Jonathan Kellerman

Jonathan Kellerman (born August 9, 1949) is an American psychologist and author of suspense novels. His writings on psychology (and specifically psychopathology) include "Savage Spawn: Reflections on Violent Children." Most of his stories take place in a clinical setting, and feature the popular character of Alex Delaware, a child psychologist. He has also written several essays and children's books.

Biography

Kellerman was born in New York City and grew up in Los Angeles. He received a B.A. in Psychology at UCLA and a Ph.D. in Psychology at the University of Southern California, where he is currently Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at the Keck School of Medicine.

His internship and post-doctoral fellowship were at the Children's Hospital/School of Medicine, where he became founding director of the Psychosocial Program, Division of Hematology-Oncology.

Kellerman lives in Los Angeles with his wife Faye Kellerman, herself a well-known mystery writer. Both of them practice Orthodox Judaism. They also have four children. Their oldest, Jesse Kellerman, is a published author and playwright too.

Bibliography

Alex Delaware

For short introductions of the books of the Alex Delaware series refer to the article Alex Delaware
# "When The Bough Breaks" (1985) (Edgar Award, Best First Novel, 1986)
# "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)
# "Monster" (1999)
# "Dr. Death" (2000)
# "Flesh and Blood" (2001)
# "The Murder Book" (2002)
# "A Cold Heart" (2003)
# "Therapy" (2004)
# "Rage" (2005)
# "Gone" (2006)
# "Obsession" (2007)
# "Compulsion" (March 2008)
# "Bones " (October 2008)

Petra Connor

# "Survival of the Fittest" (1997)
# "Billy Straight" (1998)
# "Twisted" (2004)
# "Obsession" (2007)

tandalone Novels

*"The Butcher's Theater" (1988)
*"The Conspiracy Club" (2003)
*"Capital Crimes" (2007) (with Faye Kellerman)
*"True Detectives" (2009)

Omnibus

*"Blood Test, When the Bough Breaks, Over the Edge" (1990)
*"Devil's Waltz; Bad Love" (2003)
*"Double Homicide" (2005) (with Faye Kellerman)

Nonfiction

*"Psychological Aspects of Childhood Cancer" (1980)
*"Helping the Fearful Child" (1981)
*"Savage Spawn: Reflections on Violent Children" (1999)
*"The Best American Crime Reporting 2008" (2008) (with Thomas H. Cook and Otto Penzler)
*"With Strings Attached: The Art and Beauty of Vintage Guitars" (2008)

Children's Books

*"Daddy, Daddy, Can You Touch the Sky?" (1994)
*"Jonathan Kellerman's ABC of Weird Creatures" (1995)

External links

* [http://www.jonathankellerman.com Jonathan Kellerman's website]
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