We look forward to seeing you on your next visit to the library. Find a location near you.

Unnatural History: An Alex Delaware Novel
(Adobe EPUB eBook, Kindle Book, OverDrive Read)

Book Cover
Average Rating
5 star
 
(1)
4 star
 
(0)
3 star
 
(1)
2 star
 
(0)
1 star
 
(0)
Series:
Published:
Random House Publishing Group 2023
Status:
Available from OverDrive
Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The most enduring detectives in American crime fiction are back in this electrifying thriller of art and brutality from the #1 New York Times bestselling master of suspense.
Los Angeles is a city of stark contrast, the palaces of the affluent coexisting uneasily with the hellholes of the mad and the needy. That shadow world and the violence it breeds draw brilliant psychologist Dr. Alex Delaware and Detective Milo Sturgis into an unsettling case of altruism gone wrong.
On a superficially lovely morning, a woman shows up for work with her usual enthusiasm. She’s the newly hired personal assistant to a handsome, wealthy photographer and is ready to greet her boss with coffee and good cheer. Instead, she finds him slumped in bed, shot to death.
The victim had recently received rave media attention for his latest project: images of homeless people in their personal “dream” situations, elaborately costumed and enacting unfulfilled fantasies. There are some, however, who view the whole thing as nothing more than crass exploitation, citing token payments and the victim’s avoidance of any long-term relationships with his subjects.
Has disgruntlement blossomed into homicidal rage? Or do the roots of violence reach down to the victim’s family—a clan, sired by an elusive billionaire, that is bizarre in its own right?
Then new murders arise, and Alex and Milo begin peeling back layer after layer of intrigue and complexity, culminating in one of the deadliest threats they’ve ever faced.
Also in This Series
Formats
Adobe EPUB eBook
Works on all eReaders (except Kindles), desktop computers and mobile devices with reading apps installed.
Kindle Book
Works on Kindles and devices with a Kindle app installed.
OverDrive Read
Need Help?
If you are having problem transferring a title to your device, please fill out this support form or visit the library so we can help you to use our eBooks and eAudio Books.
More Like This
Other Editions and Formats
More Copies In LINK+
Loading LINK+ Copies...
More Details
Format:
Adobe EPUB eBook, Kindle Book, OverDrive Read
Street Date:
02/07/2023
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780525618621
ASIN:
B09ZRRZ48J
Reviews from GoodReads
Loading GoodReads Reviews.
Citations
APA Citation (style guide)

Jonathan Kellerman. (2023). Unnatural History: An Alex Delaware Novel. Random House Publishing Group.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Jonathan Kellerman. 2023. Unnatural History: An Alex Delaware Novel. Random House Publishing Group.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Jonathan Kellerman, Unnatural History: An Alex Delaware Novel. Random House Publishing Group, 2023.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Jonathan Kellerman. Unnatural History: An Alex Delaware Novel. Random House Publishing Group, 2023.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
Copy Details
LibraryOwnedAvailable
Shared Digital Collection155
Staff View
Grouped Work ID:
8e1d4ff1-7a9b-f366-f3f0-2600ff2bd40e
Go To Grouped Work
Needs Update?:
No
Date Added:
Feb 03, 2023 13:00:16
Date Updated:
Feb 03, 2023 13:00:16
Last Metadata Check:
Mar 27, 2024 20:26:26
Last Metadata Change:
Mar 24, 2024 17:24:42
Last Availability Check:
Mar 27, 2024 20:26:29
Last Availability Change:
Mar 27, 2024 20:26:29
Last Grouped Work Modification Time:
Mar 28, 2024 12:25:00

OverDrive Product Record

images
    • cover:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-100/0111-1/{22DB71D5-54CA-4E33-9E45-841EC285B0D4}IMG100.JPG
        • type: image/jpeg
    • thumbnail:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-200/0111-1/{22DB71D5-54CA-4E33-9E45-841EC285B0D4}IMG200.JPG
        • type: image/jpeg
    • cover150Wide:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-150/0111-1/{22DB71D5-54CA-4E33-9E45-841EC285B0D4}IMG150.JPG
        • type: image/jpeg
    • cover300Wide:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-400/0111-1/{22DB71D5-54CA-4E33-9E45-841EC285B0D4}IMG400.JPG
        • type: image/jpeg
formats
      • identifiers:
            • type: ISBN
            • value: 9780525618621
      • name: Adobe EPUB eBook
      • id: ebook-epub-adobe
      • identifiers:
            • type: ISBN
            • value: 9780525618621
      • name: OverDrive Read
      • id: ebook-overdrive
otherFormatIdentifiers
      • type: ISBN
      • value: 9780525618614
mediaType
eBook
primaryCreator
    • role: Author
    • name: Jonathan Kellerman
title
Unnatural History
dateAdded
2023-02-03T18:23:00Z
contentDetails
      • href: https://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=141&titleID=8988733
      • type: text/html
      • account:
          • name: Sacramento Public Library (CA)
          • id: 1151
sortTitle
Unnatural History An Alex Delaware Novel
crossRefId
8988733
subtitle
An Alex Delaware Novel
id
22DB71D5-54CA-4E33-9E45-841EC285B0D4
starRating
0

OverDrive MetaData

isPublicDomain
False
formats
      • fileName: UnnaturalHistory_9780525618621_8988733
      • partCount: 0
      • fileSize: 1635687
      • identifiers:
            • type: ISBN
            • value: 9780525618621
      • rights:
            • type: Copying
            • value: 0
            • type: Printing
            • value: 0
            • type: Lending
            • value: 0
            • type: ReadAloud
            • value: 0
            • type: ExpirationRights
            • value: 0
      • name: Adobe EPUB eBook
      • isReadAlong: False
      • id: ebook-epub-adobe
      • onSaleDate: 2/7/2023
      • samples:
            • source: From the book
            • formatType: ebook-overdrive
            • url: https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=22db71d5-54ca-4e33-9e45-841ec285b0d4&.epub-sample.overdrive.com
      • fileName: UnnaturalHistory_8988733
      • partCount: 0
      • fileSize: 0
      • identifiers:
            • type: ASIN
            • value: B09ZRRZ48J
      • name: Kindle Book
      • isReadAlong: False
      • id: ebook-kindle
      • onSaleDate: 2/7/2023
      • samples:
            • source: From the book
            • formatType: ebook-overdrive
            • url: https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=22db71d5-54ca-4e33-9e45-841ec285b0d4&.epub-sample.overdrive.com
      • fileName: UnnaturalHistory_9780525618621_8988733
      • partCount: 0
      • fileSize: 0
      • identifiers:
            • type: ISBN
            • value: 9780525618621
      • name: OverDrive Read
      • isReadAlong: False
      • id: ebook-overdrive
      • onSaleDate: 2/7/2023
      • samples:
            • source: From the book
            • formatType: ebook-overdrive
            • url: https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=22db71d5-54ca-4e33-9e45-841ec285b0d4&.epub-sample.overdrive.com
keywords
      • value: crime fiction
      • value: crime
      • value: Thrillers
      • value: suspense
      • value: mystery
      • value: Gay
      • value: murder
      • value: mysteries
      • value: psychology
      • value: Thriller
      • value: police
      • value: psychological thrillers
      • value: LGBT
      • value: new releases
      • value: detective novels
      • value: thriller books
      • value: crime books
      • value: mystery books
      • value: gifts for dad
      • value: jonathan kellerman alex delaware in order
      • value: Murder mystery books
      • value: psychological thriller books
      • value: books for dad
      • value: father's day gifts
      • value: gifts for mom
      • value: lgbt books
      • value: dad gifts
      • value: new york times best sellers
      • value: Jonathan Kellerman new releases 2023
      • value: Kellerman Alex Delaware
      • value: Kellerman Alex Delaware series
creators
      • role: Author
      • fileAs: Kellerman, Jonathan
      • bioText: Jonathan Kellerman is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than forty crime novels, including the Alex Delaware series, The Butcher’s Theater, Billy Straight, The Conspiracy Club, Twisted, True Detectives, and The Murderer’s Daughter. With his wife, bestselling novelist Faye Kellerman, he co-authored Double Homicide and Capital Crimes. With his son, bestselling novelist Jesse Kellerman, he co-authored The Burning, Half Moon Bay, A Measure of Darkness, Crime Scene, The Golem of Hollywood, and The Golem of Paris. He is the author of two children’s books and numerous nonfiction works, including Savage Spawn: Reflections on Violent Children and With Strings Attached: The Art and Beauty of Vintage Guitars. He has won the Goldwyn, Edgar, and Anthony awards and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Psychological Association, and has been nominated for a Shamus Award. Jonathan and Faye Kellerman live in California.
      • name: Jonathan Kellerman
imprint
Ballantine Books
publishDate
2023-02-07T00:00:00-05:00
isOwnedByCollections
True
title
Unnatural History
fullDescription
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The most enduring detectives in American crime fiction are back in this electrifying thriller of art and brutality from the #1 New York Times bestselling master of suspense.
Los Angeles is a city of stark contrast, the palaces of the affluent coexisting uneasily with the hellholes of the mad and the needy. That shadow world and the violence it breeds draw brilliant psychologist Dr. Alex Delaware and Detective Milo Sturgis into an unsettling case of altruism gone wrong.
On a superficially lovely morning, a woman shows up for work with her usual enthusiasm. She’s the newly hired personal assistant to a handsome, wealthy photographer and is ready to greet her boss with coffee and good cheer. Instead, she finds him slumped in bed, shot to death.
The victim had recently received rave media attention for his latest project: images of homeless people in their personal “dream” situations, elaborately costumed and enacting unfulfilled fantasies. There are some, however, who view the whole thing as nothing more than crass exploitation, citing token payments and the victim’s avoidance of any long-term relationships with his subjects.
Has disgruntlement blossomed into homicidal rage? Or do the roots of violence reach down to the victim’s family—a clan, sired by an elusive billionaire, that is bizarre in its own right?
Then new murders arise, and Alex and Milo begin peeling back layer after layer of intrigue and complexity, culminating in one of the deadliest threats they’ve ever faced.
popularity
12398
links
    • self:
        • href: https://api.overdrive.com/v1/collections/v1L1B3gEAAA2d/products/22db71d5-54ca-4e33-9e45-841ec285b0d4/metadata
        • type: application/vnd.overdrive.api+json
id
22db71d5-54ca-4e33-9e45-841ec285b0d4
starRating
3.9
images
    • cover:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-100/0111-1/{22DB71D5-54CA-4E33-9E45-841EC285B0D4}IMG100.JPG
        • type: image/jpeg
    • thumbnail:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-200/0111-1/{22DB71D5-54CA-4E33-9E45-841EC285B0D4}IMG200.JPG
        • type: image/jpeg
    • cover150Wide:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-150/0111-1/{22DB71D5-54CA-4E33-9E45-841EC285B0D4}IMG150.JPG
        • type: image/jpeg
    • cover300Wide:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-400/0111-1/{22DB71D5-54CA-4E33-9E45-841EC285B0D4}IMG400.JPG
        • type: image/jpeg
isPublicPerformanceAllowed
False
languages
      • code: en
      • name: English
subjects
      • value: Fiction
      • value: Mystery
      • value: Suspense
      • value: Thriller
publishDateText
02/07/2023
otherFormatIdentifiers
      • type: ISBN
      • value: 9780525618638
mediaType
eBook
shortDescription
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The most enduring detectives in American crime fiction are back in this electrifying thriller of art and brutality from the #1 New York Times bestselling master of suspense.
Los Angeles is a city of stark contrast, the palaces of the affluent coexisting uneasily with the hellholes of the mad and the needy. That shadow world and the violence it breeds draw brilliant psychologist Dr. Alex Delaware and Detective Milo Sturgis into an unsettling case of altruism gone wrong.
On a superficially lovely morning, a woman shows up for work with her usual enthusiasm. She’s the newly hired personal assistant to a handsome, wealthy photographer and is ready to greet her boss with coffee and good cheer. Instead, she finds him slumped in bed, shot to death.
The victim had recently received rave media attention for his latest project: images of homeless people in their personal “dream” situations, elaborately...
sortTitle
Unnatural History An Alex Delaware Novel
crossRefId
8988733
subtitle
An Alex Delaware Novel
publisher
Random House Publishing Group
bisacCodes
      • code: FIC022000
      • description: Fiction / Mystery & Detective / General
      • code: FIC030000
      • description: Fiction / Thrillers / Suspense
      • code: FIC031000
      • description: Fiction / Thrillers / General