The Clinic is a psychological crime thriller in Jonathan Kellerman’s Alex Delaware series, centered on the unsolved murder of Hope Devane, a psychology professor and controversial bestselling author. After months without progress, LAPD detective Milo Sturgis turns to psychologist Alex Delaware for insight into Devane’s carefully divided life, including her marriage, her work connected to a Beverly Hills clinic, her role at the university and her possible link to another victim. As Alex studies the private history behind her public image, the investigation moves through questions of reputation, hatred, professional power and hidden betrayal. The novel combines police procedural suspense with psychological investigation, following the clues that suggest the killing was not impulsive but shaped by long-standing motives.
Author: Jonathan Kellerman
Publisher: Little, Brown & Company
Year published: 1996
Number of pages: 400