Jonathan Kellerman

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:BLP sources Jonathan Seth Kellerman (born August 9, 1949) is an American novelist and psychologist known for his mystery novels featuring the character Alex Delaware, a child psychologist who consults for the Los Angeles Police Department.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Born on the Lower East Side of New York City, his family relocated to Los Angeles when Jonathan was nine years old.<ref name=":0">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Kellerman graduated from the University of Southern California (USC) with a doctor of philosophy degree in psychology in 1974, and began working as a staff psychologist at the USC School of Medicine, where he eventually became a full clinical professor of pediatrics.<ref name=":0" /> He opened a private practice in the early 1980s while writing novels in his garage at night.<ref name=":1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

His first published novel, When the Bough Breaks, appeared in 1985, many years after writing and having works rejected. He then wrote five best-selling novels while still a practicing psychologist. In 1990, he quit his private practice to write full-time. He has written more than 40 crime novels, as well as nonfiction works and children’s books.<ref name=":1" />

Life and career

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 Bachelor of Arts 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 As a college senior, he co-wrote an unpublished novel that garnered a Samuel Goldwyn writing award.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 USC. He received his doctoral degree in psychology 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.<ref>Cf. Biography page Template:Webarchive, on author's official site.</ref>

Bibliography

Alex Delaware

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1. When the Bough Breaks (1985)
2. Blood Test (1986)
3. Over the Edge (1987)<ref name=books>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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1. Silent Partner (1989)<ref name=books/>
2. Time Bomb (1990)<ref name=books/>
3. Private Eyes (1992)<ref name=books/>
4. Devil's Waltz (1993)<ref name=books/>
5. Bad Love (1994)<ref name=books/>
6. Self-Defense (1995)<ref name=books/>
7. The Web (1996)<ref name=books/>
8. The Clinic (1997)<ref name=books/>
9. Survival of the Fittest (1997)
10. Monster (1999)
11. Dr. Death (2000)<ref name=books/>
12. Flesh and Blood (2001)
13. The Murder Book (2002)
14. A Cold Heart (2003)
15. Therapy (2004)
16. Rage (2005)
17. Gone (2006)
18. Obsession (2007)
19. Compulsion (March 2008)
20. Bones (October 2008)
21. Evidence (October 2009)<ref name=books/>
22. Deception (March 2010)<ref name=books/>
23. Mystery (March 2011)<ref name=books/>
24. Victims (February 2012)<ref name=books/>
25. Guilt (2013)<ref name=books/>
26. Killer (2014)<ref name=books/>
27. Motive (2015)
28. Breakdown (2016)
29. Heartbreak Hotel (2017)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
30. Night Moves (February 13, 2018)
31. The Wedding Guest (February 5, 2019)
32. The Museum of Desire (February 4, 2020)
33. Serpentine (February 2, 2021)
34. City of the Dead (February 8, 2022)
35. Unnatural History (February 16, 2023)
36. The Ghost Orchid (February 6, 2024)
37. Open Season (February 4, 2025)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Related Novels

1. The Butcher's Theater (1988)
2. True Detectives (2009) Characters also appear in Bones (October 2008)

Petra Connor

1. Billy Straight (1998)
2. "A Cold Heart" (2003) with Alex Delaware
3. Twisted (2004)

Jacob Lev (with Jesse Kellerman)

1. The Golem of Hollywood (2014)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2. The Golem of Paris (2015)

Clay Edison (with Jesse Kellerman)

1. Crime Scene (2017)
2. A Measure of Darkness (July 31, 2018)
3. Half Moon Bay (a.k.a. Lost Souls) (July 2020)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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1. The Burning (September 21, 2021)
2. The Lost Coast (August 6, 2024)

Nonseries novels

• The Conspiracy Club (2003)
• Double Homicide (2005) (with Faye Kellerman)
• Capital Crimes (2007) (with Faye Kellerman)
• The Right Thing to Do (2015) (eBook Short Story)
• The Murderer's Daughter (2015)

Omnibus

• Blood Test, When the Bough Breaks, Over the Edge (1990)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Devil's Waltz; Bad Love (2003)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Double Homicide (2005) (with Faye Kellerman)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Nonfiction

• Psychological Aspects of Childhood Cancer (1980)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Helping the Fearful Child (1981)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Savage Spawn: Reflections on Violent Children (1999)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• The Best American Crime Reporting 2008 (2008) (with Thomas H. Cook and Otto Penzler)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• With Strings Attached: The Art and Beauty of Vintage Guitars (2008)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

External links

• Jonathan Kellerman's website