Few know the city of Los Angeles the way #1 bestselling author andacclaimed suspense master Jonathan Kellerman does. His thrilling novelsof psychological drama and criminal detection make the capital of dreamsa living, breathing character in all its glamour and infamy. Thatstoried history of fame, seduction, scandal, and murder looms large inMystery, as Alex Delaware finds himself drawn into a twisting, shadowy whodunit that's pure L.A. noir - and vintage Kellerman.Theclosing of their favorite romantic rendezvous, the Fauborg Hotel inBeverly Hills, is a sad occasion for longtime patrons Alex Delaware andRobin Castagna. And gathering one last time with their fellow faithfulhabitués for cocktails in the gracious old venue makes for a bittersweetevening. But even more poignant is a striking young woman - alone andenigmatic among the revelers - waiting in vain in elegant attire anddark glasses that do nothing to conceal her melancholy. Alex can't helpwondering what her story is, and whether she's connected to the silent,black-suited bodyguard lingering outside the hotel.Two dayslater, Alex has even more to contemplate when police detective MiloSturgis comes seeking his psychologist comrade's insights about a grislyhomicide. To Alex's shock, the brutalized victim is the same beautifulwoman whose lonely hours sipping champagne at the Fauborg may have beenher last.But with a mutilated body and no DNA match, she remainsas mysterious in death as she seemed in life. And even when a tipster'ssordid revelation finally cracks the case open, the dark secrets thatspill out could make Alex and Milo's best efforts to close this horrificcrime not just impossible but fatal.