the Corvins, are unfamiliar. The investigation uncovers that, aside from the Corvins, the rest of the community is particularly secretive and uncooperative, and unwilling to divulge information to Alex and the LAPD to solve this violent crime. Alex navigates the secrets of this well-to-do enclave of Los Angeles, exploring everything from the greed to shady sexual and deadly secrets, to get to the bottom of this case. (2019) (2020) (2021) Bibliography The ISBN is for the first U.S. edition of each Alex Delaware novel: When the Bough Breaks (1985) Blood Test (1986) Over the Edge (1987) Silent Partner (1989) Time Bomb (1990) Private Eyes (1992) Devil's Waltz (1993) Bad Love (1994) Self-Defense (1995) The Web (1996) The Clinic (1997) Survival of the Fittest (1997) Monster (1999) Dr. Death (2000) Flesh and Blood (2001) The Murder Book (2002) A Cold Heart (2003) Therapy (2004) Rage (2005) Gone (2006) Obsession (2007) Compulsion (2008) Bones (2009) Evidence (2010) Deception (2010) Mystery (2011) Victims (2012) Guilt (2013) Killer (2014) Motive (2015) Breakdown (2016) Heartbreak Hotel (2017) Night Moves (2018) The Wedding Guest (2019) Adaptation The first novel in the series, When the Bough Breaks was adapted as a 1986 film starring Ted Danson as Alex Delaware and Richard Masur as Milo Sturgis. Footnotes Book series introduced in 1985 Fictional male detectives Fictional psychologists Literary characters introduced in 1985