Guilt (43 page)
Authors: Jonathan Kellerman
“Metal box from the hospital. Used to bring money to the bank.”
“It’s what we had, the alternative was, what, an orange crate?”
“I assumed there was symbolism, Salome.”
“What?”
“He was seen as having great value.”
She stared at me. Smiled. “I like that. I will adjust my memories to include that. Now if you’ll excuse me—”
“Did Jimmy and the rest of you continue placing babies?”
“Of course,” she said.
“But Ellie stopped.”
Nod.
“What happened to her?”
“She moved to another city, I will not tell you where. Married a man who loved her, I will not tell you his name. Had a baby of her own. Died. That’s all you need to know, Alex.”
I stood. “Thank you.”
“You will tell the policeman?”
“No reason to.”
“Then why—ah, of course. You were always driven. A little obsessive, maybe?”
I smiled. “It happens.”
57
N
inety days after Donny Rader’s arrest, Milo emailed me a link from
Daily Variety
.
His scrawled comment:
No comment
.
Prema’s Aura Shines Gallically
Mega-star Prema Moon has emerged from self-imposed retirement to ink a deal with the Feinstein Group for an action-adventure pic featuring a superhero mother struggling to raise her children while combating cosmic evil forces. The mega-budget production, still untitled, will film in Croatia and France, enabling Prema to travel easily to her newly purchased chateau-cum-organic-farm in the Loire Valley. When asked about the parallels between the story line and her real-life situation in which ex Donny Rader was arrested for multiple murders while she was forced to shield her four-tot brood from his nefarious behavior, Prema’s representative declined comment. Chad Zaleen penned the script with Garvey Feinstein producing through his Lighthouse shingle, along with Andrew Bronson, Bill Kander and Dan Elhiani. Ethan White, Barry Urbanovitch and Prema, herself, will exec produce. Filming is slated to begin …
Five months later, the mail included a silver-edged pink card in a matching envelope.
We are so joyful
And thankful
To the Earth Aura
And the Goodness all around
As we proudly welcome:
Aimee Destiny
Born beautiful and healthy and brilliant
at a whopping 8 lb. 4 oz!
Holly and Matt Ruche
In lieu of baby gifts please donate to Western Pediatric Medical Center
To Eva
Special thanks to Clea Koff, Terri Porras,
Miguel Porras, and Randy Ema
FICTION
ALEX DELAWARE NOVELS
Guilt
(2013)
Victims
(2012)
Mystery
(2011)
Deception
(2010)
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)
Over the Edge
(1987)
Blood Test
(1986)
When the Bough Breaks
(1985)
OTHER NOVELS
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
Silent Partner
(2012)
The Web
(2013)
NONFICTION
With Strings Attached: The Art and Beauty of Vintage Guitars
(2008)
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)
J
ONATHAN
K
ELLERMAN
is the #1
New York Times
bestselling author of more than thirty bestselling crime novels, including the Alex Delaware series,
The Butcher’s Theater
,
Billy Straight
,
The Conspiracy Club
,
Twisted
, and
True Detectives
. With his wife, bestselling novelist Faye Kellerman, he co-authored
Double Homicide
and
Capital Crimes
. 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.
