{"product_id":"9780553291704","title":"Time Bomb (Alex Delaware Series #5)","description":" Edgar Award winner Jonathan Kellerman once more  explores the corruption of California and produces  a novel of complex characterizations and nonstop  suspense. \"Scythe-sharp...a great, good read.\"  — \u003ci\u003eDaily News\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew  York\u003c\/i\u003e. By the time psychologist Dr. Alex  Delaware reached the school the damage was done: A  sniper had opened fire on a crowded playground, but  was gunned down before any children were hurt.  \"Though a time bomb is ticking away at the heart of  this novel, readers will forget to watch the clock  once they begin it.\" — \u003ci\u003eChicago Sun  Times\u003c\/i\u003e. While the TV news crews feasted  on the scene an Alex began his therapy sessions  with the traumatized children, he couldn't escape the  image of a slight teenager clutching an oversized  rifle. What was the identity behind the name and  face: a would-be assassin, or just another victim  beneath an indifferent California sky?  \"Virtually impossible to put aside until the final  horrifying showdown.\" — \u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e.  Intrigued by a request from the sniper's father to  conduct a \"psychological autopsy\" of his  child, Alex begins to uncover a strange pattern of  innocence, neglect, and loss. Then suddenly it is  more than a pattern — it is a trail of blood. In  the dead sniper's past was a dark and vicious  plot. And in Alex Delaware's future is the stuff of  grown-up nightmares: the face of real human evil.  \"A meticulously constructed thriller.\" —  \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e.  ","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47026224660720,"sku":"9780553291704","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780553291704_p0.gif?v=1763717308","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780553291704","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}