Jonathan Kellerman is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of forty-one crime novels, including the Alex Delaware series, The Butcher's Theater, Billy Straight, The Conspiracy Club, Twisted, True Detectives, and The Murderer's Daughter. With his wife, bestselling novelist Faye Kellerman, he co-authored Double Homicide and Capital Crimes. With his son, bestselling novelist Jesse Kellerman, he co-authored The Golem of Hollywood and The Golem of Paris. He is also the author of two children's books and numerous nonfiction works, including Savage Spawn: Reflections on Violent Children and With Strings Attached: The Art and Beauty of Vintage Guitars. He has won the Goldwyn, Edgar, and Anthony awards and has been nominated for a Shamus Award. Jonathan and Faye Kellerman live in California, New Mexico, and New York.
Awards: Edgar (1986), Anthony (1986) see all
Genres: Mystery, Horror
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Series
Alex Delaware
1. When the Bough Breaks (1985)
aka Shrunken Heads
2. Blood Test (1986)
3. Over the Edge (1987)
4. Silent Partner (1989)
5. Time Bomb (1990)
6. Private Eyes (1991)
7. Devil's Waltz (1992)
8. Bad Love (1993)
9. Self-Defense (1994)
10. The Web (1995)
11. The Clinic (1996)
12. Survival of the Fittest (1997)
13. Monster (1999)
14. Doctor Death (2000)
15. Flesh and Blood (2001)
16. The Murder Book (2002)
17. A Cold Heart (2003)
18. Therapy (2004)
19. Rage (2005)
20. Gone (2006)
21. Obsession (2007)
22. Compulsion (2008)
23. Bones (2008)
24. Evidence (2009)
25. Deception (2010)
26. Mystery (2011)
27. Victims (2012)
28. Guilt (2013)
29. Killer (2014)
30. Motive (2015)
31. Breakdown (2016)
32. Heartbreak Hotel (2017)
33. Night Moves (2018)
34. The Wedding Guest (2019)
35. The Museum of Desire (2020)
36. Serpentine (2021)
37. City of the Dead (2022)
Alex Delaware: A Mysterious Profile (2022)
38. Unnatural History (2023)
39. The Ghost Orchid (2024)
40. Open Season (2025)
1. When the Bough Breaks (1985)
aka Shrunken Heads
2. Blood Test (1986)
3. Over the Edge (1987)
4. Silent Partner (1989)
5. Time Bomb (1990)
6. Private Eyes (1991)
7. Devil's Waltz (1992)
8. Bad Love (1993)
9. Self-Defense (1994)
10. The Web (1995)
11. The Clinic (1996)
12. Survival of the Fittest (1997)
13. Monster (1999)
14. Doctor Death (2000)
15. Flesh and Blood (2001)
16. The Murder Book (2002)
17. A Cold Heart (2003)
18. Therapy (2004)
19. Rage (2005)
20. Gone (2006)
21. Obsession (2007)
22. Compulsion (2008)
23. Bones (2008)
24. Evidence (2009)
25. Deception (2010)
26. Mystery (2011)
27. Victims (2012)
28. Guilt (2013)
29. Killer (2014)
30. Motive (2015)
31. Breakdown (2016)
32. Heartbreak Hotel (2017)
33. Night Moves (2018)
34. The Wedding Guest (2019)
35. The Museum of Desire (2020)
36. Serpentine (2021)
37. City of the Dead (2022)
Alex Delaware: A Mysterious Profile (2022)
38. Unnatural History (2023)
39. The Ghost Orchid (2024)
40. Open Season (2025)
Detective Jacob Lev (with Jesse Kellerman)
1. The Golem of Hollywood (2014)
2. The Golem of Paris (2015)
1. The Golem of Hollywood (2014)
2. The Golem of Paris (2015)
Clay Edison (with Jesse Kellerman)
1. Crime Scene (2017)
2. A Measure of Darkness (2018)
3. Half Moon Bay (2020)
4. The Burning (2021)
5. The Lost Coast (2024)
1. Crime Scene (2017)
2. A Measure of Darkness (2018)
3. Half Moon Bay (2020)
4. The Burning (2021)
5. The Lost Coast (2024)
Novels
The Butcher's Theater (1988)
The Conspiracy Club (2003)
True Detectives (2009)
The Murderer's Daughter (2015)
The Conspiracy Club (2003)
True Detectives (2009)
The Murderer's Daughter (2015)
Collections
Novellas and Short Stories
Anthologies edited
Non fiction show
Omnibus editions show
Books containing stories by Jonathan Kellerman
The Lineup (2009)
The World's Greatest Crime Writers Tell the Inside Story of Their Greatest Detectives
edited by
Otto Penzler
The Best American Mystery Stories 1997 (1997)
(Best American Mystery Stories)
edited by
Robert B Parker and Otto Penzler
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