onathan Kellerman (born August 9, 1949) is an American psychologist, and Edgar and Anthony Award-winning author of numerous bestselling suspense novels. His writings on psychology (and specifically psychopathology) include Savage Spawn: Reflections on Violent Children. Most of his fictional stories feature the character of Alex Delaware, a child psychologist who consults for the police, assisted in his investigations by LAPD detective Milo Sturgis, who is what Kellerman describes as "gay, but so what?" Kellerman was born in New York City, son of David, an aerospace engineer and inventor, and Sylvia, a dancer and office manager. He attended Yeshiva of Central Queens (YCQ) before his family relocated to California. He grew up in Los Angeles and received a BA in psychology at UCLA in 1971. He worked his way through college as a cartoonist, illustrator, journalist and editor, as well as by teaching guitar. As a college senior, he co-wrote an unpublished novel that garnered a Samuel Goldwyn writing award. That prize has served as a stepping-stone to film writing for other writers, but Kellerman deliberately avoided the world of screenwriting and enrolled in a PhD program in clinical psychology at the University of Southern California. He received his PhD from USC in 1974. His doctoral research was on attribution of blame for childhood psychopathology and he published a scientific paper on that topic, his first, at the age of 22. He is currently a Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at the Keck School of Medicine. Jonathan Kellerman lives in Los Angeles with his wife Faye Kellerman, herself a well-known bestselling crime writer. They have four children. Their oldest, Jesse Kellerman, is a bestselling novelist and award-winning playwright. Their youngest, Aliza Kellerman, co-wrote Prism, a young adult novel published in 2009, with her mother.
My Opinion: His books invovling Alex delaware and Milo Surgis are very entertaining. I became somewhat burned out on him and stopped reading his work sometime ago. Recently, I picked up his 2010 book, "Deception" and am really enjoying it. Some of his dialogue reminds me of Robert Parker"s Spenser and Hawk. Both Dr. Delaware and Milo Sturgis are kind of smart asses. I recommend giving him a shot.
For short introductions of the books of the Alex Delaware series refer to the article Alex Delaware
When The Bough Breaks (1985) (1986 Edgar Award & Anthony awards, Best First Novel)[5][6] This novel was originally named "Shrunken Heads".
Blood Test (1986)
Over The Edge (1987)[7]
Silent Partner (1989)[7]
Time Bomb (1990)[7]
Private Eyes (1992)[7]
Devil's Waltz (1993)[7]
Bad Love (1994)[7]
Self-Defense (1995)[7]
The Web (1996)[7]
The Clinic (1997)[7]
Survival Of The Fittest (1997)
Monster (1999)
Dr. Death (2000)[7]
Flesh and Blood (2001)
The Murder Book (2002)
A Cold Heart (2003)
Therapy (2004)
Rage (2005)
Gone (2006)
Obsession (2007)
Compulsion (March 2008)
Bones (October 2008)
Survival of the Fittest (1997). Also an Alex Delaware Novel[citation needed]
Billy Straight (1998)[citation needed]
A Cold Heart (2003). Also an Alex Delaware Novel[citation needed]
Twisted (2004)[citation needed]
Obsession (2007). Also an Alex Delaware Novel[citation needed]
The Golem of Hollywood (2014) (with Jesse Kellerman)[8][9]
The Golem of Paris (8 November 2015) (with Jesse Kellerman)
The Butcher's Theater (1988)
The Conspiracy Club (2003)
Double Homicide (2005) (with Faye Kellerman)
Capital Crimes (2007) (with Faye Kellerman)
True Detectives (2009)
The Right Thing to Do (2015) (eBook Short Story)
The Murderer's Daughter (2015)
If you want to learn more about this author, go to: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Kellerman