VJ Books Presents Author Jonathan Kellerman!
 Jonathan Kellerman was born in New York City in 1949 and grew up in Los Angeles. He helped work his way through UCLA as an editorial cartoonist, columnist, editor and freelance musician. As a senior, at the age of 22, he won a Samuel Goldwyn Writing Award for fiction.
Like his fictional protagonist, Alex Delaware, Jonathan received at Ph.D. in psychology at the age of 24, with a specialty in the treatment of children. He served internships in clinical psychology and pediatric psychology at Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles and was a post-doctoral HEW Fellow in Psychology and Human Development at CHLA.
IN 1975, Jonathan was asked by the hospital to conduct research into the psychological effects of extreme isolation (plastic bubble units) on children with cancer, and to coordinate care for these kids and their families. The success of that venture led to the establishment, in 1977 of the Psychosocial Program, Division of Oncology, the first comprehensive approach to the emotional aspects of pediatric cancer anywhere in the world. Jonathan was asked to be founding director and, along with his team, published extensively in the area of behavioral medicine. Decades later, the program, under the tutelage of one of Jonathan's former students, continues to break ground.
Jonathan's first novel, WHEN THE BOUGH BREAKS, was published to enormous critical and commercial success and became a New York Times bestseller. BOUGH was also produced as a TV movie and won the Edgar Allan Poe and Anthony Boucher Awards for Best First Novel. Since then, Jonathan has published a best-selling crime novel every year, and occasionally, two a year. Though no longer active as a psychotherapist, he is a Clinical Professor of Pediatrics and Psychology at University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine.
Jonathan is married to bestselling novelist Faye Kellerman and they have four children..
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Jonathan Kellerman Bibliography
Alex Delaware Series
- When The Bough Breaks - 1985) - This novel was originally named "Shrunken Heads.
- Blood Test - 1986
- Over The Edge - 1987
- Silent Partner - 1989
- Time Bomb - 1990
- Private Eyes - 1992
- Devil's Waltz - 1993
- Bad Love - 1994
- Self-Defense - 1995
- The Web - 1996
- The Clinic - 1997
- Survival Of The Fittest - 1997 (also features Petra Connor)
- Monster - 1999
- Dr. Death - 2000
- Flesh and Blood - 2001
- The Murder Book - 2002
- A Cold Heart - 2003 (also features Petra Connor)
- Therapy - 2004
- Rage - 2005
- Gone - 2006
- Obsession - 2007 (also features Petra Connor)
- Compulsion - 2008
- Bones - 2008
- Evidence - 2009
- Deception - 2010
- Mystery - 2011
- Victims - 2012
- Guilt - 2013
- Killer - 2014
- Motive - 2015
- Breakdown - 2016
- Heartbreak Hotel - 2017
- The Museum of Desire - February 2020
Petra Connor Series
- Billy Straight - 1998
- A Cold Heart - 2003 (with Alex Delaware)
- Twisted - 2004
Jacob Lev (with Jesse Kellerman)
- The Golem of Hollywood - 2014
- The Golem of Paris - 2015
Clay Edison (with Jesse Kellerman)
- Crime Scene - 2017
- A Measure of Darkness - 2018
- Half Moon Bay (aka Lost Souls) - 2020
Other Novels
- The Butcher's Theater - 1988
- The Conspiracy Club - 2003
- Double Homicide - 2005 (with Faye Kellerman)
- Capital Crimes - 2007 (with Faye Kellerman)
- True Detectives - 2009
- The Right Thing to Do - 2015 (eBook Short Story)
- The Murderer's Daughter - 2015
Non-Fiction
- Savage Spawn - 1999
- With Strings Attached - 2008
Jonathan Kellerman Awards
- 1986 Edgar Award & Anthony awards, Best First Novel for When The Bough Breaks - 1985
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