Jonathan Kellerman

Born

in New York, The United States

August 09, 1949

Website

http://www.jonathankellerman.com/

Jonathan Kellerman was born in New York City in 1949 and grew up in Los Angeles. He helped work his way through UCLA as an editorial cartoonist, columnist, editor and freelance musician. As a senior, at the age of 22, he won a Samuel Goldwyn Writing Award for fiction.

Like his fictional protagonist, Alex Delaware, Jonathan received at Ph.D. in psychology at the age of 24, with a specialty in the treatment of children. He served internships in clinical psychology and pediatric psychology at Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles and was a post-doctoral HEW Fellow in Psychology and Human Development at CHLA.

IN 1975, Jonathan was asked by the hospital to conduct research into the psychological effects of extreme isolation (plastic bubble units) on Jonathan Kellerman was born in New York City in 1949 and grew up in Los Angeles. He helped work his way through UCLA as an editorial cartoonist, columnist, editor and freelance musician. As a senior, at the age of 22, he won a Samuel Goldwyn Writing Award for fiction.

Like his fictional protagonist, Alex Delaware, Jonathan received at Ph.D. in psychology at the age of 24, with a specialty in the treatment of children. He served internships in clinical psychology and pediatric psychology at Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles and was a post-doctoral HEW Fellow in Psychology and Human Development at CHLA.

IN 1975, Jonathan was asked by the hospital to conduct research into the psychological effects of extreme isolation (plastic bubble units) on children with cancer, and to coordinate care for these kids and their families. The success of that venture led to the establishment, in 1977 of the Psychosocial Program, Division of Oncology, the first comprehensive approach to the emotional aspects of pediatric cancer anywhere in the world. Jonathan was asked to be founding director and, along with his team, published extensively in the area of behavioral medicine. Decades later, the program, under the tutelage of one of Jonathan's former students, continues to break ground.

Jonathan's first published book was a medical text, PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF CHILDHOOD CANCER, 1980. One year later, came a book for parents, HELPING THE FEARFUL CHILD.

In 1985, Jonathan's first novel, WHEN THE BOUGH BREAKS, was published to enormous critical and commercial success and became a New York Times bestseller. BOUGH was also produced as a t.v. movie and won the Edgar Allan Poe and Anthony Boucher Awards for Best First Novel. Since then, Jonathan has published a best-selling crime novel every year, and occasionally, two a year. In addition, he has written and illustrated two books for children and a nonfiction volume on childhood violence, SAVAGE SPAWN (1999.) Though no longer active as a psychotherapist, he is a Clinical Professor of Pediatrics and Psychology at University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine.

Jonathan is married to bestselling novelist Faye Kellerman and they have four children. ...more

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Jonathan Kellerman's Books

Average rating: 3.86 · 370,520 ratings · 15,994 reviews · 98 distinct works · Similar authors

	When the Bough Breaks (Alex Delaware, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 50,002 ratings — published 1985 — 51 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Deception (Alex Delaware, #25) 3.96 avg rating — 14,266 ratings — published 2009 — 31 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Time Bomb (Alex Delaware, #5) 3.98 avg rating — 11,320 ratings — published 1990 — 35 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Victims (Alex Delaware, #27) 3.94 avg rating — 12,482 ratings — published 2012 — 31 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Silent Partner (Alex Delaware, #4) 3.91 avg rating — 10,943 ratings — published 1989 — 47 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dr. Death (Alex Delaware #14) 3.92 avg rating — 10,043 ratings — published 2000 — 42 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mystery (Alex Delaware, #26) 3.87 avg rating — 11,227 ratings — published 2011 — 36 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Murder Book (Alex Delaware, #16) 3.94 avg rating — 9,803 ratings — published 2002 — 43 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Monster (Alex Delaware, #13) by Jonathan Kellerman, André Roche (Translator) 3.90 avg rating — 9,489 ratings — published 1999 — 51 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gone (Alex Delaware, #20) 3.81 avg rating — 9,278 ratings — published 2006 — 40 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Jonathan Kellerman

Alex Delaware (33 books)
by Jonathan Kellerman
3.89 avg rating — 322,121 ratings

Petra Connor (2 books)
by Jonathan Kellerman
3.83 avg rating — 12,207 ratings

Detective Jacob Lev (3 books)
by Jonathan Kellerman, Jesse Kellerman
3.31 avg rating — 4,176 ratings

Alex Delaware graphic novels (2 books)
by Jonathan Kellerman, Ande Parks (Adapted by), Michael Gaydos (Illustrations)
3.60 avg rating — 286 ratings

Clay Edison (1 book)
by Jonathan Kellerman, Jesse Kellerman
4.07 avg rating — 44 ratings

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Quotes by Jonathan Kellerman

“Life is like a prism. What you see depends on how you turn the glass.”
― Jonathan Kellerman

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“To trust someone is to take the greatest risk of all. (180)”
― Jonathan Kellerman, Blood Test

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“If you ask me, psychopaths are more talented than the rest of us... but they're still fucking psychopaths.”
― Jonathan Kellerman, Self-Defense

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December 2015/January 2016 Group Read poll: Choose which author you would like to read. As always, only one vote per person.

John Connolly

43 votes 18.3%

Elizabeth George

31 votes 13.2%

Jonathan Kellerman

23 votes 9.8%

Rex Stout

19 votes 8.1%

Sarah Waters

18 votes 7.7%

Craig Johnson

18 votes 7.7%

Susan Hill

15 votes 6.4%

Nevada Barr

14 votes 6.0%

Joe R. Lansdale

13 votes 5.5%

J.A. Jance

12 votes 5.1%

Fred Vargas

9 votes 3.8%

Joseph Finder

9 votes 3.8%

Pierre Lemaitre

8 votes 3.4%

Andrew E. Kaufman

3 votes 1.3%

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