Sean rasped, “They’re going to try to cross?”
Milo rested his brow in his hand. “That’s all we need, a real sad ending.”
Fretting the way parents do when risks present themselves. Doing nothing because the kids were old enough and at some point, they just had to find their own way.
These two did. Watching patiently as vehicles roared pass. Finding a lull in the northbound traffic and running for the median.
They stood there for a while until the southern route cleared. Ran across the three remaining lanes and made it to the beach.
Garrett peeled off his suit jacket, managed to remove his shoes while standing. But he went no farther.
Standing in the sand, watching as his life partner ran coltishly toward the breakers. Lifting up the hem of her red dress, luxuriant hair fanning.
She reached the water’s edge, bent and scooped. Splashed like a toddler.
Too far to hear her, her slender back to me. But I knew she was laughing.
To Teddy
Books by Jonathan Kellerman
FICTION
ALEX DELAWARE NOVELS
The Wedding Guest (2019)
Night Moves (2018)
Heartbreak Hotel (2017)
Breakdown (2016)
Motive (2015)
Killer (2014)
Guilt (2013)
Victims (2012)
Mystery (2011)
Evidence (2009)
Bones (2008)
Compulsion (2008)
Obsession (2007)
Gone (2006)
Rage (2005)
Therapy (2004)
A Cold Heart (2003)
The Murder Book (2002)
Flesh and Blood (2001)
Dr. Death (2000)
Monster (1999)
Survival of the Fittest (1997)
The Clinic (1997)
The Web (1996)
Self-Defense (1995)
Bad Love (1994)
Devil’s Waltz (1993)
Private Eyes (1992)
Time Bomb (1990)
Silent Partner (1989)
Blood Test (1986)
When the Bough Breaks (1985)
OTHER NOVELS
A Measure of Darkness (with Jesse Kellerman, 2018)
Crime Scene (with Jesse Kellerman, 2017)
The Murderer’s Daughter (2015)
The Golem of Paris (with Jesse Kellerman, 2015)
The Golem of Hollywood (with Jesse Kellerman, 2014)
True Detectives (2009)
Capital Crimes (with Faye Kellerman, 2006)
Twisted (2004)
Double Homicide (with Faye
Kellerman, 2004)
The Conspiracy Club (2003)
Billy Straight (1998)
The Butcher’s Theater (1988)
GRAPHIC NOVELS
Monster (2017)
Silent Partner (2012)
The Web (2012)
NONFICTION
Savage Spawn: Reflections on Violent Children (1999)
Helping the Fearful Child (1981)
Psychological Aspects of Childhood Cancer (1980)
FOR CHILDREN, WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED
Jonathan Kellerman’s ABC of Weird Creatures (1995)
Daddy, Daddy, Can You Touch the Sky? (1994)
About the Author
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 A Measure of Darkness, Crime Scene, 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, New Mexico, and New York.
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