When the Bough Breaks: An Alex Delaware Novel Audiobook, by Jonathan Kellerman Play Audiobook Sample

When the Bough Breaks: An Alex Delaware Novel Audiobook

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Read By: Grover Gardner Publisher: Random House Audio Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 8.50 hours at 1.5x Speed 6.38 hours at 2.0x Speed Series: The Alex Delaware Series Release Date: June 2012 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9780385359993

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

267

Longest Chapter Length:

03:21 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

09 seconds

Average Chapter Length:

02:52 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

85

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Publisher Description

In the first Alex Delaware novel, Dr.  Morton Handler practiced a strange brand of psychiatry.  Among his specialties were fraud, extortion, and  sexual manipulation. Handler paid for his sins when  he was brutally murdered in his luxurious Pacific  Palisades apartment. The police have no leads, but  they do have one possible witness: seven-year-old  Melody Quinn. It's psychologist Dr. Alex  Delaware's job to try to unlock the terrible secret  buried in Melody's memory. But as the sinister  shadows in the girl's mind begin to take shape, Alex  discovers that the mystery touches a shocking  incident in his own past. This connection is  only the beginning, a single link in a  forty-year-old conspiracy. And behind it lies an unspeakable  evil that Alex Delaware must expose before it  claims another innocent victim: Melody Quinn.

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"Intense and morbid. You feel a bit sickly after reading it, but Jonathan Kellerman really did a good job at make you feel the story. This book got me hooked into the rest of his series... which I am still trying to get through. I can't do too many Alex Delaware novels in a row, they are dark."

— Sara (4 out of 5 stars)

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  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " This book got me started with Alex and Milo. I've read the whole series. "

    — Kathy, 2/6/2014
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Good enough for a fluff read but I wasn't overly impressed. He could have done more with less -that, and the Scooby Doo "I would have gotten away with it too if it wasn't for you meddling kids" throughout the last five chapters... I guess I always expect more from someone who has written so many books (Kellerman, Patterson, Roberts). I should know better. "

    — Lauren, 1/25/2014
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " LOVE Jonathan Kellerman - all of the Alex Delaare novels, at any rate "

    — Poppy, 1/24/2014
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " First book in the Alex Delaware and it was a good beginning. The story was well written and the relationship between Alex and Milo is intersting. Good book. "

    — Dominique, 1/20/2014
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " series beginner with alex delaware solving crimes as child psychologist "

    — Sandi, 1/19/2014
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Great book - kinda odd to read about fictional islands and universities in King County - halfway through the story I realized I had seen this as a made-for-tv movie starring Ted Danson in the 80s. "

    — Merwyn, 1/15/2014
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Not bad. Believability is affected somewhat in that the retired psychologist turned vigilante is able to investigate and do better at catching bad guys than the police are. There's also very few repercussions for the various things he does. "

    — Mike, 1/14/2014
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " This was the first book I ever read that wasn't a romance...and it blew my mind! Gripping, heart breaking and exciting. I could not recommend it more. "

    — Lainey, 1/9/2014
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " This first book was a surprise. Meeting Alex Delaware, learning Jonathan Kellerman's style...I was ready for the next book. "

    — Jessica, 1/3/2014
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " I really liked this book. Kellerman does an excellent job letting you get in touch with the characters. "

    — Arwen, 12/21/2013
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Jonathan Kellerman is one of my all time favorite authors. Love all his books, except "The Web". Skip that one! "

    — Barbara, 12/11/2013
  • Overall Performance: 2 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 5

    " It's a good thing this was not the first Alex Deleware novel I read. I started with #21 in the series and thought I'd go back and see where the character started. But I found the storyline of this book a little too full of unrealistic action, expecially toward the end. "

    — Michele, 10/20/2013
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " Loved it!!! Absolutely great for Alex Delaware fans...The first story of their series... "

    — Dawn, 9/30/2013
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " I have read all the books in this series and really enjoyed them. If you like psychological mystery, you'll like these. "

    — Julie, 8/16/2013
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Classic Kellerman. I really enjoy his earlier books. "

    — Denise, 5/14/2013
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " I have enjoyed all of the books by this author. Thoroughly enjoyable and entertaining. "

    — Dwayne, 4/6/2013
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Love the Alex Delaware series. I cannot read them when I am alone because they FREAK ME OUT. But I love the weird psychological stuff. "

    — Elizabeth, 10/5/2012
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " This is a great first book in the series with lots of action, drama and plenty of suspense in every page of the book. A good read. "

    — Kristen, 10/2/2012
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " I really enjoy Jonathan Kellerman's character, Alex Delaware. I've found that when I like the characters so much, I have a hard time finishing books. "

    — Kristen, 9/17/2012
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " I just started reading this series of books. The main character is a psychologist, so it is murder mystery style from his perspective. It can get a little graphic, but it is a new take on the same old stuff. I really like the series. "

    — Jill, 8/21/2012
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " This is the first Kellerman novel I read and I've been an Alex Delaware fan ever since! "

    — Katie, 7/20/2012
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " Another series of serial psychological/mystery thrillers. Protagonist is a child psychologist who works with a detective to solve crimes. "

    — Dani, 6/6/2012

About Jonathan Kellerman

Jonathan Kellerman is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than fifty crime novels. His unique perspective on human behavior has led to the creation of the Alex Delaware series. He has won the Goldwyn, Edgar, and Anthony awards and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Psychological Association. 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 six novels.

About Grover Gardner

Grover Gardner (a.k.a. Tom Parker) is an award-winning narrator with over a thousand titles to his credit. Named one of the “Best Voices of the Century” and a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine, he has won three prestigious Audie Awards, was chosen Narrator of the Year for 2005 by Publishers Weekly, and has earned more than thirty Earphones Awards.