City of the dead. Jonathan Kellerman. 2022.

In an upscale LA neighbourhood a naked man lies dead in the street. A blood trail leads to a nearby home where a woman has been murdered.

LAPD homicide lieutenant Milo Sturgis and psychologist Alex Delaware cannot identify the male victim, but Alex has met the woman before.

As Alex and Milo dig deeper, they soon discover her relationships include a tortured family history and a dubious past.

Now the pair must peel back layers of secrets and confront a savage motive for violence and bloodshed.