Self-Defence (Alex Delaware series, Book 9)

An ingenious and terrifying thriller from New York Times No. 1 bestseller Jonathan Kellerman, author of KILLER and BREAKDOWN. An ''absorbing thriller in which Kellerman steers deftly round blind alleys and false clues to arrive at intolerable truths'' ( Literary Review ), perfect for fans of James Patterson and Harlan Coben. Lucy Lowell is traumatised after serving jury duty on the trial of a depraved killer. Horrific images haunt her waking life and at night she''s terrorised by the recurring nightmare of a small child watching a terrible scene unfold in a darken wood. Lucy''s terrified that she''s losing her grip on reality. Her psychologist, Alex Delaware, thinks her dreams are repressed memories of something very real - a very real murder. Alex knows that delving into Lucy''s mind might awaken past terrors but nothing could have prepared him for the horrors about to be unleashed.