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Jonathan Kellerman is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than forty 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 Crime Scene, A Measure of Darkness, 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 the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Psychological Association, and has been nominated for a Shamus Award. Jonathan and Faye Kellerman live in California and New Mexico.
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Where did the idea for The Murder Book come from?
This particular novel grew out of my desire to learn more about Milo.
When I wrote my first Delaware novel, When the Bough Breaks, I never
thought it was going to get published let alone that I would write a series. I
followed it up with two more Delaware stories and then a non-Delaware novel. At
that point I said to myself if I'm going to do more books about this guy I
want to learn more about him. So the next novel in the series, Silent Partner,
featured Delaware as the protagonist. He wasn't just a professional solving a
problem for others; he was the focus of the story. I did the same thing again in
Bad Love. The Murder Book takes that same approach for Milo. He
has been a major character of the series since the beginning—to some extent as
important a character as Alex himself—and I wanted to further explore his
life. The story also grew out of my desire to write a book that resonated beyond
the crime story. The Murder Book explores Los Angeles in greater depth
than previous books in the series. It's a classic novel of corruption that
spans several decades. I know that's been done before but I thought I could
put a unique slant on it...
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