Review: When the Bough Breaks (Alex Delaware, #1) by Jonathan Kellerman

Title: When the Bough Breaks (Alex Delaware, #1)
Author: Jonathan Kellerman
Publisher: Scribner
Publication Date: July 6, 2010 (first published April 1st 1985)
Edition: ebook (448 pages)
Genres:

• Fiction
• Crime Fiction
• Mystery
• Thriller

Literary Awards:

• Anthony Award for Best First Novel (1986)
• Edgar Award for Best First Novel (1986)

Series: Alex Delaware #1
My Rating: 4 of 5 stars

Dr. Alex Delaware has retired at age thirty-three from his practice as a clinical psychologist. But Melody Quin, a seven-year-old girl, as a possible witness to a murder, brings him into the thick of things, once again, when he is asked to work with the police as a special consultant. As he delves more deeply into the case, he uncovers group secrets and his life is at risk.

Jonathan Kellerman is the consummate story teller. This book had me spellbound from beginning to end. I don't know why I waited all these years to begin reading this series. It's captivating mystery writing at its best.