内容简介
#1 "New York Times" bestselling author Jonathan Kellermanwrites unforgettable tales of crime and detection that expose theshadowy side of glittering Los Angeles. And in Evidence, readersare once again in the dexterous grip of a master storyteller andstylist equally skilled at teasing your brain and taking yourbreath away. In the half-built skeleton of a monstrously vulgarmansion in one of L.A.'s toniest" "neighborhoods, a watchmanstumbles on the bodies of a young couple-murdered in flagrante andleft in a gruesome postmortem embrace. Though he's cracked some ofthe city's worst slayings, veteran homicide cop Milo Sturgis isstill shocked at the grisly sight: a twisted crime that only Milo'skiller instincts-and psychologist Alex Delaware's keen insights-canhope to solve. While the female victim's identity remains aquestion mark, her companion is ID'd as eco-friendly architectDesmond Backer, who disdains the sort of grandiose superstructurehe's found dead in. And the late Mr. Backer, it's revealed was alsonotorious for his power to seduce women. The rare exception is hisex-boss, Helga Gemein, who's as indifferent to Desmond's death asshe apparently was to his advances. Though Milo and Alex place heron their short list of suspects, the deeper they dig for clues thelonger the list grows. An elusive prince who appears to harbordecidedly American appetites, an eccentric blueblood with an ax togrind, one of Desmond's restless ex-lovers and her cuckoldedhusband-all are in the homicidal mix spiced with eco-terrorism,arson, blackmail, conspiracy, and a vendetta that runs deep. Butwhen the investigation veers suddenly in a startling direction,it's the investigators who may wind up on the wrong end of acornered predator's final fury. "From the Hardcover edition."