still further proof that “Kellerman has shaped the psychological mystery novel into an art form” (Los Angeles Times Book Review) need look no further than Twisted.

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 Karl on March 04, 2019

As well-crafted and intricately plotted as anything he’s ever written. Good stuff. Delaware’s absence was not even a hindrance.......more

Goodreads review by Nancy on March 15, 2017

This second Petra novel, includes a young genius police intern Isaac, who discovers a mathematical pattern in some seemingly random killings that points to a serial killer. Petra and Isaac work together to capture said killer. Petra is a flawed but appealing detective, that I wish Kellerman would fe......more

Goodreads review by Charles on August 16, 2012

First a confession, I rarely buy books. I use the library, my grandfather's cousin gave a significant part of his fortune to build libraries so in his honor I use the library. As a child the monthly classroom book order (Scholastic I think) got most of my cash. I spent change on comic books too, ten......more

Goodreads review by Vicki on March 02, 2019

Let's get a couple things out of the way. There is no way Jonathan Kellerman lives in L.A. He grasps the overall lingo (using "the" before freeway numbers, etc.), but a few things give him away. UCLA is NOT referred to as "the U," a common phrase in Kellerman's L.A.-based books. "His mother would be i......more


Quotes

Praise for Jonathan Kellerman and The Conspiracy Club

“AN UNNERVING, HIGHLY CINEMATIC PLOT . . . [Kellerman has] headed off into different terrain . . . with striking success in this latest quick-witted outing.”
–JANET MASLIN, The New York Times

“Grabs the reader's attention and never lets go.”
Associated Press

“[Kellerman] keeps the creepiness coming until the big-twist finish.”
People

“Turn the page and you're hooked.”
The New York Times Book Review

“Eerie...tantalizing.”
Entertainment Weekly