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Country United States Series Alex Delaware novels Pages 416 pp Followed by Dr. Death | 3.9/5 Goodreads Language English Publication date 1999 Originally published 1999 Preceded by Survival of the Fittest Genre Mystery | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Media type Print (Hardcover)[1], ebook[2], Unabridged Cassette [3] Similar Works by Jonathan Kellerman, Alex Delaware books, Mystery books | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monster is a psychological thriller and murder mystery novel by Jonathan Kellerman. It is the fourteenth novel in the Alex Delaware series.
Contents
Plot introduction
The mutilated body of an aspiring actor is found in the trunk of a car parked near an industrial area. Weeks later, another body appears in similar condition at another location. This time the body is a female psychology doctor who was working in a state facility for psychotic criminals. One similarity of the mutilations is obvious. The eyes were targeted. The case goes to LAPD detective Milo Sturgis, assisted by Dr. Alex Delaware, an old friend and psychological consultant.
The two find out that similar eye mutilations were infamously performed in the case of a family mass murder some years ago, and the culprit is now in the same facility where the female doctor worked. The media had described him simply as a 'monster' following his arrest. Facing him, Milo and Alex find the 'monster' in a deteriorated condition locked within a highly secured cell. To add to the drama, the detectives get a tip-off that the killer, who hardly speaks, had said something that implied knowledge of the doctor's mutilated eyes.