Dr. Death: A Novel
Jonathan Kellerman
Someone has murdered euthanasia champion Dr. Eldon Mate - a self-styled
Dr. Death responsible for scores of assisted suicides. In a burst of
bitter irony, the killer chooses to dispatch the doctor in the back of his
own suicide van, hooking Mate up to the killing apparatus dubbed the
"humanitron" - and adding some butchering touches of his own. The case is
assigned to LAPD detective Milo Sturgis who turns to Dr. Alex
Delaware. But working this case raises a conflict of interest for Alex so
profound that he can't even discuss it with Milo, and the tension that
develops between cop and psychologist further complicates an already
baffling and complex murder investigation.
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