She was found stabbed to death on a quiet, shady street in one of L.A.'s safest neighborhoods. For three months the police have found no clues to the murder of Hope Devane, psychology professor and controversial author of a pop-psych bestseller, an angry indictment of men. Now Detective Milo Sturgis, newly assigned to the case, turns to his psychologist friend, Dr. Alex Delaware, looking for insights into Devane's life. To both men the cold stalking of Hope Devane suggests calculation fueled by hate -- an execution. They discover why as they unlock, one by one, the very private compartments of her life: her marriage, her shadowy work for a Beverly Hills clinic, the Conduct Committee she ran with an iron hand at the University, and her baffling link to another murder victim. But it is when Alex delves into her childhood that he begins to understand the formidable woman she was -- and the ties that entangled her life until the horrifying act of betrayal that ended it.

This arrived in the mail today. Thank you for the trade! It's going in my (ever increasing) TBR pile. I'll release it again when I've read it.

This book is promised to jendudley when I'm finished with it.

I like Kellerman's books, once I get into them. I always have a hard time getting hooked, but once he grabs me he doesn't let go. This book was no different - when it finally sucked me in, I ended up staying up much too late because I wanted to know what was going to happen next!

Thanks for sharing this book with me ellymae58. I'm going to send it on to jendudly this week, along with another book I have for her.

This went out to jendudley today, along with another book I had for her. I didn't tell her this one was coming (Surprise!), so I hope she hasn't read it already.

AWESOME! Thanks so much and for the surprise!