Deception

In "Deception," the latest installment of Jonathan Kellerman's Alex Delaware series, readers are drawn into a chilling mystery surrounding the tragic fate of Elise Freeman, a woman who documents her harrowing experiences of abuse before her untimely death. Detective Milo Sturgis is tasked with investigating the case at Windsor Prep Academy, an elite school where the offenders are also educators, revealing a tangled web of power, privilege, and dark secrets. As Alex Delaware lends his psychological expertise to support the investigation, the duo confronts a society determined to protect its own, navigating a perilous landscape filled with hidden agendas and potentially deadly consequences.