The Burning

Bestselling writing duo, Jonathan and Jesse Kellerman, return with a new unputdownable thriller.

When a wealthy man is found murdered in his hilltop home, Deputy Coroner Clay Edison is shocked to discover a link to his own brother, Luke, on the scene. 
 
Luke is fresh out of prison and struggling to stay on the right path. When he suddenly goes missing, Clay can't help but question his innocence. 
 
As blackouts and wildfires continue to sweep through the state of California, the search for answers becomes ever more treacherous. 
 
Is Luke capable of murder? Or could he be a victim too? 
 
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Praise for Jonathan Kellerman's New York Times No. 1 bestselling thrillers: 
 
 'Sophisticated, cleverly plotted and satisfying' Sunday Telegraph 
 
 'High-octane entertainment' The Times

Lost Souls

The gripping new thriller from multi-bestselling author Jonathan Kellerman and his son, Jesse, features a deputy coroner and a seemingly impossible case set against an atmospheric Californian backdrop. 
 
'Storytelling at its best, I loved it' Kathy Reichs 
 
A DETECTIVE UNDER PRESSURE 
 
 Deputy Coroner Clay Edison is juggling a new baby who won't sleep with working the graveyard shift. For once he's trying to keep things simple. 
 
 A HAUNTING DISCOVERY 
 
 When infant remains are found by developers demolishing a local park, a devastating cold case is brought back to light. 
 
 A DESPERATE SEARCH FOR ANSWERS 
 
 Clay has barely begun to investigate when he receives a call from a man who thinks the remains could belong to his sister - who went missing fifty years ago. Now Clay is locked in a relentless search that will unearth a web of violence, secrets and betrayal. 
 
 Because in this town, the past isn't dead. It's very much alive. And it can kill.

‘Storytelling at its best, I loved it’

Jonathan Kellermann's new crime thriller delivers a killer wedding in more ways than one ... a thoroughly engaging whodunit

A DETECTIVE UNDER PRESSURE 
 
 Deputy Coroner Clay Edison is juggling a new baby who won't sleep with working the graveyard shift. For once he's trying to keep things simple. 
 
 A HAUNTING DISCOVERY 
 
 When infant remains are found by developers demolishing a local park, a devastating cold case is brought back to light. 
 
 A DESPERATE SEARCH FOR ANSWERS 
 
 Clay has barely begun to investigate when he receives a call from a man who thinks the remains could belong to his sister - who went missing fifty years ago. Now Clay is locked in a relentless search that will unearth a web of violence, secrets and betrayal. 
 
 Because in this town, the past isn't dead. It's very much alive. And it can kill.

Coyote Hills

The electric new Clay Edison thriller from the New York Times bestselling, acclaimed father-son duo who write 'brilliant, page-turning fiction' (Stephen King). 
 
Clay Edison has left behind the Alameda County coroner’s office to strike out on his own as a private investigator. 
 
He’s perfectly happy investigating calm, low-stakes embezzlement cases - that is, until PI Regina Klein calls him with a case only he can solve. 
 
Adam Valois, the missing son of a wealthy Los Gatos couple, was found floating dead in the Bay with a head injury and drugs in his system. The police have lost interest, ruling it a likely overdose. 
 
But as Clay digs deeper into Adam’s mysterious death, he begins to suspect darker forces are at play . . . 
 
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 Praise for Jonathan Kellerman's New York Times No. 1 bestselling thrillers: 
 
'Sophisticated, cleverly plotted and satisfying' Sunday Telegraph 
 
'High-octane entertainment' The Times 
 
'Exceptionally exciting' New York Times 
 
'Jonathan Kellerman has delivered the goods again, adding another instalment to a series that shows no sign of running out of steam' Shots Magazine

Jonathan Kellerman

Jesse Kellerman

The fifth novel in the bestselling Clay Edison series 
 
When coroner-turned-private investigator Clay Edison is approached to work on a fraud case, he uncovers more than he bargained before: a decades-old scheme targeting the vulnerable. 
 
His investigation leads him to a strange town in the remote California wilderness where the residents don't care much for outsiders. 
 
They certainly don't like Clay asking questions. And they'll do just about anything to keep him quiet. . . 
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Praise for Jonathan Kellerman's New York Times No. 1 bestselling thrillers: 
 
'Sophisticated, cleverly plotted and satisfying' Sunday Telegraph 
 
'High-octane entertainment' The Times

Jesse Kellerman

Books by Jesse Kellerman

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